DS Daily - 25th September 2012 |
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Residential Rehabilitation – Quality standards framework. Specification and invitation to bid
The Recovery Partnership is inviting bids or applications to produce a quality
standards framework for residential rehabilitation services providing drug
and/or
alcohol treatment | Recovery Partnership, UK
CCAS research programme summary: case finding and comorbidity in Addiction Services
Research poster depicting a summary of findings from research into the validity and reliability of brief screening tools for common mental disorders in an addiction setting, and an investigation of associations between substance use and symptoms of depression and anxiety | Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, UK
Cocaine-smuggling boss John Alan Brooks jailed for 28 years
A man has been jailed for 28 years for masterminding a plot to smuggle cocaine, with an estimated street value of £406m, into the UK | BBC, UK
Are gay people seven times more likely to take drugs than the general public?
According to three news outlets, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are seven times more likely to take drugs than the general population. Full Fact brings the numbers out of the closet | Full Fact, UK
Mailed alcohol screening feedback more realistic for emergency departments
Screening followed by mailed feedback led risky drinking Australian emergency patients to cut back, but only when they saw (or had cause to see) drink as contributing to their illness or injury. This resource-light option could make intervention more feasible in a setting known for difficult and partial implementation | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
NHS leaders sound alarm over "severe impact" of £2 billion gap in social care funding
The NHS Confederation issues a stark warning to the Government about the £2 billion gap in long-term social care funding, saying that a failure to resolve the issue will have a severe impact on patients | NHS Confederation, UK
Papering over the cracks
The impact of social care funding on the NHS | NHS Confederation, UK
Drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harm in Ireland 2010/2011 Drug Prevalence Survey | National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Ireland
Prescription drug abuse an 'epidemic'
Abuse of prescription drugs in Drogheda is said to be reaching epidemic proportions, with some estates in the town 'awash with any kind of legal high you could want' | Drogheda Independent, Ireland
Action Plan on Alcohol must be a top priority for Government
Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the Government to make the Action Plan on Alcohol produced by the Department of Health a top priority after new research today confirmed that almost three out of every five Irish drinkers are drinking at harmful levels | Alcohol Action Ireland
Findings of alcohol survey 'stark'
Minister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall described the figures relating to young people as “stark”, but said there were indications bad behaviour associated with “blatant public drunkenness” could no longer be tolerated by vast majority of people | Irish Times
National survey shows reduction in non-medical prescription drug use among young adults
Report also shows reductions in binge and heavy drinking among underage youth | SAMHSA, USA
2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Summary of National Findings | SAMHSA, USA
HHS Report
Statement from White House Drug Policy Director Kerlikowske on HHS Report Showing Declines in Prescription Drug Abuse | ONDCP, USA
1,100-plus inmates serving time had drugs tested by Mass. chemist whose work is questioned
More than 1,100 defendants are now serving prison sentences based at least in part on drug tests by a chemist accused of failing to follow protocols and deliberately mishandling samples in a now-closed state drug lab, officials said Monday | Washington Post, USA
Mexico Cartels Operate in 16 Countries: Report
Mexico's drug cartels now have a foothold in 16 countries in the Western Hemisphere, according to the Mexican Attorney General's Office, suggesting that these criminal networks have diversified their areas of operation in order to minimize risks | InSight Crime