DS Daily - 1st February 2011 |
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Routes to Recovery via Criminal Justice
A brief introduction to the concept of node-link mapping and the possible benefits of using this technique when working with clients with drug problems [NTA, UK]
Druglink magazine
Alcohol is the focus of the January - February issue of Druglink magazine [DrugScope, UK]
DrugFAM Newsletter
Supporting famililes, carers and friends affected by substance abuse. Issue 1 [SMMGP, UK]
SOCA comments on reported UK heroin shortages
The impact of efforts to confront the heroin trade from source to border appears to have affected the cost of procuring the drug [SOCA, UK]
What lies behind the 'dramatic decrease' in heroin in Britain?
By Andrew M Brown, a writer who specialises in mental health and in the influence of addiction and substance abuse on culture [Telegraph, UK]
Charities hit by job losses as cuts bite
Three leading charities have announced swingeing job losses, as the scale of the impact of central and local government cutbacks on Scotland’s voluntary sector begins to become clear [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Cuts are ravaging personalisation, say social workers
Personalisation is being damaged by budget cuts and reduced choice and control, say social workers and service users [Community Care, UK]
Personalisation – making it happen
Three new Social Care TV films “Invaluable to anyone delivering personalisation on the frontline.” [SCIE, UK]
New FEAD Contributor
Professor Michael Gossop is a leading researcher at the National Addiction Centre, King’s College London [FEAD, UK]
Social Work Services In Scotland's Prisons
A National Inspection: 2011 [Scottish Government, UK]
Lessons for the Coalition: an end of term report on New Labour and criminal justice
The report assesses what happened in the years between 1997 and 2010 in key areas of criminal justice, ranging from sentencing to summary justice, prison and probation, drugs and victims ... [Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, UK]
27 out of 13,000 police officers 'positive for drugs'
Out of 13,157 police officers tested for illegal drugs in the past two years, just 27 were positive, according to Jane's Police Review magazine [BBC, UK]
The price of a drink: survey reveals cost of alcohol abuse
The toll that alcohol takes on many people's lives is laid bare in a survey which has prompted fresh calls for action to tackle widespread chronic drinking across Britain [Guardian, UK]
Nicotine study opens path for anti-smoking drug
Scientists have pinpointed a source of nicotine craving in the brain, opening up a new path towards drug treatments to help smokers kick their habit, [Google News / AFP]
Serious crime rate falls despite rise in robberies, extortion and drugs cases
The Republic's overall crime rate continued to fall last year despite increases in robbery, extortion and drug cultivation [Irish Times]
Confronting the alcohol issue
Alcohol affects every part of the body and heavy use can be a contributory factor in more than 80 illnesses [Irish Times]
Health boss calls for change in drinking culture
The amount of places that sell alcohol in Jersey should be reduced, according to the director of the Alcohol and Drugs service [BBC, UK]
Report: 35% of warrior-unit soldiers face addiction
Medical officials estimate that 25% to 35% of about 10,000 ailing soldiers assigned to special wounded-care companies or battalions are addicted or dependent on drugs [USA Today]
Helping Others Helps Alcoholics Stay on the Road to Recovery
Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober [Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA]
Pam Hyde's "Prevention and Treatment Work" Article
SAMHSA Administrator, Pam Hyde's recent article "Prevention and Treatment Work" published in [U.S. Medicine]
Agony over ecstasy is helping no one
It's high time we swept away our cant and hypocrisy on illicit drugs. Let's admit that most people taking illicit drugs do so because they enjoy the experience. Let's make low-level drug use a health and social issue and stop pretending it is a crime [The Age, Australia]
Opposition's $10m rehab pledge aims for total cure
The state opposition's $10 million commitment to drug treatment programs will meet the needs of only a minority of addicts and should not come at the expense of methadone and other substitution programs, a leading expert said [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Positive Signals from Afghan Opium Farmers on Cultivation Trends in 2011
A qualitative assessment of farmers' intentions gives grounds for cautious optimism that neither cultivation nor production will spiral out of control as previously feared [United Nations]
Afghan opium poppy crop: Mixed results from drugs war
The growing of opium poppies in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar is predicted to be down for the second year running [BBC, UK]