DS Daily - 27th January 2010 |
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Drug use survey
A survey looking at experience of drug use across Scotland has shown a decrease in the number of people taking illicit drugs [Scottish Government, UK]
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008-09: Drug Use
The publication presents statistics on adults' experiences of illict drug use in Scotland since the age of 16 [Scottish Government, UK]
Drug survey is blasted for not telling full story
A survey showing one in four Scots has taken drugs came under fire yesterday because it does not include areas rife with abuse [Daily Express, UK]
Health warning fails to impact on cocaine use
Health campaigns have had no impact on the level of cocaine use in Scotland, despite a fall in the use of other drugs in the past four years, new figures show [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
One in ten Scots was recently offered heroin, cocaine, LSD, ecstasy or crack
One in ten Scots was offered class A drugs – including heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, LSD and crack – in the past year, while the vast majority of drug users believe it is "easy" to buy illegal substances, official figures reveal [The Scotsman, UK]
One hundred babies a month born with drug dependency to mothers hooked on heroin
A total of 1233 cases in England - 102 a month - were reported last year, according to statistics obtained by The Sun using freedom of information laws. Only 751 infants were diagnosed with the problem in English hospitals in 1998 [Daily Mail, UK]
Riot lag drugs seized
A riot at scandal-hit Addiewell jail was sparked when a junkie con had his drug stash seized by warders, sources claimed last night [The Sun, UK]
Addicts: It's easy to score
Drug users have claimed it's "easy" to buy illegal substances - despite a multi-million-pound war on gangland dealers, a shocking survey has revealed [The Sun, UK]
Party drug kills woman, age 49
A 49-year-old woman has died after taking "legal high" drug mephedrone - known as meow meow [The Sun, UK]
Alcohol Concern calls for greater vigilance of website alcohol adverts
The charity was alerted by a concerned mother who found Marks & Spencer adverts for champagne appearing on GirlGames1.com, a website for pre-teen girls [Alcohol Concern, UK]
Alcohol advertising codes
Concerns about alcohol and the fact that it is an age-restricted product prompted the bodies that write the Advertising Codes to produce strict advertising regulations surrounding alcohol. Last ASA alcohol compliance survey [Advertising Standards Authority, UK]
Public see 'aggressive' supermarket offers as a problem
Strong appeitite for minimum pricing, and important community role of pubs recognised in report [The Publican, UK]
Blood pressure harm from smoke 'may explain cot death'
Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why such babies' risk of cot death is higher, say experts [BBC, UK]
MSPs set to vote to stub out cigarette displays in shops by
A ban on the display of tobacco in shops across Scotland is expected to be approved today by MSPs as part of a wide-ranging package of measures to reduce smoking [The Scotsman, UK]
P.E.I. doctor sees increase in methadone babies
The number of newborns going through methadone withdrawal on P.E.I. is causing problems in Island hospitals [CBC, Canada]
Scripps research team finds stress hormone key to alcohol dependence
A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has found that a specific stress hormone, the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), is key to the development and maintenance of alcohol dependence in animal models [EurekAlert]
Los Angeles Marijuana Sellers Limited
The City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that would shutter the majority of the nearly 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and make the use of marijuana in the remaining outlets illegal [New York Times, USA]
Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts
Photo gallery with short introductory text [LIFE, USA]
Report Warns of Rapid Growth in Opium Cultivation in Burma
Paluang Women's Organization accuses Burmese authorities, army leaders and pro-government militia of profiting by extorting funds from opium farmers [Voice of America]