DS Daily - 10th May 2013 |
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Helping service users to engage with treatment and stay the course
The second in a series of briefings to support commissioners and providers who want to improve the recovery orientation of their services as recommended by ‘Medications in recovery: re-orientating drug dependence treatment’, the final report of the John Strang-chaired Recovery Orientated Drug Treatment expert group | PHE, UK
The War on Drugs: Join us for a debate on Thursday 23 May
Join David Simon, writer of The Wire, documentary maker Eugene Jarecki and other panel members at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The debate will be chaired by Observer editor John Mulholland | Guardian, UK
Legal highs: international drugs gangs 'expanding into growing market'
Head of US overseas drug enforcement bureau says officials lack tools needed to keep up with rapidly expanding market | Guardian, UK
From Chinese factory to UK households – realities of the trade in legal highs
Attempts to control synthetic drug trade resemble futile efforts made by record labels to control digital piracy decade ago | Guardian, UK
Are the middle classes in denial about alcohol use? Behind the headlines
"Middle class professionals… are the country’s biggest problem drinkers," is the stark and somewhat misleading claim in The Daily Telegraph, with similar claims appearing across the UK media | NHS Direct, UK
Curbs on cheap alcohol and plain cigarette packets shelved but Tory MP warns against becoming the party of 'booze and fags'
Public health reforms which would have pushed up the price of alcohol and forced cigarettes to be sold in plain packets were missing from the Queen’s Speech' | Mail Online, UK
Diane Abbott: Cameron must explain plain packaging broken promise
Labour press release: Diane Abbott MP, Labour's Shadow Public Health Minister, urges David Cameron to explain plain packaging broken promise | Politicshome.com, UK
Calls for plain cigarette packaging
A teenager has written to the Prime Minister calling for the Government to introduce plain cigarette packaging. Fifteen-year-old Liam Pape is asking David Cameron to change the law after growing up with a parent who smokes | BBC Newsbeat, UK
Transforming Rehabilitation - a revolution in the way we manage offenders
‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’ describes the Government’s proposals for reforming the delivery of offender services in the community to reduce reoffending rates whilst delivering improved value for money for the tax payer | MoJ, UK
Prisoners face strict 12-month supervision orders after release
Tough new regime implemented by private firms to include compulsory drugs test and new GPS tags | Guardian, UK
New Foundation66 and St Mungo's project to help people back into work
Foundation66, in partnership with St Mungo's, has been awarded a London Councils contract to help around 300 people across 33 London boroughs towards, and into, jobs | Foundation 66, UK
Police seize huge amount of 'meow meow' drugs and thousands in cash in Clayton raid
Officers carried out a raid on a house in Clayton where the drug mephedrone and the money was discovered | Manchester Evening News, UK
Cannabis farmers hide smell with daily painting
Dopey cannabis farmers applied dozens of coats of paint to a former estate agent office in a desperate bid to cover up the drug’s tell-tale smell wafting from inside | Scotsman, UK
Parents' home page
The site is packed with no nonsense tips, facts, film clips and ideas for parents to get talking in a knowledgeable way. We also tackle the thorny issue of house parties and sleep overs... let us know what you think | Alcohol Education Trust, UK
Police find £500 in one-year-old boy's pocket during drug arrests
Police discovered £500 in a one-year-old boy's pocket during a cannabis and cash seizure in Gilford, County Down, Belfast High Court has been told | BBC, UK
Students turning to legal stimulants for exam edge
Caffeine is no longer sufficient. ADHD drugs are being illegally used as study aids, says Rita de Brun | Irish Examiner, Ireland
Money Laundering and The Drug Trade: The Role of the Banks
Mexico is in the grip of a murderous drug war that has killed over 150,000 people since 2006. It is one of the most violent countries on earth. This drug war is a product of the transnational drug trade which is worth up to $400 billion a year and accounts for about 8% of all international trade | Axis of Logic, USA
Wrigley pulls Alert caffeinated gum
Wrigley will pull a caffeinated gum on the heels of an investigation announcement by the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday | Chicago Tribune, USA
UK MP hits out at 'Australian huckster' Crosby
The health of thousands of people has been put at risk because the Conservatives were influenced by an "Australian huckster", the British shadow public health minister says | Age, Australia
Teens drug-tested for cannabis, amphetamines before entry to Melbourne parties
Party security company U-Nome Security has started to offer teenagers' parents the option to pay extra for mouth swabbing kits before teens are allowed to come into the party to test for drugs | Herald Sun, Australia
New synthetic cannabis to be tested ASAP
New synthetic cannabis products that hit the market today, replacing products banned on Thursday, are going to be tested as quickly as possible. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says samples of the new K2 products have been purchased | 3news.co.nz, New Zealand
And finally...
Mr and Mrs Speed admit amphetamine drugs possession with intent to supply
A police raid in Mansfield took an unexpected twist when officers discovered drugs in a home belonging to a Mr and Mrs Speed | Metro, UK