DS Daily - 15th August 2011 |
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Aftercare associated with better treatment outcomes in Scotland
On several measures, the few drug dependent patients who accessed aftercare after treatment in Scotland in the early 2000s did better than the majority who chose to or were left to fend on their own - but could this be attributed to the aftercare, or would they have done well anyway? | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
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Take action on alcohol marketing and children
In a bid to get the government to take a tougher stance on alcohol advertising in the UK, a private members bill is to be proposed by the Totnes MP, Dr Sarah Wollaston to limit the exposure of children to alcohol marketing | Alcohol Concern, UK
Parent-child intervention prevents heavy drinking in Dutch teens
In this Dutch study, promoting parental rule setting and classroom alcohol education together nearly halved the proportion of adolescents who later went to drink heavily. Rarely have such strong and sustained drinking prevention impacts been recorded from these types of interventions | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Denmark Christiania: New challenges for Copenhagen's hippy zone
The hippy commune of Christiania in Copenhagen battled for decades for the legal right to run its own affairs. Now that it has won, the BBC's Anna Holligan asks how will it cope with the responsibility, and particularly an alarming illicit drugs market | BBC, UK
The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation
The Drug Court Experience | Urban Institute, USA
Drug Courts Can Reduce Substance Use and Crime
But Effectiveness Hinges on the Judge | Urban Institute, USA
WA seeks mandatory sentencing for clan lab injuries
The proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act will be introduced into the WA Parliament this week | ABC News, Australia
Tougher penalties not the answer for drug addicts
Proposed legislation changes that will imprison people who manufacture drugs near children have been labelled as "desperation legislation" by the Australian Lawyers Alliance | WA Today, Australia
Data shows prescription drug overdoses on the rise
New data on the number of ambulance call-outs for drug and alcohol overdoses shows an increase in the abuse of pharmaceutical drugs | ABC News, Australia
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