DS Daily - 8th August 2011 |
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Payment by Results co-design group consultation
Draft outcomes for piloting payment by results for drug recovery. Joint response from | DrugScope and the UK Drug Policy Commission, UK
Expressions of Interest Local Approach to Payment by Results
The Ministry of Justice has developed a local approach to payment by results, which is designed to test the extent to which local partners can work together more effectively to reduce crime and reoffending. The Ministry of Justice is seeking to procure research to evaluate the approach. Full document | Home Office, UK
Housing and recovery: meeting the challenge
Briefing for the Inter-Ministerial Group on Drug Policy | The Recovery Partnership, UK
Bitesized Briefing
Welfare reform - what's going on? | DrugScope, UK
Baroness Browning is confirmed as keynote speaker for DrugScope conference
Delivering drug and alcohol services: Rising to the challenge. London, 2nd November, 2011 9.00am - 4.30pm | DrugScope, UK
WDP given cash boost by Lloyds TSB
The grant from Lloyds TSB Foundation is for a project which will provide a programme of support for individuals with both mental health concerns and substance misuse issues - a dual diagnosis | Westminster Drug Project, UK
Vital service must continue
The number of drug users who are exchanging needles in Fife is on the rise again, at a time where the future of the needle exchange programme in the region looks uncertain | Fife Today, UK
Government reforms risk further closures of drug services
eATA fears that far from supporting Mitch Winehouse’s call for investment in rehabs, Government reforms risk further closures of drug services | eATA, UK
New test for drug drivers
The device, developed by scientists at the University of East Anglia, delivers a result in 15 minutes | Daily Express, UK
Prison Officers’ Association says the use of cannabis is widespread
Prison officers have complained to the Government’s health and safety watchdog that staff are getting ‘high’ from cannabis fumes escaping from prisoners’ cells | Daily Mail, UK
British Bangladeshis battle against drugs
Away from the thriving streets British Bangladeshis are increasingly taking drugs | BBC, UK
Mental Health Community Teams Activity
Quarterly data on new cases taken on in the year by Early Intervention (EI) in psychosis Services. Excel file | Department of Health, UK
It’s holiday time! Fancy a drink?
Our recent research on family life and alcohol has some interesting findings | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
British breweries to sell weaker beer following low-alcohol content tax cut
Britain’s biggest breweries are developing weaker strength beers following a tax cut on brands with low-alcohol content | Telegraph, UK
Harsher penalty for court breaches could fuel reoffending
Prison numbers and crime rates will rise as a result of government attempts to curb youth crime, according to Napo, the union representing Britain's probation workers | Guardian, UK
Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare
With budget cuts leading to the loss of facilities that kept many inner-city youths occupied, experts predict a rise in crime | Guardian, UK
Commission on a Bill of Rights
The Commission is seeking your views | Justice.gov, UK
July Structural Reform Plan progress reports published
The Government has published July progress updates for each department’s Structural Reform Plans. DoH - Home Office | Prime Minister’s Office, UK
Two in five social workers see frontline teams cut
Two in five social workers have seen cuts to their frontline teams and many report admin support being slashed, a survey has found | Community Care, UK
Controlled Drugs
Plus a link to download the list of Controlled Drugs as per the Irish regulation | Irish Medical Times
East Jerusalem suffers heroin plague
Activists fight to save addicts in towns without prospects or security | Aljazeera
Vancouver Island heroin users warned as deaths increase
A spike in drug overdose deaths on Vancouver Island has prompted the B.C. Coroners Service to remind the public about risks associated with extra-strength heroin on the streets | Vancouver Sun, Canada
New approach launched to reduce tribal alcohol and substance abuse problems
A new federal framework to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in achieving their goals in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse has been announced | SAMHSA, USA
U.S. Widens Its Role in Battle Against Mexico’s Drug Cartels
The United States is expanding its role in Mexico’s bloody fight against drug trafficking organizations, sending new C.I.A. operatives and retired military personnel to the country and considering plans to deploy private security contractors in hopes of turning around a multibillion-dollar effort that so far has shown few results | New York Times, USA
Whole of Government Victorian Alcohol and Drug Strategy
The Consultation Process
Coalition leads the way with new alcohol & drug strategy
The Coalition Government is committed to a new strategy for the way government, health and community services, businesses, families, and communities work together to address alcohol and drug related harms in Victoria | Government of Victoria, Australia
No grace period for new teen drink driving ban
From midnight, teenage drivers will not be allowed to drink alcohol at all if they are driving |TVNZ, New Zealand
Don't praise Iran's war on drugs
Riding roughshod over the rule of law and the right to life may be effective, but Iran's killing spree violates international law | Guardian, UK
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More than 600 people around the world have downloaded the UNAIDS AIDSinfo application for the Apple iPad since its launch in June, 2011 | UNAIDS