DS Daily - 9th June 2010 |
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Cash for Sterilization
The founder of 'Project Prevention' is on a mission offering cash to drug addicted women for sterilization or long term birth control. But her efforts are coming under fire in London [FOX NEWS, USA]
New China Drugs Get Round Mephedrone Ban
Two months after Britain banned the party drug mephedrone, a Sky News investigation has revealed that Chinese factories are making a slew of new drugs to skirt UK laws [Sky News,UK]
Scientific advisers allowed to disagree with Government over policy
David Willetts, the Science and Universities Minister, said yesterday that it is of the utmost importance that independent scientific advice is respected by the Government ... the sacking of Professor Nutt had come about from an 'underlying breakdown of relations' and should have been addressed earlier [Daily Mail, UK]
The Scientific Citizen: The danger of stamping brand 'trust' on science
Last month's launch of the International Centre for Science in Drugs Policy marked a new development [Centre for Policy Studies, UK]
CrossTalk on Drug Wars: High Failure
On this edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk, he asks his guests (Ethan Nadelmann, Sebastian Saville, Ian Oliver) whether de-criminalizing illegal drugs is the real solution to the "war on drugs" [YouTube]
Girls care for ‘addict’ dolls in drive against drugs
A youth project in Kilmarnock’s Onthank estate is giving out ‘addicted’ dolls to show what happens to babies when mums-to-be take drugs [Evening Times, Scotland, UK]
Mother jailed for giving baby methadone
Susan Taylor rubbed her child's dummy in the heroin substitute to stop him crying, court heard [Guardian, UK]
Number of women involved in drink-related crime soars
Prison research has shown females catching up on males for drink-related offences and a big rise in alcohol consumption among young offenders [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Nicola Sturgeon calls for cross-party support on drink prices
The call comes ahead of a key Holyrood debate on the first stage of the Scottish Government's flagship alcohol bill tomorrow [The Scotsman, UK]
Video: UKESAD 2010 - Ken Seeley Interview
George talks to Ken Seeley about intervention and its success in the USA, and how the technique helps individuals to confront their addictions by involving their families and helping to find the right treatment [Inexcess TV, UK]
Heart attack admissions fall after smoking ban
There were 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in England in the year after July 2007 - when the smoking ban came in, research suggests [BBC, UK]
Cocaine worth $1bn seized in The Gambia
At least two tonnes of cocaine with a street value of some $1bn has been seized in The Gambia, bound for Europe [BBC, UK]
U.S. Delays Release of Report Tying Meth to Mexico
In an apparent effort to minimize diplomatic turbulence with the Mexican government, the Obama administration has been delaying for weeks the release of a Justice Department report that describes a “high and increasing” availability of methamphetamine mainly because of large-scale drug production in Mexico [New York Times, USA]
Record high for illicit drug seizures
Seizures of party drugs such as ice and ecstasy were the highest on record last year, indicating the nation's appetite for amphetamines continues unabated, a report released by Australian Crime Commission says [The Australian]
Cheapest pure cocaine hits Victoria
Cocaine seizures in Victoria have almost doubled in a year, as use of the drug grows among lower-income groups, according to researchers at the Australian Crime Commission [The Age, Australia]
Secret labs and more arrests point to growing drug problem
Australia's criminal drug entrepreneurs are boosting production at secret laboratories amid increasing arrests and ominous signs that heroin and cocaine may be making a comeback [New Zealand Herald]
Singapore's government attempts to defend its harsh drug laws
Singapore's high commissioner to the court of St. James's and ambassador to Ireland replied to IHRA's op-ed in the Guardian this weekend in his own article titled, 'Singapore's policy keeps drugs at bay' [IHRA]