DS Daily - 4th March 2011 |
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LDAN/DrugScope conference 2011
Capital Concerns: the future for drug and alcohol services Conference – 9th March, London [DrugScope, UK]
Activities offer hope to recovering addicts
People recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in Gwynedd and Anglesey have been boosted by a new charity which offers support day and night [BBC, UK]
Centres for drink and drug addicts to be opened across Brighton and Hove
A drop-in centre for drug addicts and alcoholics is spreading its services across Brighton and Hove [The Argus, UK]
Drug and alcohol services at threat in Nottingham
Four alcohol and drug support services in the city are expected to close in the next two months [This is Nottingham, UK]
Cannabis and the increased incidence and persistence of psychosis
Editorial [BMJ, UK]
Cannabis and young people
Our own research and experience tells us that early intervention with these young people can halt the harmful impacts of super strength cannabis and any resultant mental health problems [Addaction, UK]
Department of Education help Addaction support families
Addaction has recently been awarded more than £1 million by the Department for Education. The money will help two Addaction projects support hundreds more families affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse [Addaction, UK]
Abstinence: glorious quilt or dirty socks?
Naturally, quality of recovery is about much more than the absence of a drug, but surely abstinence is a valid aspiration? We needn’t shy away from that [Binge Inking]
First woman appointed as Chief Medical Officer for England
Professor Dame Sally Davies was today named as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England [Department of Health, UK]
Market forces alone will not deliver essential changes to hospital services
The King’s Fund has questioned whether the government’s health reforms will deliver much-needed changes to the provision of hospital services, in a new report published today - report [The King's Fund, UK]
Cooperating out of crime
David Cameron's Big Society initiative envisages an increased role for communities and for voluntary and private secotrs in the delivery of public services. As part of this, the Ministry of Justice is seeking to involve prisoners in their own rehabilitation - Full report [CentreForum, UK]
Leeds set to discuss alcohol issues
Conference set to launch new strategy as report reveals £438m alcohol burden on Leeds [Guardian, UK]
Alcoholic, binge, or sensible? Part 1
Broadly speaking you will fit into one of these three categories, though you may well not like the description. In fact you’d be right not to, they are all spurious if not misleading terms [thinkingaboutdrinking]
Is there a cocaine culture at the criminal bar?
BBC drama Silk implies cocaine use is rife in the legal profession. But how accurate is that view? [BBC, UK]
Ireland’s anti-drug measures lauded
It said programmes for the prevention and treatment of drugs abuse were carried out by government and non-government organisations, working in "close cooperation" with each other [Irish Examiner]
Alcohol, marijuana and probation
New nationwide study indicates alcohol and marijuana were the most commonly abused substances by those referred to treatment from probation or parole [SAMHSA, USA]
For Federal Programs, a Taste of Market Discipline
Lately, both American and British policy makers have been thinking about how to bring some of the competitive discipline of the market to government programs, and they have hit on an intriguing idea [New York Times, USA]
How Should Society Deal With the Drug Nicotine?
How should our society deal with nicotine? There are millions of people who use this legal drug. Many people love their cigarettes. Others can't stand their smoking and wish they could stop the addictive habit [Huffington Post, USA]
Bolivian President Evo Morales snubs US drugs agents
Bolivian President Evo Morales has refused to invite US anti-narcotics agents back into the country [BBC, UK]
Social Inclusion in the Family Support Sector
Summarises some of the literature and research on social inclusion and considers the relevance of the concept and its application to family support services [AFRC, Australia]
Vic won't commit to alcohol, drug funding
The Victorian government won't guarantee a funding boost for alcohol and drug services despite an auditor-general's report highlighting chronic problems in the system [The West Australian]
Corruption, human rights and OST
Annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board: Corruption, human rights and OST [IHRA]
UNODC and UN peacekeeping forces team up to combat drugs and crime in conflict zones
The fight against drugs and organized crime was critical to the success of peacekeeping operations because criminals exploit regions weakened by war [UNODC]
Availability of Internationally Controlled Drugs
Ensuring Adequate Access for Medical and Scientific Purposes [INCB]
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