DS Daily - 11th February 2010 |
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Anthrax heroin death in Blackpool investigated
Health officials have confirmed a heroin user, who tested positive for anthrax, has died [BBC, UK]
Claire Sweeney
New FEAD contributor Claire Sweeney is currently Portfolio manager, Audit Scotland - 16 videos [FEAD, UK]
e-consultation - Drugs: Guidance for Schools
Closing Date: Monday 15 February 2010 [Department for Children, Schools and Families, UK]
Valium 'works like heroin'
Valium, the tranquilliser once known as "mother's little helper", works by boosting the same brain chemical as heroin and cannabis, a study shows [Telegraph, UK]
Book to help children of addicts
A book aimed at helping children with parents who have alcohol or substance problems is being launched [BBC, UK]
Middle class wine drinkers 'harming their unborn children'
Middle class women who regularly drink a bottle of wine at home with their partner are at 'high risk' of having a child with developmental problems, researchers said [Telegraph, UK]
New doubt on drink prices crackdown – by expert used to justify policy
One of the scientists whose research has underpinned the Scottish Government's push to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol admitted yesterday there is no evidence to show the controversial policy would work [The Scotsman, UK]
LinkUpLinkIn
For some vulnerable people, getting a home and a job can be very difficult without the right support [HM Government, UK]
Government attempt to repair relations with scientists ‘risk backfiring’
A government move to repair its relations with scientists after the dismissal of Professor David Nutt as the chief drugs adviser risks having the opposite effect, 40 leading researchers say [Times, UK]
Ed Sleeping Rough: Centrepoint Sleep Out
Ed recently returned to the streets in the Centrepoint Sleep Out, at Old Spitalfields Market in London. The event was designed to raise awareness of young people sleeping rough before Christmas, and to raise funds for the Centrepoint charity [Inexcess TV, UK]
Canada seeks to appeal Vancouver drug site decision
Canada will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision that allowed North America's only sanctioned drug-injection site to remain open in Vancouver despite the federal government's objections [IHRA]
On patrol with Vancouver Police fighting drugs war
The city that is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics is becoming home to a vicious drugs war [BBC, UK]
Cigarette Tax Increases Would Raise Billions for Cash-Strapped States
While Reducing Smoking and Winning Voter Approval - Report [RWJF, USA]
The Failed War on Drugs in Latin America
Could Decriminalization Be the Answer? [Spiegel, Germany]
Chocolate replaces cocaine in some areas of Peru
In the country that ranks second in the harvest of coca, the plant whose leaves are used in the production of cocaine, the idea to get Peruvian farmers to plant alternative crops is not new [CNN, USA]
Review of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
'Controlling and regulating drugs' (NZLC IP16, Wellington 2010) is an Issues Paper which traces the history of drug policy and regulation in New Zealand, and reviews the current approach to drug control and regulation [Law Commission, New Zealand]
Experts warn of caffeine-alcohol mix
The rising popularity of mixed drinks like the "Jager Bomb" (Jagermeister and Red Bull) or the self-explanatory "Vodka and Red Bull" has worrying implications for road safety, research shows [SMH, Australia]
Winter Rapid Assessment
UNODC report is based on farmers' intentions at the time of planting. While most of the poppies are still under the ground, this assessment of the situation gives a first indication of what Afghanistan's opium poppy harvest will look like in 2010 [UNOCD]
UNODC predicts stable opium crop in Afghanistan
In a report issued today, UNODC projects stable cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan this year (measured in hectares), with a possible decrease in production (number of tons) [UNODC]