DS Daily - 23rd February 2011 |
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NTA Board appointments
The NTA is pleased to announce the following reappointments of members of its Board, during this period of transition [NTA, UK]
Supporting People – Know the facts
Revolving Doors, in collaboration with a group of 13 organisations covering health, social care, housing, homelessness, substance misuse and criminal justice, helped produce a briefing document presenting the key facts about Supporting People [Revolving Doors, UK]
The origins and future of the UK recovery movement
What of the UK? Do we have a recovery movement that can be discreetly identified, or do we have a patchwork of small initiatives all with their own (small) voices, but not yet singing in harmony? [Binge Inking, UK]
Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs
Medical cannabis patients have been engaging in substitution by using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol, prescription and illicit drugs [Harm Reduction Journal]
Alcohol Statistics Scotland
This biennial publication presents the latest available information from a range of national data sources relating to alcohol [Alcohol Information Scotland, UK]
Concern at volume of spirits Scots are drinking
People appear to have a different culture when it comes to drinking vodka, gin, whisky and similar drinks – with 3.5 litres of spirits knocked back per person a year compared to 1.8 litres south of the Border [The Herald, Scotland, UK]
Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use
Full guideline [NICE, UK]
NICE issues primary care alcohol treatment advice
GPs should be able to assess patients' alcohol dependence into categories of mild, moderate and severe, and use validated screening questionnaires to select the appropriate intervention [GP, UK]
Alcohol, Ecstacy, Cocaine: Which Drug is Most Toxic?
People should be more knowledgeable about the effective dosage for their drug of choice [Guardian, UK]
New Bill tackles under-age drinking
Pubs caught serving drink to under-age customers in Northern Ireland twice will be closed [Belfast Telegraph, UK]
Alcohol in moderation 'can help prevent heart disease'
The work, published in the British Medical Journal, showed a 14% to 25% reduction in heart disease in moderate drinkers compared with people who had never drunk alcohol [BBC, UK]
New disability test 'is a complete mess', says the man who designed it
Welfare reform expert Professor Paul Gregg says a rushed roll out of the work capability assessment will cause more anguish [Guardian, UK]
Restorative Justice, Policing and the Big Society
Transcript of a speech by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice given on 16th February [Ministry of Justice, UK]
Feds move to control hallucinogen salvia
The federal Conservatives are taking a pre-emptive strike against an herbal hallucinogen that garnered plenty of media attention thanks to teen pop-star Miley Cyrus [Toronto Sun, Canada]
National anti-drug campaign succeeds in lowering marijuana use, study suggests
The federal anti-drug campaign “Above the Influence” appears to have effectively reduced marijuana use by teenagers, new research shows [Ohio State University, USA]
Our Public Health Approach to the Prescription Drug Epidemic
Last week, Director Kerlikowske joined public health experts and physicians at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a joint presentation to discuss the growing epidemic of prescription drug overdoses [Of Substance Blog, ONDCP, USA]
Navy considers alcohol ban after damning report
The navy will consider banning alcohol in some locations and increasing breath testing as part of a strategy to tackle a drinking problem in the Defence Force [The Age, Australia]
The development of international drug control
Lessons learned and strategic challenges for the future PDF [Transnational Institute, Netherlands]