DS Daily - 18th November 2011 |
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The fire next time
Drug use is changing fast. Old drugs are falling from favour, new ones are growing, and the economic slump may shake things up again | The Economist
British drug policy is not working
The government is sticking to a criminal justice approach that simply doesn't work. It is time to look at the scientific evidence - Julian Huppert and Molly Meacher | Guardian, UK
Ex-MI5 head backs calls to legalise drugs
The former head of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller has joined a group of MPs and peers in calling for drugs to be legalised | Telegraph, UK
'White flag' warning over drug decriminalisation
Baroness Meacher, chair of the All-party Group on Drug Policy Reform and Christian Guy, Policy Director of the Centre for Social Justice discuss how realistic these aspirations are | Today programme, BBC, UK
Why is it only 'formers' who want to talk about drugs?
Former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller today joins an increasingly long list of "formers" and "exes" who have publicly condemned the so-called "War on Drugs" as a "dead end" - Mark Easton | BBC, UK
ACMD open meeting registration
The next open meeting of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will occur on 1 December 2011. The meeting is free to attend, but you must register beforehand | Home Office, UK
Substance Misuse, April-June 2011
The latest quarterly statistics on Substance Misuse in Wales produced by the | Welsh Government, UK
Welsh Health Survey, 2010
44% of adults reported drinking above the recommended guidelines on at least one day in the past week, including 27% who reported binge drinking | Welsh Government, UK
How to implement evidence-based treatments
A new bulletin has been published collecting together the latest documents added to the Effectiveness Bank. Articles in this bulletin are taken from a special issue of the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors reviewing research on how to implement evidence-based treatments including alcohol screening and brief advice and aftercare as well as core therapies | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Booze Britain: One in 10 admit they can't go a day without a drink
The findings were part of Bupa's Health Pulse Survey, which saw the healthcare group survey over 13,000 people in 12 countries, including Australia, China, Spain, Mexico and the United States | Daily Mail, UK
Perceptions of crime
Perceptions of crime, engagement with the police, authorities dealing with anti-social behaviour and Community Payback: Findings from the 2010/11 British Crime Survey, Supplementary Volume 1 to Crime in England and Wales 2010/11 | Home Office, UK
Report reveals significant challenges for mental health tariff
People working in mental health throughout the NHS are enthusiastic about making payment by results (PbR) work but, as things stand, creating the first mental health tariff faces significant challenges before it can be implemented properly | NHS Confederation, UK
Wada hits back at BOA in row over lifetime ban for drugs cheats
The British Olympic Association will discover on Sunday whether its lifetime ban for drugs cheats is judged to contravene the world anti-doping code | Guardian, UK
Inflicting Harm
Judicial corporal punishment for Drug and Alcohol Offences in Selected Countries | IHRA
The Global Initiative for Drug Policy Reform
Launched at the House of Lords it brings together: a) countries interested in reform; b) countries who have successfully implemented alternative drug control strategies; and c) the Global Commission on Drug Policy, in order to discuss new evidence and Reports commissioned by the Beckley Foundation, towards the goal of reforming global drug policy, including amendments to the UN Conventions | Beckley Foundation