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Letter from Paul Hayes to The Times
These services (treatment and recovery) are widely available, and for some years now official statistics have confirmed that more than nine out of ten patients wait less than three weeks for treatment in England | NTA, UK
Commissioning prison based substance misuse services 2011/12
An outline overview of next steps and guiding principles for local delivery and implementation | DH Offender Health, NOMS, NTA
Few inmates aware of third sector bodies operating in their prisons, says research
Third Sector Research Centre survey finds only 5 per cent of prisoners have any contact with voluntary organisations. Briefing paper - Working paper | Third Sector, UK
Strange police priorities in a time of austerity
With numbers being cut, officers should be focusing on crimes that seriously harm communities, not low-level cannabis use | Guardian, UK
NHS trust apologises to addict
The explanations provided for prescription changes were not always adequate | Southern Reporter, Scotland, UK
Liver disease up among young drinkers
Alcoholic liver disease in the under 30s has risen by half in the last ten years according to official figures | BBC, UK
Drinks industry grip on alcohol panel criticised
Anti-alcohol abuse groups say push to cut excessive drinking risks being compromised by industry's heavy presence on panel | Guardian, UK
Treating young 'Friday night drunks' in A&E
Panorama spent a busy Friday night in A&E at the Royal Liverpool Hospital as staff battle with a seemingly never-ending stream of drunk patients | BBC, UK
New Alcohol Focus Scotland leaflets
Two new leaflets have been produced by Alcohol Focus Scotland and Children 1st as part of our campaign to raise awareness of the impact that parents’ drinking can have on children and young people | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
Alcohol named top stress reliever
Some 61% of adults said drinking was their top choice after a stressful day, while 28% said spending time with their children helped them relax and 26% opted for talking with their partner | Daily Express, UK
CoreKids gets BBC Children in Need funding
Westminster Drug Project (WDP) will employ a Mobile Play Therapist to work with children in order to improve their resilience, emotional wellbeing and social functioning | WDP, UK
Thinking Drugs
This site is for people who want to develop their opinion on international drugs issues | NEF, Release
Drug-related topics
A list of the currently available topics as well as plans for upcoming topics | EMCDDA
Vancouver to hand out clean, unused crack pipes
The Vancouver health authority prepares to launch a pilot project later this year to distribute clean, unused crack pipes to drug users | CTV, Canada
Combatting Illicit Drugs
DEA and ICE Interagency Agreement Has Helped to Ensure Better Coordination of Drug Investigations. Summary (HTML) - Full Report (PDF) | GAO, USA
SAMHSA awards $1.1 million to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
The awards will provide support for states as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented in the changing health and human services environment | SAMHSA, USA
National Monitoring for Prescription Abuse Needed
In order for the prescription monitoring to be most effective, it should ideally be National, to create consistency throughout the nation and reduce the risk of people cross into other states to fill their prescriptions and minimise the risk of harm | VAADA, Australia
Dunne: all synthetic cannabis products to be banned
Law to ban synthetic cannabis products will be in place by Friday, and all 43 current products are expected to be out of shops just over a week later, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne announced today | Scoop, New Zealand
Iran - Free the Docs
Their crime? Traveling to international AIDS and public health conferences and liaising with other health workers to find solutions to the HIV/AIDS pandemic | Physicians for Human Rights