DS Daily - 18th August 2011 |
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The Recovery Partnership – An update
Since May the Recovery Partnership has undertaken (and plans) the following activities ... | Substance Misuse Skills Consortium, the Recovery Group UK and DrugScope
Paul Hayes' letter to The Independent about rehab
An edited version of this letter appeared in The Independent on 17 August | NTA, UK
It’s time for the UK government to fully review drug policy
Ewan Hoyle, founder of Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform | BMJ, UK
Concern over rise in deaths among addicts
The controversial heroin substitute methadone was implicated in more deaths than the drug itself in two areas of Scotland last year | The Herald, Scotland, UK
New forum for UI workers in pipeline
Moves are underway to set up a new Forum for professionals working in substance use related User Involvement (UI) in Scotland | Scottish Drugs Forum, UK
Ground-breaking research delves into the life experiences of problem drug users
Ground -breaking research to improve understanding of the factors that lead people to develop drug problems, and to recover from them, is being carried out by Scottish Drugs Forum, in association with leading addiction researcher Professor Richard Hammersley | Scottish Drugs Forum, UK
New media, new problem?
Alcohol, young people and the internet | Alcohol Concern, UK
Quarter of new social workers in England remain jobless after a year
Data released to Community Care show that, of the 4,082 newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) who registered with the GSCC after graduating in 2010, 27% remain unemployed | Community Care, UK
The Probation Service annual report 2010
Probation Service, Ireland
Irish teens starting to drink earlier
According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new research has shown that those born in Ireland in 1980 began drinking when they were around 16 years of age. However, those born just 10 years later began drinking around the age of 14 | Irish Health
€2.4m heroin haul the biggest in four years
The seizure of 12.5kg of heroin - the biggest haul of the drug in four years - will have an impact on the streets, drug groups said yesterday | Irish Examiner
Israeli government approves guidelines for medical marijuana
Cabinet agrees on arrangements and supervision of marijuana supply in medical centers and for research; 6,000 people in Israel currently treated with medical cannabis | Haaretz, Israel
SAMHSA awards $1.5 million to support the appropriate use of opioid medications
Medical professionals will gain access to free clinical support in the use of opioid medications through a new grant announced by | SAMHSA, USA
No Cause for Marijuana Case, but Enough for Child Neglect
Hundreds of New Yorkers who have been caught with small amounts of marijuana, or who have simply admitted to using it, have become ensnared in civil child neglect cases in recent years, though they did not face even the least of criminal charges, according to city records and defense lawyers | New York Times, USA