DS Daily - 5th January 2010 |
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North Wales’ new chief constable to tackle drugs and booze
It was drug abuse and its impact on communities across North Wales that Mr Polin said was the most worrying issue the force would have to deal with [Daily Post, UK]
Older drug users (over 50s) in treatment
“No one should be written off in treatment because of their age,” NTA Chief Executive Paul Hayes has told Channel 4 News [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
Fears grow for future of crime super-campus amid recession
It is intended that it will bring the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) together with the Scottish branch of the UK-wide Serious and Organised Crime Agency [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Alcohol campaigners say church is irresponsible to sell beer to fund spire repairs
St Matthew's Church in Perth has joined forces with Inveralmond Brewery to market St Matthew's Ale as a fundraiser [The Scotsman, UK]
Random searches would make 2012 athletes 'feel like criminals'
British athletes oppose drug searches in Olympic village [Guardian, UK]
Meditation must be available on the NHS
Mental Health Foundation, has released a report calling for people who suffer repeated episodes of depression to be offered Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a clinically approved treatment based on meditation techniques [Mental Health Foundation, UK]
Testing of cocaine vaccine shows it does not fully blunt cravings for the drug
Testing of cocaine vaccine shows it does not fully blunt cravings for the drug [Washington Post, USA]
New York produces heroin-use guidebook
A New York brochure advising heroin users on how to shoot up in a more healthful way cost taxpayers $32,000, officials said [UPI, USA]
NYC heroin pamphlet - is it a help or a how-to guide?
A pamphlet designed to help heroin users with advice has come under fire, with some now questioning whether the public health brochure can actually be used as a how-to guide on drug use [CNN, USA]
Director Kerlikowske Calls for "Smarter" Approach to Address the Nation's Drug Problems
In remarks at the 2009 Public Services Summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Director Kerlikowske described how innovations in technology can help achieve the Obama Administration's approach to drug policy, which recognizes drug abuse and addiction as both a criminal justice issue and a complex and dynamic public health challenge [ONDCP, USA]
The Best Chance Yet for Legalizing Marijuana
Tax Cannabis 2010 faces hurdles as it prepares for its test on the California ballot next November [Alternet, USA]
Government Continues Fight Against Illicit Drugs
The Rudd Government is continuing the fight against the scourge of illicit drugs with a funding package totalling more than $4 million for measures to support peak bodies, drug education, online counselling, data collection and law enforcement research [Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association]