Weekly news - 18th November 2011 |
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Working Protocol between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
The new working protocol jointly developed and agreed between the Home Secretary and the ACMD. Download | Home Office, UK
ACMD Anabolic Steroids Advice
ACMD Anabolic Steroids Advice (2011). Download | Home Office, UK
Further advice on Diphenylprolinol (D2PM) and Diphenylmethylpyrrolidine
Further advice on Diphenylprolinol (D2PM) and Diphenylmethylpyrrolidine (2011). Download | Home Office, UK
Import ban on diphenylprolinol and diphenylmethylpyrrolidine
A notice to industry on the ban of imports of diphenylprolinol (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinyl-methanol or D2PM) and diphenylmethylpyrrolidine. Download | Home Office, UK
New drug control power takes effect
A new power to temporarily control potentially harmful new drugs came into effect overnight, alongside an importation ban on two substances closely linked to chemicals found in ‘legal high’ brand ‘Ivory Wave’ | Home Office, UK
Temporary class drug - factsheet
This fact sheet setting out temporary control provisions and how temporary class drugs orders will work, including offences and criminal penalties. Download | Home Office, UK
Drug seizures
Letter to Damian Green MP Minister of State for Immigration from Sir Michael Scholar, Chair of the | UK Statistics Authority
Druglink magazine
In this issue's free article Max Daly and Peter Simonson take a look at the results of this year’s UK-wide drug trends survey. They find that Ketamine is on the up again, tranquillisers are replacing low grade heroin, potent ecstasy pills are back and the artificial division between legal and illegal drugs is crumbling | DrugScope, UK
Substance Misuse, April-June 2011
The latest quarterly statistics on Substance Misuse in Wales produced by the | Welsh Government, UK
New guidance on prison prescribing
The Secure Environments Group at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has published guidance for GPs and pharmacists on Safer Prescribing in Prison. Download | RCGP, UK
Interventions for Drug Users in the Criminal Justice System: Scottish Review
The purpose of this review was to examine the available research evidence on criminal justice interventions in Scotland in terms of „effectiveness‟, (measured by rates of reconviction/reoffending, and reductions in drug use) and costs | SCCJR, University of Stirling, UK
Shooting Up – Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2011
This report describes time trends on the extent of infections among PWID in the UK. It is based on data to the end of 2010. This year’s report focuses on infections caused by bacteria | Health Protection Agency, UK
2011 Annual report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe
The report on the state of the drugs problem in Europe presents the EMCDDA's yearly overview of the drug phenomenon. This is an essential reference book for policymakers, specialists and practitioners in the drugs field or indeed anyone seeking the latest findings on drugs in Europe | EMCDDA
Annual report 2011: Highlights 1
Policies and responses must be fit to face the challenges of the next decade, says drugs agency chief | EMCDDA
Mortality related to drug use in Europe
This Selected issue focuses on mortality among drug users due to all causes, of which drug-induced deaths (overdoses) is only a component, albeit the one most well-documented. Download | EMCDDA
Cost and financing of drug treatment services in Europe
This Selected issue provides an exploratory European overview of costs associated with treatment for drug dependence. The cost of drug treatment in Europe is looked at from two main angles in this report. Download | EMCDDA
Drug prevention programmes in schools: What is the evidence?
Mentor has undertaken a literature review of drug prevention programmes in schools which has six key messages for the government | Mentor, UK