Weekly news - 17th August 2012 |
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DrugScope new contact details
From 23rd August - Asra House, 1 Long Lane, London SE1 4PG. Telephone: 020 7234 9730 and Fax: 020 7234 9773
Substance Misuse, January-March 2012
The latest quarterly statistics on Substance Misuse in Wales produced by the Welsh Government were released on 14 August 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Download | Welsh Government, UK
Police and crime commissioners - candidate briefings: national policy and strategy
Briefings that look at the various areas where central government input is important including: Tackling drugs | Home Office, UK
Local Alcohol Profiles for England
Annual update of Local Alcohol Profiles for England | Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
A positive choice: young people who drink little or no alcohol
This study examined the lives of young people who drink little or no alcohol. Summary | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
Making every contact count: A joint approach to preventing homelessness
In this report we turn our attention up stream to think about how services can be managed in a way that prevents all households, regardless of whether they are families, couples, or single people, from reaching a crisis point where they are faced with homelessness. Download | Communities and Local Government, UK
Centre for Addictions Research BC annual report
2011/2012 Annual Report which covers the beginning of our second five-year term as a University of Victoria research centre | CARBC, Canada
Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care
Offers information to clinicians deciding whether to introduce drug testing in their practice; presents the mechanics of testing and the steps clinicians can take to prepare their staff; and provides guidance on implementing it in their practice. Download | SAMHSA, USA
Alcohol-drug combinations account for nearly 37 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions
According to a report 23.1 percent of all admissions reported the abuse of alcohol and one other drug, and 14.1 percent reported the abuse of alcohol and two or more drugs | SAMHSA, USA
World Leading Plain Packaging Laws Given a Clean Bill of Health
The Australian Government has welcomed the decision of the High Court of Australia to reject the legal challenge by big tobacco against Australia’s world-leading laws on plain packaging of tobacco | Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
First Recovery Roundtable Report - June 2012
Unintended adverse outcomes from the inappropriate use of the term recovery are a real risk in Australia’s political arena | ANCD, Australia