DS Daily - 11th August 2011 |
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Proposals to modify the format of the NDTMS annual statistical report on adults in treatment
The NTA is proposing a number changes to the content and format of the annual National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) statistics report for 2010/2011. These are set out here - We would welcome comments and responses from the treatment sector | NTA, UK
eATA to set up Residential Rehab Working Group
eATA are pleased to announce the formation of a working group to advise the Chief Executive on issues affecting residential rehab providers and to agree practical steps that can be taken to address these | eATA, UK
Diazepam deaths shock for Capital
Edinburgh had more deaths linked to the prescription drug diazepam than anywhere else in Scotland last year, as new figures showed the city bucked the national trend for falling drug-related fatalities | The Scotsman, UK
Hostels Good Practice Guidelines
Good practice guidelines on hostel accommodation: the views of homeless drug users | Brookes Drug and Alcohol Research Group, UK
The role of emergency hostels and night shelters in supporting homeless drug users
This study seeks to increase our understanding of the support needs of homeless drug users who stay in emergency hostels and shelters in order to improve policy and practice | Brookes Drug and Alcohol Research Group, UK
Social services must house homeless mental health clients
The Court of Appeal decided that local authorities had a statutory duty to provide accommodation to those in need of "care and attention" due to mental health problems or traumatic experiences | Community Care, UK
Substance Use and Recessions: Insights from economic analyses of alcohol and how drug use differs
Second Alison Chesney and Eddie Killoran Memorial Lecture, Wednesday 19th October 2011 | Knowledge-Action-Change/Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, LSHTM, UK
The seven deadly charity myths
Charities and voluntary organisations have been highlighting the impact that cuts in government funding are having on the most vulnerable people in society. We've done it too today with the launch of this report, which we think is the most robust set of estimates yet | National Council for Voluntary Organisations, UK
Tough choices to make as welfare, health and care bills rise
We often worry about increased spending on health, long term care and social security in the future. We are right to. But we perhaps underestimate the extent to which the shape of the state has already changed to accommodate much greater spending on these areas. Report | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Drug use by young people in England in 2010
A series of slides | Drug Education Forum, UK
BBC radio presenter George Webley dies after taking mephedrone
An award-winning BBC radio presenter and musician died of a heart attack after taking the illegal party drug mephedrone, an inquest heard | Telegraph, UK
Boy George named patron of Focus 12
The singer and DJ said he wanted to spread the word that help is available for people who are struggling with addiction, and to their families | BBC, UK
Smoking increases heart risk more in women than men
Women who start smoking increase their risk of a heart attack by more than men who take up the habit, according to a review of more than 30 years of research | BBC, UK
Our ‘drinking culture’ isn’t romantic, it’s killing us
Alcohol Action Ireland Director Fiona Ryan writes in thejournal.ie | Alcohol Action Ireland
Crack pipes delivered to addicts
As Downtown Eastside residents await the arrival of clean crack pipes at Insite, workers from the Vancouver Mobile Needle Exchange deliver tens of thousands of clean crack pipes to drug users in area | Vancouver Observer, Canada
Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse
People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study | Reuters
How America criminalised poverty
The viciousness of state officials to the poor and homeless is breathtaking, trapping them in a cycle of poverty | Guardian, UK
Government cuts money for lab cleanups
Police retreat in war on meth after federal government cuts money for lab cleanups | Washington Post, USA
Malaysians on charges over alleged ice, heroin plot
An alleged plot by Malaysian nationals to import large quantities of ice and heroin into Australia and distribute them across the east coast is part of a "worrying trend" of increased narcotics production from the Malay archipelago | The Australian
International security and the global war on drugs
The tragic irony of drug securitisation - Danny Kushlick | Open Democracy