DS Daily - 7th January 2010 |
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Further Cases of Anthrax Infection Confirmed In Scotland
Health Protection Scotland have issued the following update on the confirmed cases of anthrax in Scotland [Health Protection Scotland, UK]
Children at risk as one in ten Scottish fathers admits abusing drugs
A damning report has revealed that more than one in ten fathers in Scotland is abusing drugs [The Scotsman, UK]
“Where Darkness Knows No Limits”
Incarceration, Ill-Treatment and Forced Labor as Drug Rehabilitation in China. 42-page PDF [Human Rights Watch]
Online voice for drug users and people with mental health problems
Patient Opinion expanded to give more NHS service users the chance to highlight problems and suggest improvments [Guardian, UK]
Mythbusters: Separating fact from fiction in the ACMD and the media
When Professor David Nutt was sacked by the Home Secretary for arguing against government policy on drug classification, he stated that his proposals were based on scientific evidence. Professor Andy Parrott goes mythbusting [Addiction Today, UK]
Ex drugs tsar creates synthetic alcohol that gives you a buzz without the hangover
The team, led by drugs expert Professor David Nutt, has developed the drink using chemicals related to the sedative Valium [Daily Mail, UK]
Sun forced into crushing apology over Prof. Nutt
The complaint was resolved when the newspaper removed the article from the website, undertook not to repeat the story and published the following letter ... [Liberal Conspiracy, UK]
Nick Heather: Alcohol is not an ordinary commodity
Nick says we demonise illicit drugs use to irrational levels but equally we underestimate the harmful effects of alcohol. He goes on the discuss ways of reducing alcohol-related harm by pricing. Controlling the alcohol industry and reducing health inequalities [FEAD, UK]
Nick Heather on Motivational Interviewing pre-comittment and Ulysses
Nick talks about the theory of how people resist temptation by findings ways of increasing the value later, larger rewards relative to earlier, smaller rewards, as described in the work of Jon Elster and George Ainslie [FEAD, UK]
Alcohol and food: making the public health connections
A literature review into the links surrounding alcohol and food [Centre for Public Health, UK]
Online survey: brief interventions - issues for delivery?
A short online survey has opened to gather the views and experiences of those involved in the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol [Alcohol Policy, UK]
Spotlight: alcohol consumption and tackling misuse
Although alcohol is an important industry in Ireland and contributes economic benefits, this Spotlight has shown that the costs of alcohol related harm are substantial [Oireachtas Library and Research Service, Ireland]
Drug prohibition doesn't work - so what do we do next?
For many Australian drug users, the criminalisation of drugs continues to create significant misery. [The Age, Australia]
China drug centres worsen plight of addicts: rights group
China's drug detention centres are rife with human rights violations including forced labour and other abusive treatment despite a new law meant to fix the system - Human Rights Watch [Sino Daily]
Lao families rise out of poverty and opium addiction to prosperity
The UNODC alternative development project in Houaphan province has been designed to help local communities tackle poverty through home-grown solutions and ownership of interventions, as part of larger efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals [UNODC]
Drug World
January edition [Paul Cook]