Weekly news - 22nd April 2011 |
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Treating drug dependence - New habits for old
The extension of “payment by results” to the treatment of drug addicts will test the method’s limits | The Economist
Treating drug dependence in Britain
Martin Barnes of DrugScope on the challenges of paying by results when helping people recover from drug addiction - Audio | The Economist
People dependent on drug and alcohol need appropriate support to get back to work
Response to the release of figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which show that 79,360 people who claim Incapacity Benefit (IB) have either a drug or alcohol dependency | DrugScope, UK
Crime in England and Wales
Quarterly Update to December 2010 | Home Office, UK
Services for Young People
Value for Money Self-Assessment Pack | Audit Commission, UK
Parents' perceptions of their children's alcohol use
A survey in four Wirral secondary schools amongst parents and their children (aged 11-17 years) to investigate the influences of parental drinking and perceptions of alcohol consumption | Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
White cider and street drinkers: recommendations to reduce harm
The report reveals how the drinks industry is using cheap culinary apple concentrate, often imported from abroad to make white ciders, whilst benefiting from the tax breaks and low duty intended to boost the development of traditional cider apple orchards. This allows the drinks industry to produce a potent 7.5% drink which is cheaper than bottled water or lemonade yet still extremely profitable - Free download | Alcohol Concern, UK
Landmark study: Overdose deaths down 35 per cent after the opening of Insite
Scientific Evidence demands that federal Conservatives Drop their opposition to Vancouver’s Supervised injection site | Urban Health Research Initiative, Canada
Reduction in overdose mortality after the opening of North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility
A retrospective population-based study | The Lancet
Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
This Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan expands upon the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy and includes action in four major areas to reduce prescription drug abuse: education, monitoring, proper disposal, and enforcement | Executive Office of the President of the United States
2008 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) report on discharges from substance abuse facilities
The report provides information on treatment completion, length of stay, substances of abuse, demographic information and other statistical data about those aged 12 and older who were discharged from drug treatment facilities in 2008 - PDF | SAMHSA, USA
NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2010
The broad picture among the 17 major offence categories is largely one of stable or falling crime. In the 24 months to December 2010 - Full PDF | NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australia
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011
Winter Rapid Assessment all regions | UNODC