DS Daily - 17th January 2012 |
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The vital task of promoting post-detox treatment
The drive in Britain to increase drug treatment exits will mean more patients detoxifying and in need of being linked to effective follow-on care to safeguard their lives and their recovery. Evidence from the USA that a simple counselling intervention can help make that vital link | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Public protest prompts change in drug treatment centre plans
Proposals to open a drug treatment centre in a new city-centre building have been abandoned following public opposition | The Press, UK
Bad month for budding benzocaine importers
December 2011 was a bad month for benzocaine importers as two men who failed to provide any evidence of legitimate UK customers took a different knock in the courts within days of each other | SOCA, UK
Make drug-driving illegal, but prevention is better
Setting limits for drug-driving may prove tricky. A total ban, plus anti-drug campaigns for children, looks like the best solution | New Scientist, UK
Prevention must be put into context
A common definition of prevention is “educating youth to abstain” – but this is doubly erroneous, explains Peter Stoker | Addiction Today
Survey: support for those affected by someone else's problematic drinking
Adfam is conducting a short survey for family members affected by problem alcohol use. We want to better understand the barriers that people face in accessing support for themselves when a family member has an alcohol problem | Adfam, UK
2012 smoking campaign launched
A new campaign has been launched today encouraging smokers to quit with the help of Scotland's national stop smoking helpline | Scottish Government, UK
Social media bid to curb smoking
Anti-smoking group ASH Wales is creating the UK’s first smoking prevention programme using social media | Wales Online, UK
Top tips revealed on how to stay off smoking cigarettes
As we progress through January, many people who quit smoking as a New Year’s Resolution may be finding it tough to stay off tobacco, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) has revealed its top tips to help people stay on track | PHA
Euro-directive is a big opportunity for social service charities
The proposals include a dedicated chapter on social services procurement. This would mean that, for the first time, the unique nature of these services (that the sector provides so well) would be recognised in the law governing the award of such contracts | Third Sector, UK
Shock as anti-drugs phoneline is axed
The Government has axed a confidential national phoneline aimed at combating drug dealing in local communities | Irish Examiner
Safetynet Primary Care Network Website Launched
Safetynet is a networking organisation for nurses, doctors and voluntary agencies providing primary health care to homeless people in Dublin, Cork and Galway | Drugs.ie, Ireland
Drug-users’ needles endanger public, study shows
Florida law bans needle-exchange programs, putting sanitation workers and the general public in danger from infected needles, a new study says | Miami Herald, USA
Vanishing victims: The 'open wounds' of Mexico's drug war
This story is the second in an occasional series looking at the violence tied to Mexican drug cartels, their expanding global connections and how they affect people's daily lives | CNN, USA
Needle Exchange Programs in Prisons
In Australia one in three prisoners have Hepatitis C compared to the general Australian population Hepatatitis C in prison is massive | Talking Drugs