DS Daily - 12th October 2011 |
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Drug enforcement in an age of austerity
Key findings from a survey of police forces in England | UKDPC
Tim Hollis: Policing Drugs in Austerity - Adjusting to the challenge
It is important to remember that the UKDPC review drew directly on practical experience: surveying police officers and staff currently engaged in drugs enforcement | Association of Chief Police Officers, UK
Police 'express alarm' over cuts impact on tackling drugs
Report reveals that 58% of all forces in England expect to reduce spending on policing illicit drugs | Guardian, UK
Public answer call to help beat heroin
South Wales Police detective inspector Jason Davies said there had been a good response from the public since the campaign was launched on Saturday | South Wales Evening Post, UK
Wayland Prison inspection finds drug and health 'concerns'
An inspection at a Norfolk prison has shown inmates' drug and health issues need to be "urgently addressed" | BBC, UK
Alcohol industry ‘responsible drinking’ messages failing to address the real issues
Alcohol industry campaigns to promote ‘responsible drinking’ have little effect, and may even be counterproductive. That's one of the key findings of a new Alcohol Concern report to be launched on Wednesday 12 October, which has been written by researchers from Glyndwr and Bangor Universities | Alcohol Concern, UK
Report - Achieving positive change in the drinking culture of Wales
The report’s authors point out that drinks industry-supported statements and campaigns typically portray alcohol as a neutral product that only causes problems in the hands of irresponsible consumers, whereas the evidence suggests that alcohol is an intrinsically dangerous substance, and that alcohol marketing and distribution require careful regulation and management | Glyndŵr and Bangor Universities, UK
Viewpoint Is the alcohol message all wrong?
Many people think heavy drinking causes promiscuity, violence and anti-social behaviour. That's not necessarily true, argues Kate Fox | BBC, UK
A 'nudge' won't neutralise the scourge of cheap booze
An effective alcohol strategy must involve minimum pricing. Industry partnerships and voluntary codes won't cut it | Guardian, UK
Mental Health Act
Rising number of people subject to the Act in England - Report | NHS Information Centre, UK
There's little charity in the Work Programme
Charities are losing out on contracts to get people into jobs through the government's Work Programme, and vulnerable jobseekers are being sidelined | Guardian, UK
New Resource to Support Children Impacted by a Parent’s Problem Drug or Alcohol Use
Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, today joined Barnardos and the Family Support Agency to launch ‘Parenting Positively – Coping with a Parent’s Problem Drug or Alcohol Use’, a new resource for children, teenagers and their parents to support them in understanding and dealing with difficulties that can result from a parent’s problem drug or alcohol use | Barnardos, Ireland
Ottawa thwarts drug controls, regulators say
Pharmacy regulators say their battle against the national epidemic of prescriptionnarcotic abuse is being needlessly thwarted by an unlikely obstacle: Health Canada and its refusal to hand over key wholesale drug data for privacy reasons | National Post, Canada
Gov. signs bills expanding drug users' access to sterile syringes
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed two bills that will expand access to sterile syringes for drug users in an effort to combat the spread of hepatitis C and HIV | LA Times, USA
Mexican drug cartels reach into tiny Belize
The sleepy port towns, mangrove swamps and jungle airstrips of poorly defended, tiny Belize are becoming prime gateways for drug trafficking as Mexico’s billionaire mafias carve out new smuggling routes through Central America | Washington Post, USA
Opium Production in Afghanistan Shows Increase, Prices set to Rise
Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity and high prices, said the summary findings of the 2011 Afghan Opium Survey released today (11 October)by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Harm Reduction
Experiences from Myanmar, Thailand and Southern China | Transnational Institute, Netherlands