Weekly news - 21st January 2011 |
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Head of drugs advice group named
Les Iversen has been appointed as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [Home Office, UK]
New members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
A new chairperson and nine new members have been appointed to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs [Home Office, UK]
Les Iversen's provides a statement on chair's position and new council membership
Statement in response to Home Office announcement of appointment of chair and nine new members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs - PDF [Home Office, UK]
ACMD letter on Sativex
Letter from the ACMD to crime prevention minister James Brokenshire on the cannabis-based product Sativex - PDF [Home Office, UK]
Substance Misuse, Quarterly Data
This Statistical Article provides data on activity by drug and alcohol treatment services in Wales for the current quarter [Welsh Assembly Government, UK]
Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly Update to September 2010
This Quarterly Update presents the most recent crime statistics from two different sources: the British Crime Survey (BCS) and police recorded crime [Home Office, UK]
Health and Social Care Bill
The Bill is divided into two volumes. Volume I contains the Clauses. Volume II contains the Schedules to the Bill - Base page [Parliament, UK]
The influence of family and friends on young people's drinking
This Round-up examines family and friendship influences on young people's drinking habits, in order to shed light on how the negative aspects of young people's drinking culture in the UK might be changed. Summary PDF [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Review of Public Health guidance (PH4)
Conclusion: The guidance should not be updated at this time. (PH4: Community-based interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people) [NICE, UK]
Substance misuse: consultation on the review proposal
A review is being undertaken to decide whether the public health guidance ‘Community-based interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people’ should be updated. This consultation will take place between 18th January – 1st February 2011. Organisations not registered as stakeholders are not able to comment [NICE, UK]
Alcohol pricing research
In early 2010, the previous government commissioned three pieces of research on alcohol pricing. This research has been considered as part of the review of alcohol pricing and the individual reports are available to download below [Home Office, UK]
The likely impacts of increasing alcohol price: a summary review of the evidence base
This review aimed to summarise the research evidence around the likely impact of policies designed to increase the price of alcoholic drinks in order to answer the following research questions ... [Home Office, UK]
Specification issued for new drug screening device
The document sets out what the device will do and the standards it must meet. Manufacturers will now submit devices to the Home Office for testing [Home Office, UK]
Risk and Protection Factors for Substance Use among Young People
A comparative study of early school-leavers and school attending students [NACD, Ireland]
European Action on Drugs 2010/2011
The European Action on Drugs (EAD) is designed to provide European civil society with a platform to increase awareness and commitment as regards drugs and the risks related to drug abuse, and to promote dialogue and exchanges of best practice [European Commission]
Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Toronto (Issue 1: Youth)
Toronto Public Health has produced a report about substance use in Toronto, focused on youth. This report, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Toronto is the first in a series produced by Toronto Public Health summarizing evidence about substance use in Toronto. Toronto Drug Strategy website [Toronto Public Health, Canada]
Children of Alcoholics: A Guide to Community Action
This guide provides materials to raise awareness of the effects that alcohol abuse and alcoholism can have on children and families [SAMHSA, USA]
Daily marijuana use increased among teens
This year's Monitoring the Future Survey raises concerns about increases in drug use among the Nation's teens, particularly the youngest [NIDA, USA]
National Drug Strategy
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009 [Australian Government]
Latest National Teen Drug Usage Statistics Released
The National Drug Strategy Monograph: Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008, has been released by the Acting Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler. PDF [Department of Health and Ageing, Australia]
UK-Bolivia agreement on drugs
Drugs minister James Brokenshire has today made a formal agreement on behalf of the UK to work more closely with Bolivia on counter-narcotics work [Home Office, UK]