DS Daily - 13th April 2011 |
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Mephedrone ban 'took too long' chief drugs adviser says
The government's advisers took too long to recommend banning mephedrone, allowing dealers to build up a stash of the drug, its chief drug adviser says | BBC, UK
Prison health to improve as result of national IT system
Healthcare staff in prisons will be better placed to tackle the challenging health needs of prisoners as a result of a national prison healthcare IT system now installed in all prisons and young offender institutions across England | Department of Health, UK
Heroin overdose antidote should be given to prisoners, ministers told
The government's official drug advisers say 'magic medicine' naxolone could save 500 lives a year | Guardian, UK
All prisoners 'must get drug tests'
The Scottish Conservatives have called for "comprehensive, robust and consistent" drugs testing in prisons and drug-free wings to move inmates from substance management to abstinence | Press Association
Frequency of incarceration associated with risk of poor HIV treatment adherence for injecting drug users
Just one instance of imprisonment increased the risk of sub-optimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment, and the more often a patient was incarcerated then the greater their risk of poor adherence | Aidsmap, UK
Cardiff will host UK Recovery Walk 2011
The first ever Welsh National Recovery Walk will take place in Cardiff on Saturday, 10th September, 2011 supported by the UK Recovery Federation, the UK Recovery Academy, Cardiff County Council and the Lord Mayor Elect of Cardiff | Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, UK
Self-Help Housing: Supporting locally driven housing solutions
As well as providing an additional source of housing from empty properties, self-help housing can create work and training opportunities, build local communities and support neighbourhood regeneration - Report | Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK
New target for developing effective anti-depressants
By increasing the number of new-born cells in the adult human brain, anti-depressants counteract the damaging effects of stress hormones and may overcome the brain abnormalities which may cause low mood and impaired memory in depression | Institute of Psychiatry, UK
Drink in pubs, not at home says coroner
A coroner has urged people to drink “sociably and sensibly” in pubs after noticing a rise in deaths linked to cheap alcohol consumed at home | Telegraph, UK
Interview: Gil Kerlikowske
"We've become much better at producing drugs in the United States": America's drug czar talks to FP about Afghanistan, Mexico, and how American producers are getting back in the drug game | Foreign Policy, USA
Australian-first study to explore harms linked to alcoholic energy drinks
The potential dangers of alcoholic energy drinks – increasingly popular among young drinkers – are the focus of the first-ever Australian study funded by the | Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation, Australia