Weekly news - 19th February 2010 |
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Cross-government drugs research strategy
This strategy provides a foundation, direction and guidance for collaboration within government and between government and other stakeholders [Home Office, UK]
DDN magazine - latest edition
Editorial: Too hot to handle? Why we have to take on the headline writers. Also Magazine Features and the Virtual magazine [Drink and Drugs News, UK]
Crime and the Criminal Justice System: Substance Misuse
An Ideas Wales Policy Discussion Paper by Julian Buchanan, Jonathan Evans, Gordon Hughes and Kate Williams [Ideas Wales, UK]
Network No 28
This Special Edition looks at issues caused by our increasing alcohol consumption in the UK, including trends, policy, and treatment [SMMGP, UK]
22nd anthrax case confirmed in Scotland
The 22nd anthrax case among drug users in Scotland has been confirmed in Lanarkshire [Scottish Drugs Forum, UK]
Too Much of the Hard Stuff: What Alcohol Costs the NHS
This Briefing, produced with the Royal College of Physicians, outlines the extent of the problem and gives examples of where the NHS is managing problem drinkers effectively and efficiently [NHS Confederation, UK]
Consultation on options for improving information on the labels of alcoholic drinks
The Government is launching a UK wide consultation 15 February 2010) to consider how best to improve unit and health information for consumers on alcohol labels, whether through a renewed and strengthened voluntary agreement or a mandatory requirement through legislation under the Food Safety Act [DoH, UK]
Children, Young People and Alcohol
The Youth Alcohol Action Plan (June 08) committed to delivering a social marketing campaign targeting parents and young people to discourage harmful drinking amongst under-18s. This piece of quantitative research was undertaken to inform this work [Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK]
Crackdown on underage drinking
New measures to tackle underage drinking across the country, including a national football tournament, best practice guide and money to enforce new police powers [Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK]
Out of School Drug Education - Seminar Presentations
The role of trusted adults, whether those are parents or youth workers should not be underestimated and we drew together experts who could help us understand how their actions and those of young people themselves can help protect children and young people from the harms that drugs can cause [Drug Education Forum, UK]
General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention and management of alcohol-related problems
A survey of general practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention and management of alcohol-related problems: an update of a World Health Organisation survey ten years on [Alcohol Education and Research Council, UK]
Broaden access to 12-step groups by de-emphasising philosophy, emphasising social support
Treatment services do not have to ask patients to adopt the belief system on which 12-step groups are founded in order to encourage patients to tap in to the social support offered by these groups and improve their chances of sustained abstinence [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
UK Recovery Federation (UKRF): consultation paper
This has been produced for wide distribution and consultation with all those interested in the development and establishment of a British Recovery Movement [Wired In to Recovery]
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/09
Technical Report [Scottish Government, UK]
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/09
Technical Report Annexes [Scottish Government, UK]
DSM-5 Development
Substance-Related Disorders [American Psychiatric Association]
Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research: Report to the California Legislature
As a result of the vision and foresight of the California State Legislature Medical Marijuana Research Act (SB847), the CMCR has successfully conducted the first clinical trials of smoked cannabis in the United States in more than 20 years [ Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, USA]
Drug use monitoring in Australia
2008 annual report on drug use among police detainees. 3.21 MB PDF [Australian Institute of Criminology]
Quick Reference Guide to the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
Companion Document to The Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing]
Drug Use in New Zealand
Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey. 233-page PDF [Ministry of Health, New Zealand]