DS Daily - 8th January 2013 |
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The War on Drugs: Promoting stigma and discrimination (PDF)
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has identified many serious negative "unintended consequences" of the drug war – including the stigma and discrimination faced by a range of populations | Count the Costs, UK
Cannabis tester to catch drug-drivers
Drug-drivers face more rigorous tests after a kit for detecting cannabis was approved for use in police stations across the UK, the Home Office said | Independent, UK
Cash seized from drug gang leader Lindsay Harkins
Drug smuggling ringleader Lindsay Harkins has been ordered to hand over more than £90,000 from the profits of his crimes | BBC, UK
Bali drugs accused 'feared threats to family'
Lawyers representing a British woman on trial in Bali for drug smuggling have told a court she committed the crime under pressure from "other parties" | BBC, UK
Fire at Salford 'cannabis farm' forces evacuations
A number of people were forced to leave their homes after a fire at a suspected cannabis farm in Salford | BBC, UK
Alcohol link to road deaths of middle-aged Londoners
Nearly half of all middle-aged pedestrians killed in London road accidents were impaired by alcohol, a study has revealed | London Evening Standard, UK
Toddler 'died after drinking methadone from child's beaker left in bedroom shared with his father and drug addict mother'
A toddler whose mother was struggling to kick a heroin habit died after drinking methadone from a child's beaker that was left on a set of drawers in his parents’ home, a court heard today | Mail Online, UK
Latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank
Latest additions start with a study showing that focusing on drugs
is not always the way to reduce their use. Then three US studies of some of the most disadvantaged
addict populations in the industrialised west offered very different treatment recipes |
Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
MSP in 2006 call for contraception in methadone to head Holyrood inquiry on teen pregnancy
The MSP who made a call in the Scottish Parliament in 2006 for contraception in methadone...is to head a new Holyrood investigation into whether enough is being done to bring about "real and sustained" reductions in unplanned teenage pregnancies | SDF, Scotland
Actual and Perceived Units of Alcohol in a Self-Defined“Usual Glass” of Alcoholic Drinks in England
Several studies have found participants pour more than 1 standard drink or unit astheir usual glass. This is the first study to measure actual and perceived amounts of alcohol in a self-defined usual glass of wines and spirits in the general population | Academia.edu, UK
Tough love for Baltimore's non-compliant methadone patients
Heroin addicts in Baltimore who still used drugs heavily despite being on methadone were sent to a special clinic for intensified care reinforced by sanctions and incentives and eventual discharge if still they failed to comply | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Data co-ordination overview of drug misuse 2011 (PDF)
The 2011 Data Co-ordination Overview reports on treated substance misuse in the South East region, which cover the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford | Health Service Executive, Ireland
Calories - alcohol second only to fat
Alcohol accounts for almost 10% of total calorie intake among drinkers, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has said | IrishHealth.com, Ireland
Marijuana use is too risky a choice
Last week, I joined the board of a new organization to oppose marijuana legalization: Smart Approaches to Marijuana | CNN, USA
Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm
Albuquerque - It has been almost four decades since Betty Jo Lopez started using heroin | NYTimes, USA
Influence of Tobacco Displays and Ads on Youth: A Virtual Store Experiment (PDF)
This is the first experimental study
using a virtual store environment to provide evidence that
a policy banning tobacco product displays at the point of sale may
deter youth from attempting to purchase tobacco products at stores | Pediatrics, USA
Petty drug users fill New Zealand jails
Hundreds of people are locked up for petty drug offences every year - many for crimes our top legal body says should not exist | Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand