DS Daily - 22nd August 2011 |
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eATA responds to Paul Hayes letter to The Independent
eATA responds to Paul Hayes letter to the independent regarding 'rehab needs a fix' article | eATA, UK
Become a lay member of the expert group
The Patient and Public Involvement Programme and the Quality Standards team are looking for applications from service users and carers to sit on the group developing a quality standard on drug use disorders experienced by those 16 years old and over | NICE, UK
Children aged four in Wales A & E's for drink and drugs
Children as young as four have been treated in accident and emergency departments in Wales for the effects of alcohol, research shows | BBC, UK
HIV & AIDS In the North West of England 2010
This is the annual report of the North West HIV/AIDS Monitoring Unit, presenting data on HIV positive individuals accessing treatment and care in the region | Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Preventing drinking and drug use among students in London
The latest Effectiveness Bank bulletin highlights three attempts to prevent substance use among London school or college students. The first two used the same system to adjust counselling to the personality of the student and had at least short-term success. The third individualised the approach via motivational interviewing but without success | Drug and AlcoholFindings, UK
Suspect vodka: Nine hundred bottles seized in Derby
Bottles of fake vodka seized in Derby in July were found to contain isopropyl, a chemical used as a cleaning fluid | BBC, UK
Portman rallies industry on health labels
The Portman Group is stepping up efforts to get producers to implement the labelling commitments made as part of the alcohol industry’s responsibility deal with government | Marketing Week, UK
Something in the water
What drugs are local residents abusing? A researcher’s solution to that vexing problem suggests just how much our sewage knows about us | Boston Globe, USA
Poly drug use among police detainees
Offenders with complex drug dependencies involving two or more drug types comprise a substantial proportion of drug court and drug diversion clients, yet evaluation studies have demonstrated that these offenders often have poorer retention rates and higher post-program reoffending rates. Download | Australian Institute of Criminology