DS Daily - 12th May 2011 |
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Addiction to Medicine
Addiction to medicine: an investigation into the configuration and commissioning of treatment services to support those who develop problems with prescription-only or over-the-counter medicine | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Prescription drug addiction addressed
A GP summit examined how to address addiction to prescription and over-the-counter drugs following publication of two new reports into the scale of the issue commissioned by the | Department of Health, UK
New drugs becoming available at ‘unprecedented pace’, says report
New psychoactive substances are becoming widely available at an ‘unprecedented pace’. This is according to the EMCDDA–Europol 2010 annual report on new drugs entering the European market | EMCDDA
UK is hotbed for legal highs, warns report
A record 41 new unregulated drugs emerged in the continent last year and 16 of them were first spotted in the UK | Telegraph, UK
'Legal highs' outstrip attempts at regulation
EU agencies warn synthetic psychoactive substances are spreading at an unprecedented rate, with 41 new ones in 2010 | Guardian, UK
Family members and/or carers of people with drug problems - take part in the UKDPC survey
The UK Drug Policy Commission, with financial support from Scottish Families Affected by Drugs (SFAD), Adfam and the Pilgrim Trust, have commissioned Professor Alex Copello and Lorna Templeton to undertake research to map the extent and nature of current provision of support for adult family members and/or carers of people with drug problems to identify gaps and highlight good practice. Survey | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Channel 4 to air live drug-taking
'Radical' science series to show people using class A drugs and alcohol under medical supervision | Guardian, UK
If you don't tell us, how will we know?
The Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium is developing a plan of our work for the next 12 - 18 months. We have created a broad outline of aims and activities and now want our members to help decide our priorties for the year ahead - consultation | Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, UK
Quarter of a million children arrested each year
The Howard League for Penal Reform has called for restorative justice to replace "needless" arrests after obtaining figures that reveal a quarter of a million children are arrested each year | Children & Young People Now, UK
Welfare and legal aid cuts could lead to more Baby Ps
Today (Wednesday) MPs will be debating the welfare reform bill in committee (Disabled protests, 9 May). Family Action is concerned that this measure could damage child protection and increase the risks vulnerable children face by making it harder for professionals to keep track of families with multiple complex needs | Guardian, UK
The Hidden Truth about Homelessness
Experiences of Single Homelessness in England. Full report or Summary | Crisis, UK
University of Cambridge recruits students to babysit drunken partygoers
A University of Cambridge college is offering its members hundreds of pounds to babysit fellow students found staggering home drunk from post-exam celebrations | Telegraph, UK
Government launches single government website prototype
Alphagov is available on line for comment for two months and aims to provide a single place for all central government department information | Cabinet Office, UK
Addicts and experts join forces to advocate for InSite
Medical experts and detoxing drug addicts say Vancouver’s supervised drug-injection site saves lives and money, and the federal government’s legal effort to stop it is an embarrassment for Canada | The province, Canada
Does the ADHD Drug Shortage Herald a Crackdown on Stimulants?
With the Obama administration characterizing prescription drug misuse as this generation's crack epidemic, something like this seemed fated to happen: patients, pharmacists and manufacturers are reporting a serious shortage of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a hold in 2010 by the DEA on the drugs' main ingredients | TIME, USA
States Would Have to Implement Drug Testing for Welfare Program Under Bill
A bill introduced in the House by Louisiana Republican Charles Boustany would require drug testing for anyone applying for or receiving benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program | Join Together, USA
Maryland Takes Steps to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Director Kerlikowske, and Director of Center for Health Care Financing and Health Policy Bruce Kozlowski speak at the roundtable discussion | Of Substance Blog, ONDCP, USA
Philip Morris CEO says it's 'not that hard' to quit cigarettes
CEO Louis C. Camilleri's statement comes in response to a cancer nurse's remarks at a company shareholder meeting. The nurse noted that tobacco kills more than 400,000 Americans and 5 million people worldwide each year | LA Times, USA
Major heroin bust linked to strong dollar
A massive heroin bust on Sydney's docks is more proof international drug rings are targeting Australia because of the surge in the Australian dollar, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) says | SMH, Australia
The war on drugs: a conclusion and a memorial
I'd like to conclude this discussion by republishing a few of the personal experiences some of you were generous enough to share with us | The Age, Australia
Alcohol and Assault on Friday and Saturday Nights
Findings from the DUMA Program | AIC, Australia
Addicts 'the market' for new beer
The launch of a breakfast beer is "marketing alcohol to alcoholics", an addiction expert says | Stuff.co, New Zealand