Weekly news - 16th September 2011 |
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Government endorses work of Recovery Partnership
Baroness Browning, Minister of State at the Home Office, has endorsed the Recovery Partnership as a voice for the drug and alcohol sector in achieving the successful implementation of the Drug Strategy. In a letter endorsing the group and its work on behalf of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on Drugs Baroness Browning said: “I see the role of the Recovery Partnership as one of the core strands in helping us to understand the impact our work is having and I am grateful for (their) commitment to this.” | The Recovery Group, UK
Recovery Partnership survey - for providers
The Recovery Partnership is preparing a paper for the Inter-Ministerial Group on Drugs on residential rehabilitation provision and support. We will be producing different surveys to inform the paper and will be consulting with service providers, service users, membership bodies and others | Recovery Partnership, UK
NDTMS statistics user engagement exercise responses
The NTA would like to thank all those who responded to us as part of this user engagement exercise. In total there were 55 responses received. The a spreadsheet containing all the responses is available to download | NTA, UK
'Ivory Wave' to become Class B drug
New psychoactive substances found in so-called 'legal high' brand 'Ivory Wave' are to become controlled Class B drugs | Home Office, UK
Turning the Tide Vision Paper
Turning the Tide is a joint publication by | Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) and Revolving Doors, UK
New feedback function available for service users to report difficulties in accessing residential rehabilitation
Rehab Watch has been set up so that we can be aware of any difficulties that service users have experienced in accessing rehab | NTA, UK
Emerging Drug Trends in Lancashire
Focusing on young adults’ alcohol and drug use. Phase Two Report | Lancashire DAAT, UK
Brief incarceration increases risk of rebound in viral load for patients taking HIV therapy
Brief incarceration is associated with an increased risk of virological failure for injecting drug users taking HIV therapy - paper| Aidsmap, UK
New Research shows families with multiple problems are helped by intensive support
New research into family intervention programmes has shown that joined-up, intensive intervention has led to a fall in anti-social behavior, truancy and domestic violence | Revolving Doors, UK
Volunteering Toolkit - volunteer and volunteer manager consultation
As part of the Drug Sector Partnership Adfam is developing a Volunteering Toolkit to encourage volunteering in the drug and alcohol sector. Volunteer consultation - Volunteer manager consultation | Adfam, UK
Re-thinking alcohol licensing
A new report by Alcohol Focus Scotland and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) calls on licensing boards to make more effective use of licensing legislation to control the overall availability of alcohol and reduce record levels of alcohol-related harm | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
Tackling homelessness and exclusion: Understanding complex lives
How can policy and practice more effectively tackle homelessness, and how does it overlap with people's other support needs? Summary | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
Agencies must work together to prevent reoffending and homelessness
Nearly half of criminal justice staff would benefit from training around housing issues, while more than a third of homelessness workers want help to understand and address client offending, a new report reveals | Homeless Link, UK
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on EU Homelessness Strategy
With this Resolution (B7-0475/2011), adopted by a large majority, the European Parliament sends out a strong political message that homelessness is an urgent issue, on which the EU must step up its co-ordination and support of Member States’ policies | European Federation of National Organisations Working With the Homeless
Suboxone for Short-term Detoxification
A Review of the Clinical Evidence | Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Presidential Memorandum - Major Illicit Drug Transit
Presidential Determination on Major Illicit Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2012 | White House, USA
2011 Death Penalty report
Responsibility and Shared Consequences’ is the fourth report on the death penalty for drug-related offences produced by | Harm Reduction International
Coca bush cultivation in Bolivia remains stable
The 2010 coca survey for the Plurinational State of Bolivia showed no change in coca bush cultivation in the past year, 31,000 hectares (ha) being recorded as under cultivation | UNODC
Amphetamine-type stimulants ranked world's second most used drug after cannabis
A new report released today (2011 Global ATS Assessment) the ranks amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) such as ecstasy and methamphetamine as the world's second most widely used type of drug after cannabis | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Victorian AOD Workforce Development Strategy (2012-2015) - AOD sector consultation
Draft consultation papper for discussion | KPMG, Australia
Australia’s evolving responses to co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
Submission to the Inquiry into the Commonwealth Funding and Administration of Mental Health Services | Dual Diagnosis, Australia