Weekly news - 27th April 2012

LDAN News speaks with the Mayoral Candidates

With the Mayoral elections now less than a month away, LDAN News put questions to the three candidates representing the main parties - LDAN via | DrugScope, UK

Full transcripts from each of the interviews

Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, and Ken Livingstone | DrugScope and LDAN, UK

Charting New Waters: Delivering drug policy at a time of radical reform and financial austerity

The funding, commissioning, management and delivery structures for addressing the problems associated with illicit drugs in England are experiencing an unprecedented level of change. Our study reveals a broad picture of upheaval and uncertainty and this summary sets out our study’s main findings - Download | UKDPC

Putting Public Health First

A Response to the Home Office "Putting Full Recovery First | UK Harm Reduction Alliance

Building for recovery – a DrugScope report for the Drug Sector Partnership

Recovery means different things and requires different interventions for different people…it is inherent in the notion of recovery that it should be an inclusive process that provides space for a range of views and experiences…We believe, however, that some of the building blocks for a recovery-oriented approach can be identified ... Download report

Drugs and alcohol recovery launches online bulletin

Following the launch last month of 8 payment by results pilot sites for drugs and alcohol recovery treatment services, the Payment by Results for Recovery Pilot Programme has now launched its online bulletin | Department of Health, UK

Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2010-11

The statistics in this bulletin relate to drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which divides drugs into three classes A, B and C | Scottish Government, UK

New drugs detected in the EU at the rate of around one per week, say agencies

New drugs were detected in the European Union last year at the rate of around one per week, according to the EMCDDA–Europol 2011 annual report on new psychoactive substances | EMCDDA

Commercial promotion of drinking in Europe

Key findings of independent monitoring of alcohol marketing in five European countries | European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing

Mental Health and Addictions Strategy

Summary of the Report - Full report | Nova Scotia, Canada

Report of the Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Assessment Study

Do Toronto and Ottawa need supervised consumption facilities? Is the implementation of supervised consumption facilities in Toronto or Ottawa feasible? To answer these questions, we conducted the Toronto and Ottawa Supervised Consumption Assessment (TOSCA) a scientific study involving the collection and analysis of data from a variety of sources - Download | TOSCA, Canada