DS Daily - 4th January 2013 |
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Dutch drug policy, pragmatic as ever
The Dutch approach is about curtailing crime and hard drug use – and tourists needn't worry too much about a new rule | Guardian, UK
Babies born during recessions grow up more likely to have drug problems and become involved in crime according to new study
New research suggests a generation of troubled teenagers is being raised right now - affected by the economic depression and malaise of the last five years | Mail Online, UK
City interview: Greene King boss calls time on binge Britain
Rooney Anand, the boss of Greene King, argues that binge drinking has become a dangerous national pastime | Mail Online, UK
Ecuador student's death highlights school drugs problem
When 13-year-old Tamara Chevez came home from school last October, she said she was going to her bedroom for a rest. A few hours later her family found her dead | BBC, UK
Zambia's battle against drug addiction
The abuse of illegal drugs such as marijuana and heroin is growing in Zambia. The costs of buying drugs is relatively cheap, with sachets of heroin fetching little more than $20 (£12) | BBC, UK
Police recover £140,000 worth of heroin in Hogmanay raid
Police on Shetland have recovered heroin with a street value of more than £140,000 in a Hogmanay raid | Scotsman, Scotland
Heroin deaths creep up statewide as other opiates become too expensive
Every time her son, Tod, relapsed, Maureen Barrett sat with him all day at a rehab facility, hoping she could save him | Miami Herald, USA
A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Primary Care-based Buprenorphine
Among patients receiving buprenorphine/naloxone in primary care for opioid dependence, the effectiveness of physician management did not differ significantly from that of physician management plus cognitive behavioral therapy | Amer J Med, USA
Unique Mexican Drug Traffickers Include 12 Boys, Woman and Baby
Mexican marines announced they detained a unique band of drug traffickers including 12 boys and a woman with a baby who possessed rifles, grenade launchers and drugs | Fox News Latino, USA
Sales of armored cars soar 10% in Mexico as drug war escalates
2012 sales of armored cars in Mexico were up 10 percent from the previous year, according to the Mexican Automotive Armour Association | Global Post, USA
Do alcohol and marijuana mix? Colorado is about to find out
If people can more easily toke, does that mean they will drink less? | Denver Post, USA
Study: Fewer Arizona teens smoking pot since medical marijuana legalization
Fewer Arizona teens are trying marijuana since the state legalized the drug for medical uses, a study (PDF) published recently by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission revealed | Raw Story, USA
Smoking Cessation Sales Hit $1 Billion As More Americans Vow To Put It Out In 2013, Reports Mintel
There are plenty of smoking cessation products on hand to help Americans quit smoking and according to a new report from Mintel on smoking cessation aids, people are expected to use them | The Street, USA
Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War
The war on drugs is America's longest war. It has been 40-plus years since Nixon launched our modern "war on drugs" and yet drugs are as plentiful as ever | Huffington Post, USA
Suncor Drug Testing: Energy Giant And Union Local 707 Back In Court
Suncor Energy's attempt to randomly test thousands of its oilsands workers for drugs and alcohol is back under scrutiny as proceedings began again this week. [Article also includes: "Top ten failed drug test excuses" and "Myth or reality - poppy seeds affect a drug test"] | Huffington Post, Canada
60 percent drug addicts fall in age group of 15-30
Sixty per cent of the drug addicts falls in the age group of 15 to 30 years, according to a survey, "Drug Situation in Pakistan" prepared by the Ministry of Narcotics Control | News International , Islamabad