DS Daily - 3rd October 2011 |
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Recovery walking
A new era? Recovery talk draws strength from diversity - Editorial | Drink and Drugs News, UK
"Duel diagnosis"
Brendan Georgeson reflects on the conflicts involved in working with dual diagnosis | Drink and Drugs News, UK
News focus
The Lib Dems are calling for an impact assessment on the Misuse of Drugs Act. Could a Portuguese-style model of decriminalisation happen here | Drink and Drugs News, UK
High society
How recreational drug use and the problems it causes are changing | Economist, UK
Fears over spiralling use of mephedrone amongst schoolchildren
Police are urging parents to be vigilant for signs youngsters are experimenting with recreational drugs after it emerged that incidents involving illegal so-called “club drugs” are increasing | Wales Online, UK
Video - Neil McKeganey on his latest book
"Controversies in Drug Policy and Practice" | FEAD, UK
Wales - Executive Director of Public Health, Annual Report
Including the effects of alcohol use on birth | NHS Wales, UK
Scots ban on supermarket alcohol deals comes into force
New laws have come into force banning "irresponsible" drinks promotions by retailers in Scotland | BBC, UK
Online loopholes in Scottish alcohol bill
Online deals are being used to get round new laws banning discounted promotions on alcohol in Scotland | BBC, UK
The result of booze deal ban: cheaper drink in superstores
As the new rules took effect it soon became apparent retailers were dodging the crackdown by making single bottles even cheaper than before, in many cases matching what would have been the individual price within a multibuy | The Herald, Scotland, UK
What damage does alcohol do to our bodies?
More harmful than heroin or crack | BBC, UK
School-based alcohol prevention best when it does not target alcohol
This authoritative review says that school programmes which work best at preventing youth drinking problems are not specifically about alcohol at all, but instead target problem behaviour more generally | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Fears up to 60,000 Scottish adults are struggling with hyperactivity disorder
Experts say adults with ADHD often lead chaotic lifestyles, which can include problems such as abusing drugs and alcohol and difficulties in organising simple everyday tasks | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Cigarette vending machines banned in England
The sale of tobacco from vending machines has been banned in England, with anyone caught selling cigarettes in machines facing a fine of £2,500 | BBC, UK
Squatters are among society's most vulnerable people, says report
Study says many have no choice but to enter empty buildings | Guardian, UK
Maastricht bans cannabis coffee-shop tourists
A ban on some foreign tourists has come into force in the cannabis-selling coffee shops of the Dutch border city of Maastricht | BBC, UK
Europeans ‘heaviest drinkers in world’, according to WHO
The World Health Organisation has endorsed an ‘action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol’ in Europe, which they say is the heaviest drinking region in the world | Alcohol Action Ireland
Radical steps urged to tackle drink abuse
Government plans to put alcohol abuse alongside drug abuse have been welcomed by leading activists in the treatment of addiction problems | Irish Times
The Supreme Court decision to keep Insite open
Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society | Supreme Court of Canada
Top court rules Insite drug injection clinic can stay open
Vancouver’s Insite clinic sought permanent exemption from federal drug laws | CBC News, Canada
U.S. wanted safe injection facility shut down
A diplomatic cable shows U.S. officials opposed the Insite supervised injection site in Vancouver and wanted the federal and municipal governments to shut it down | Vancouver Sun, Canada
Drug sites may spread after ruling
AIDS group wants Victoria to have venue for supervised injections | Times Colonist, Canada
Rick Perry suggests US military role in Mexico drug war
Texas Governor Rick Perry - who is seeking the Republican nomination for US president - has said he would consider sending American troops into Mexico to combat drug-related violence | BBC, UK
Over 35,000 drug users treated in rehab centers
Judicial authorities have set up 59 provincial-level rehabilitation centers and treated more than 35,000 drug users in these centers through the country's efforts to curb drug-related crimes and maintain social stability | China Daily
Health Officials Eye Measures to Curb Harmful Use of Alcohol
Top health officials from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean have endorsed a series of actions that the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization says could significantly reduce the public health impact of alcohol | PAHO/WHO