DS Daily - 5th July 2011 |
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Dangers in drugs warning as three more die
Police have issued renewed warnings about the dangers of taking drugs after three men died from suspected overdoses, taking the death toll in recent days to five | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Graham Allen launches second report on Early Intervention
The second report sets out how we can pay for those programmes within existing resources and by attracting new non government money - Download | Cabinet Office, UK
Commission on Funding of Care and Support
The independent commission, set up by the Government last July, was asked to recommend a fair and sustainable funding system for adult social care in England | Department of Health, UK
A trip down the Silk Road
The possibilities of a non-government-controlled anonymous international currency are quite mind-boggling. The obvious possibility is being played out right now on Silk Road: buying and selling illegal products is now possible and may dramatically increase in the near future - Written by Monica Barratt | Injecting Advice, UK
Drugs and alcohol section on Youthhealthtalk
The website youthhealthtalk.com interviews young people about their drug and alcohol experiences | Drug Education Forum, UK
Khat use in Europe: implications for European policy
Exact numbers of regular khat users on a worldwide scale do not exist, however estimates range up to 20 million. This paper presents the challenges associated with the spread of khat consumption - Download | EMCDDA
Film review: Unwrapping the drugs debate
Siobhan McGuirk reviews ‘Cocaine Unwrapped’, a documentary that asks good questions but avoids too many answers | red pepper, UK
Drug courts crucial to criminal justice reform
The Department of Justice recently identified 1.2 million individuals in the criminal justice system who would be eligible for drug court but are unable to gain access because one is simply not available | Washington Times, USA
100,000 NRT Scripts Filled to Help Australians Kick the Habit
Smokers around Australia have chosen to kick the habit with 100,000 scripts for subsidised nicotine patches being filled since they became available on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) in February | Ministry for Health and Ageing, Australia
Opinion - Regulating 'designer drugs'
We also need our politicians to grab our outdated drug laws by the scruff of the neck and drag them into the 21st century as the Law Commission has recommended | New Zealand Drug Foundation
Synthetic Cannabis Products Causing Workplace Dangers
Readily available legal synthetic cannabis products are posing significant dangers for workplaces and workers, says one of New Zealand’s leading workplace behavioural healthcare companies | Scoop, New Zealand
WADA pairs with pharmaceutical giant for doping detection
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced today that it has signed a long-term agreement with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to get assistance in its efforts to stay on top of detection methods for emerging performance-enhancing drugs | Cycling News