DS Daily - 14th March 2011 |
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Home Office Drug Strategy blog
An update from David Oliver [Home Office Blog, UK]
Statement from the NTA on national drug treatment statistics
An article in the latest edition of Addiction Today asserts inaccurately that "drug free is formally defined in government statistics as being on drugs." [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
Board meeting and papers
The next board meeting will take place on Tuesday 15 March [National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK]
21st century eugenics
When an American charity starts offering drug addicts cash incentives to practice birth control, it ostensibly ... identifies an evil, and wants it eradicated; but the evil it sees here is not drugs, but drug addicts [New Europe]
The Importance of Listening; and the Helpline Volunteers
It was my personal experience of alcoholism within my own family that persuaded me to dedicate my free time to National Association for Children of Alcoholics [Inexcess TV, UK]
Health groups reject 'responsibility deal' on alcohol
Six leading health groups have dealt the government a blow by refusing to sign up to its new "responsibility deal" on alcohol in England. Alcohol Concern, the British Association for the Study of the Liver, the British Liver Trust, the British Medical Association, the Institute of Alcohol Studies and the Royal College of Physicians [BBC, UK]
'Supermarkets to sign voluntary 'responsible alcohol retailing' deal with government'
Retail giant Asda and brewing behemoth Heineken are to lead a "responsibility deal" with the government, ending price promotion in the entrances to supermarkets and reducing the alcoholic strength in drinks [The Publican, UK]
Heineken to cut alcohol content
Heineken is to cut the alcohol content of one of its major brands after signing up to a Government deal on public health [Daily Express, UK]
SNP commits to minimum drink pricing plan
Plans to introduce minimum drink pricing in Scotland will be revived if the SNP wins May's Holyrood election [BBC, UK]
Drink danger for children
Cracking down on supermarket special offers won’t by itself address the fundamental issue at the heart of pre-teen drinking [Daily Express, UK]
Hooked on booze aged 3, youngest alcoholic in uk
Statistics obtained from the Heart of England NHS Trust in the Midlands revealed that between 2008 and 2010, 13 children aged between three and 12 were admitted to a hospital ward with drink problems [Daily Express, UK]
New low for Binge Britain
Students race each other to A&E in lethal drinking game [Daily Mail, UK]
Plainly put, cigarette packaging matters
Plain packaging on cigarettes would change how we smoke, and tobacco firms know it even if Tory MP Philip Davies does not [Guardian, UK]
Rethinking combat stress support for veterans
New 24-hour veteran support helpline launched [Department of Health, UK]
Abolition of social care duties 'would be illegal'
Abolishing councils' legal duties to provide social care would breach human rights law, a lawyer has warned after the government floated the idea [Community Care, UK]
Twenty-four hours on the streets
People who pass by look down on them, take pity on them, says Kenny. “But we feel sorry for those people, with their mortgages and their jobs. We are free. We have worries, but they are different kinds of worries [Irish Times]
Video “Needles, Barrels and Brands”
Influencing syringe and needle selection for NSPs [Irish Needle Exchange Forum]
B.C. to be first in Canada to treat alcoholism as a chronic condition
B.C. will soon become the first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize alcohol addiction as a chronic medical condition [Gazette, Canada]
Neurobiology of Drug Addiction
Free online NIDA-supported course [Medical Directions, USA]
Supreme Court decision on sentencing guidelines gives judges more leeway
The ruling will clarify the rules that guide judges as they try to set sentences that both comport with national norms and ensure justice is done in individual cases [Washington Post, USA]
Top security jails awash with drugs
More than 30 prisoners a week come up positive for drugs or refuse to be tested, documents obtained by the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information show [Herald Sun, Australia]