DS Daily - 22nd January 2013

New Welsh Government campaign highlights the dangers of ‘Meow Meow’

A new Welsh Government campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of the drug Mephedrone as well as other new and emerging drugs and the damage they can cause has been launched by the Health Minister Lesley Griffiths | Welsh Government, Wales

Mephedrone campaign

A campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of new and emerging drugs such as mephedrone is being launched today in the run up to the RBS Six Nations championship | ITV.com, UK

Is education the answer to the growing problem of mephedrone use?

Since it was outlawed in 2010, use of the drug mephedrone has skyrocketed, leading to a new Welsh Government campaign warning of its dangers. So is education the answer? Clare Hutchinson finds out | Wales Online, Wales

Bali drug trial: British woman gets death sentence

A 56-year-old British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking | BBC, UK

Contaminated ecstasy may be behind deaths

A batch of ecstasy tablets being sold on the streets of Greater Manchester may be behind the deaths of two men within two days, police have said | BBC, UK

Yeovil's St Peter's House addicts' help centre may close

A centre in Somerset which helps drug addicts and alcoholics may be forced to close because of a lack in funding | BBC, UK

Isle of Wight £90m cocaine yacht trial: Man 'found with drugs'

A man tried to smuggle cocaine with a value of £90m into the UK on a yacht from the Caribbean, a court has heard | BBC, UK

Working with troubled families: a guide to the evidence and good practice (PDF)

The Troubled Families programme is about change – for families and for services, and this report is an aid for that change. It is a tool to help local authorities and their partners, who have asked for guidance on how best to work with troubled families, and for the evidence about family intervention to be brought together in one place | Dept for Communities and Local Govnt, UK

Drug users fearing the law must not be scared to contact health services

Dr Richard Lewis, Welsh Secretary, BMA, outlines why drugs policy needs a stronger focus on patients | Wales Online, UK

Patient leaflet enough to tackle problem drinking, researchers suggest

GPs should give patients with problem drinking a leaflet rather than advise them to reduce their alcohol intake, finds a new study being considered by QOF advisors | Pulse Today, UK

Clinical & Policy Updates: SMMGP Clinical Update December 2012 - January 2013

Overview of key recent papers with commentary by SMMGP | SMMGP, UK

Smack city: 30 years of hurt

One anniversary the city won't be celebrating is the fact that, thirty years ago, heroin changed us, and Merseyside, for good. We talk to those on the front line back in 1983 | Seven Streets, UK

Bringing up daughters: The new battlefield for parents

Boys were the problem children a decade ago, and dozens of books sought to help. Now, girls are at risk, with drinking and self-harming on the rise, and a new industry is just beginning | Independent, UK

David Bowie's son reveals he backs medical marijuana - as his cancer-stricken wife finds 'a world of relief' through the drug

Film director Duncan Jones has revealed his support for medical marijuana after revealing his beloved wife Rodene has found 'a world of relief' through the drug as she battles breast cancer | Mail Online, UK