DS Daily - 3rd November 2011 |
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Paul Hayes' speech to the DrugScope conference
The creation of a new locally-led public health service represents a chance to properly integrate drug treatment and recovery services in England, said Paul Hayes, Chief Executive of the | NTA, UK
Risks from forced detoxification from heroin are being ignored, conference hears
Changes of policy on provision of services to drug users risk forcing thousands of people into detoxification and abstinence programmes before they are ready, a primary care specialist in drug misuse has warned | BMJ, UK
Latest hot treatment topics from the Effectiveness Bank
This set are about the harm reduction challenge of hepatitis C, the treatment challenge of recovery, the challenge of commissioning to meet these objectives, and whether the need for it all can be reduced by prevention services aimed at babies and infants | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Antidote drug saved 6 users from heroin death - report
Since its introduction in February, 115 users have been prescribed and trained how to use Naloxone in Llanelli and Carmarthen, and the service will soon be rolled out in Ammanford. Five other people, such as a family member of a user, have also been trained in its use | This is South Wales, UK
Statistics on drug deaths cut no ice with voters fearful their children will become heroin addicts
Despite statistical evidence, the Government is wary of changing the laws on drugs for fear of alienating middle-class voters - Letters | Telegraph, UK
Heroin addicts cost society £850,000 each, police warn
Top officers warned of the increasing cost of drug-ravaged society with hundreds of millions is being spent on the increasing number of addicts | Telegraph, UK
Simon Byrne - Policing prostitution and sexual exploitation
Significantly, in Suffolk, more than 200 sex workers have been helped out of sex work since the ‘Ipswich murders’, with them being provided with appropriate support to deal with the underlying symptoms of their issues, including drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence and homelessness | Association of Chief Police Officers, UK
Dr Christian Jessen: Evidently the drug laws don't work
In 2001 the Portuguese government decided to deal with the rapidly escalating number of deaths and cases of HIV linked to drug abuse by decriminalising the use and possession of street drugs | London Evening Standard, UK
Licensing party drugs will save lives
Dr James Bell, head of the party drugs clinic at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, insisted bans serve only to fuel demand and encourage a black market | London Evening Standard, UK
Health Committee - Twelfth Report
Public Health | Parliament, UK
Turning Point responds to Health Committee report on public health
The report is right to focus on alcohol as a key national public health issue but places little emphasis on drug addiction, which also has huge cost to individuals and to society as a whole | Turning Point, UK
The King's Fund responds to The Health Select Committee's Report on Public Health
The lack of progress in tackling health inequalities is the most significant health policy failure of the last decade, so we welcome the focus on health inequalities in this report | The King's Fund, UK
Developing the workforce for mental health improvement: a strategic approach
In 'Towards a Mentally Healthy Scotland' the Scottish Government committed to produce a workforce development strategy for the mental health improvement workforce. This strategy was to guide planners and the workforce themselves to ensure that they have the skills needed to further mental health improvement in Scotland. Download | Health Scotland, UK
MP warns on supply of alcohol to under 18s
Stephen Gilbert MP says more needs to be done to change the culture of drink in communities, following widespread problems of parental supply to young people | ePolitix, UK
MPs deride Lansley's 'nudging' deal with food and drink firms
Coalition deal with food and drink firms will not improve public health, the Commons health select committee has warned | Guardian, UK
Using evidence to improve social policy and practice
Perspectives on how research and evidence can influence decision making | NESTA, UK
Our poll results show negative view of children
Many people are at risk of giving up on children altogether, a shocking new poll commissioned by Barnardo’s has found | Barnardo’s, UK
The world's 1st needle exchange
Exchange Supplies | You Tube
The State of Harm Reduction in Europe
The film crew of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) attended the first meeting of the European Harm Reduction Network (EuroHRN) in Marseille, France | HCLU
Minimum Pricing on alcohol call from national charities and medical representative organisations
Alcohol Action Ireland is calling on the Government to tackle alcohol pricing in this year’s budget with a minimum pricing initiative and an excise duty restoration that could earn the Government €178million and reduce Ireland’s €3.7billion bill from alcohol-related harm | Alcohol Action Ireland
Put overdose drug in hands of users, families
Naloxone can help reduce the numbers of drug overdoses in Thunder Bay, health care experts say | CBC News, Canada
New law targets prescription drug abuse
Patients with prescriptions for painkillers must now show ID to both their doctor and their pharmacist | CBC News, Canada
NIH study examines nicotine as a gateway drug
NIDA-funded research in mice shows that nicotine primes the brain to enhance cocaine's effects | NIDA, USA
Substance abuse treatment programs
New study shows residential substance abuse treatment programs are operating at 89-percent of capacity | SAMHSA, USA
Prisoner overdoses 'not isolated'
The ACT Government is under fire after it was revealed 12 inmates at Canberra's correctional facilities have been given an overdose of methadone or other medication | ABC News, Australia
New laws close underage drinking legal loophole
A new law aimed at preventing underage binge drinking has come into effect | ABC News, Australia
Addicts to be tested in new drug courts
Two new drug courts planned for Auckland will follow the American model and feature random compulsory drug and alcohol tests for offenders enrolled in the programme | Stuff.co, New Zealand
Drug addicts, alcoholics collect sickness benefits
Almost 2000 Aucklanders are collecting benefits because their alcohol and drug addictions prevent them from working | Stuff.co, New Zealand
Amendments to Tobacco Plain Packaging Start Date
The Government has announced revised implementation timeframes for the introduction of its world first tobacco plain packaging legislation following delays in the Senate passing the legislation | Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Quitline Releases New Publication to Help Smokers Quit
The Quit Book is sent to all clients who register by phone or online and is designed to provide support throughout the journey to becoming smokefree | Scoop, New Zealand