DS Daily - 12th January 2012 |
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Drug Death Matters - Newsletter
This is the twelfth issue of a twice yearly bulletin that provides an update on the work of the National Forum on Drug-related Deaths | Scottish Government, UK
Brain response to cannabis
Brain imaging studies have allowed scientists to differentiate the effect on the brain of specific chemicals found in cannabis | Institute of Psychiatry, UK
The Alliance submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry
Five points from | The Alliance, UK
CRI responds to Home Affairs Committee inquiry into drugs
Central to CRI’s response to this inquiry is the firm belief that the only effective method of stopping individuals from misusing drugs and alcohol is high quality intervention and treatment | CRI, UK
Dr Gillan provides evidence to Health Committee
Health and economics experts clashed over the impact of introducing minimum unit pricing on alcohol. Watch on BBC | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
Stores claim tax will hit profits by 10%
A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (commissioned by Asda) argues that the tax will have a bigger impact on retailers than claimed by the Scottish government | BBC, UK
Government alcohol shops call
Scotland should follow Canada and New Zealand and only let Government-run stores sell alcohol, MSPs were told | The Herald, Scotland, UK
Alcohol releases addictive endorphins, study shows
Drinking alcohol makes people feel better as it produces the same chemicals in the brain as exercising and laughing - Journal abstract | Telegraph, UK
Boredom turns staff to drink
Chronic boredom drives one in four office workers to comfort eat or hit the bottle, according to a survey | Daily Express, UK
St Mungo’s and Central London Samaritans launch new support service
St Mungo's and the Central London Samaritans are trialling a new emotional support service for homeless people | St Mungo's, UK
Cabinet secretary calls for social policy 'kitemark' to highlight quality initiatives
A kitemark to vouch for the effectiveness of social policy schemes such as rehabilitating prisoners or drug addicts has been proposed by Sir Jeremy Heywood, the new cabinet secretary | Guardian, UK
Government suffers Lords defeats over welfare cuts
The government has lost three votes in the House of Lords over its plans to cut the welfare bill | BBC, UK
A Child Rights Impact Assessment of the Welfare Reform Bill
This paper presents the Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s child rights impact assessment of the Welfare Reform Bill | Children’s Commissioner, UK
Key to children's happiness revealed, charity calls for 'radical new approach' to childhood
The Good Childhood Report 2012 , being launched today by the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, reveals that at any moment half a million children across the UK are unhappy with their lives - full text, summary | The Children’s Society, UK
Do you have firsthand experience of the Work Programme?
We want to see how the government's scheme hopes to get people off benefits – and what those of you on it really think | Guardian, UK
Anger as council pensions cash in on tobacco
Yorkshire council pension funds are investing hundreds of millions of pounds in tobacco companies and global corporations accused of environmental abuses | Yorkshire Post, UK
Vital Signs: Binge Drinking
One in six U.S. adults binge drinks about four times a month, and on average the largest number of drinks consumed is eight | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Bloomberg forced to reverse decision to close New York liquor stores
Audible worry from both patrons and local business owners throughout the city led Mr Bloomberg's spokesman Stu Loeser to clarify that the plan was not in fact backed by the mayor | Daily Mail, UK
Mexico, war crimes and a slippery slope
The drug war in Mexico has left tens of thousands of people dead and the country in peril. What difference will a new war crimes charge brought against the government make? | openDemocracy
Mexico Updates Death Toll in Drug War to 47,515, but Critics Dispute the Data
The Mexican government updated its drug war death toll on Wednesday, reporting that 47,515 people had been killed in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderón began a military assault on criminal cartels in late 2006 | New York Times, USA
Peru replaces controversial drug tsar Ricardo Soberon
Peru, one of the world's largest producers of cocaine, has replaced its drug tsar, Ricardo Soberon | BBC, UK
World-first study into cannabis withdrawal management drug
In a world-first, researchers from the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), based at the University of New South Wales, are leading a study to determine whether the pharmaceutical drug Sativex can help people better manage cannabis withdrawal symptoms as a platform for ongoing abstinence | NCPIC, Australia