DS Daily - 18th January 2011 |
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Minimum alcohol pricing planned
The Home Office said the move for England and Wales was designed to address the issue of binge drinking, which has been linked to chronic health problems and social disorder [BBC, UK]
Ministers accused of bottling decision to ban low-cost alcohol
Supermarkets will be able to continue selling beer at 38p a can and wine at just over £2 a bottle [Guardian, UK]
Alcohol misuse is the most daunting of public health challenges
Joint chief executive at the Centre for Mental Health Sean Duggan examines the challenge ahead for the NHS in tackling alcohol misuse [Nursing Times, UK]
The price of super-strength lagers should reflect their alcohol content
Heavily discounted super-strength lagers target the most vulnerable people in society, writes David Nutt. Setting minimum prices per unit of alcohol would save thousands of lives [Guardian, UK]
Menace of alcohol is costing Leeds millions
According to a new report for NHS Leeds, the total of those costs in Leeds was a massive £438m in the 12 months from April 2008 until March 2009 [Yorkshire Evening Post, UK]
ACMD letter on Sativex
Letter from the ACMD to crime prevention minister James Brokenshire on the cannabis-based product Sativex - PDF [Home Office, UK]
Prison workers battle to help inmates beat drugs
The Carat (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare) workers give them advice, refer them to other services they might need or, if their drug dependency is severe, arrange clinical treatment [This is South Wales, UK]
Cross Party Group on Drugs and Alcohol
The next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Drugs and Alcohol will meet on Thursday 27th January 2011 at 5.30pm in the Scottish Parliament [Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK]
Smoking linked to earlier male deaths
World Health Organization figures on death rates reveal tobacco-related illness accounts for up to 60% of the gender health gap in most countries. Paper in Tobacco Control [BBC, UK]
Aussie beer boozers a dying breed
"In the space of 30 years, Australia has been transformed from a beer drinking nation to a country of wine connoisseurs," CommSec Economist Savanth Sebastian said [The Age, Australia]
UNODC and Mongolia to Increase Cooperation in Fight Against Crime and Drugs in East and Central Asia
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov and the Minister of Justice and Home Affairs of Mongolia, Nyamdorj Tsend, today agreed to strengthen cooperation on the interrelated areas of drug control, crime prevention and international terrorism in East and Central Asia [UNODC]