Weekly news - 26th November 2010 |
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Drug and alcohol treatment sector drives up standards of care
Doctors, former drug users, healthcare managers and charities, among others, have formed a unique new partnership to drive up standards in drug and alcohol treatment in England and help more people achieve recovery [Substance Misuse Skills Consortium, UK]
‘Recovery communities’ needed to combat drug misuse
Drug misusers need a personalised package of support with greater control over their individual drug treatment in order to sustain their road back to recovery, according to Whole Person Recovery a new report from the [RSA, UK]
Paul Hayes speech to APPG 23 November 2010
Drug treatment is the first step on the road to recovery from addiction - but not where the journey ends, Paul Hayes, chief executive of the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, told MPs and peers at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Misuse [NTA, UK]
NTA'S Paul Hayes refuses to make outcome measure "fit for purpose"
Although the NTA issued a press release about CEO Paul Hayes' monologue at the All Party Parliamentary Drugs Misuse Group this week (numbers boosted by the NTA PR team), it omitted that Hayes refused before Members of the Commons and Lords to improve its discredited TOP so it might become accurate and accountable [Addiction Today, UK]
Offender Health: Alcohol Services Review - Summary
This report is a summary of the Offender Health: alcohol services review [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
The Impact of Alcohol in Greater Manchester
This report identifies available alcohol intelligence across Greater Manchester [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Binge drinking doubles heart risk
Binge drinkers have a risk of heart disease twice that of people who consume the same amount of alcohol but more steadily, researchers say. Full report [Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK]
Binge drinking 'doubles heart risk'
This research assessed 9,778 men in Northern Ireland and France over an average period of 10 years. It has several strengths including its large size, consideration of various possible confounders, and confirmation of heart disease and heart disease events during follow-up using medical records and death certificates. However, there are still some points that need to be taken into account [NHS Choices, UK]
Enjoying the high life—drugs in history and culture
The message of this exhibition is the curious fluidity in the identification and classification of drugs [The Lancet, UK]
Progression Routes
The Progression Routes Initiative connects interagency service delivery with national policy, promoting best practice through pilot initiatives and the provision of practical organisational supports [Progression Routes, Ireland]
Preventing alcohol-related harm in drinking environments
A major European study has examined research from across the world to identify what works to reduce alcohol-related harm in drinking environments. Full report and case studies of work underway in Europe can be accessed on the project’s website: www.faseproject.eu [Focus on Alcohol Safe Environments]
QuADs Support Project
QuADS (Quality Standards in Alcohol and Drugs Services) is a quality standards framework that was developed by Drug Scope and Alcohol Concern in the UK in 1999 and has been selected as the guiding quality standard framework for HSE Addiction Services in Ireland [Ana Liffey Drug Project, Ireland]
National Survey on Drug Use & Health
For 2009 [SAMHSA, USA]
Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts
Considerations for Program Designers and Evaluators [SAMHSA, USA]
Drug Testing in Child Welfare
Practice and Policy Considerations [SAMHSA, USA]
Draft of the Australian National Drug Strategy 2010-2015
The Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs (IGCD) is developing the next stage of the National Drug Strategy on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy. [Vaada E-News, Australia]
From ideal to reality: cultural contradictions and young people's drinking
The results from the second phase of a three year national project that aimed to examine the socio-cultural influences on young people’s drinking [National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction at Flinders University, Australia]
Interventions and Treatment for Problematic Use of Methamphetamine and other Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
These guidelines have been developed for use across a wide range of settings for those working with people adversely affected by methamphetamine use. PDF [Ministry of Health, New Zealand]
Patterns and Trends of Amphetaine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs - Asia and the Pacific
[UNODC]
UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic
Includes new country by country scorecards on key issues facing the AIDS response. Based on the latest data from 182 countries, this global reference book provides comprehensive analysis on the AIDS epidemic and response. For the first time the report includes trend data on incidence from more than 60 countries - Full report [UNAIDS]
Testimonials
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