DS Daily - 18th January 2012 |
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Injectable Opioid Treatment: Invitation to a service-provider briefing
Open day for Service Providers – 31 January 2012 | Department of Health, UK
It's time to treat drug-addicted children as adults
Being a drug addict is an adult problem, yet young people desperate for treatment are being denied it because there are no facilities to help them | Guardian, UK
Drug use disorders QS: scope
This scope defines what the standard will (and will not) examine. It is based on the referral from the Department of Health and has been drafted following the first meeting of the Topic Expert Group | NICE, UK
Teenagers with alcoholic parents more likely to have impulsive and addictive personalities
Teenagers with a family history of alcoholism are more likely to develop similar addictions because of the way their brains are wired, say scientists | Daily Mail, UK
Presentations available from Cross Party Group meeting
The topic at this meeting was the Rethinking Alcohol Licensing report, which focuses attention on the key purpose of licensing as a regulatory activity to control alcohol-related harm and the need for Licensing Boards to have robust evidence based policy to inform their decision making | Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK
Dealing with the problems of late night drinking
This consultation is about two measures in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act') that will be implemented through regulations: early morning restriction orders ('EMROs') and the late night levy ('the levy') | Home Office, UK
BBPA comments on Home Office consultation
Commenting on the release today of the Home Office consultation on ‘Late Night Drinking’, Brigid Simmonds, BBPA Chief Executive, said: “If the Government is serious about cutting red tape for small businesses like pubs, they need to think carefully. “More and more alcohol is drunk at home, yet more and more red tape is heaped on pubs | British Beer & Pub Association, UK
Minimum alcohol pricing
Supermarkets accused of bending new law banning cheap alcohol | The Scotsman, UK
Electronic cigarettes: A safer way to puff
E-cigarettes could save hundreds of thousands of lives, according to their makers. So why are many health experts opposed to them? | Independent, UK
Nurse training cut in London 'deeply concerning' - RCN
A reduction in training places for nurses in London is "deeply concerning", the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned | BBC, UK
Work Programme is leaving charity sub-contractors vulnerable to financial risk
Charities involved in the Work Programme are not being adequately shielded from financial risk, according to a survey of over 100 voluntary sector sub-contractors | NCVO, UK
Responding to mental ill-health and disability
Simon Cole, ACPO’s new lead for mental health and disability | Association of Chief Police Officers, UK
Legal topic overviews: classification of controlled drugs
This Topic Overview looks at the UN system, the EU’s system of pan-European control, and finally gives a table outlining the similarities and differences of the national systems in the EU and Norway | EMCDDA
Briefing papers on Criminalisation, Participation, Human Rights and Harm Reduction
These papers provide a basic overview of these four important issue areas that are at the core of Youth RISE's work | Youth RISE
IDPC Advocacy Note - European drug policy at crossroads
Just when the wider global debate (and public opinion) is shifting in accordance with these principles, and there are real political opportunities to create more balanced, humane and effective drug policies across the world, there are worrying signs that the European institutions are taking a wrong turn | IDPC
Sativex Talks: Could New Study Push Cannabis Legalization?
Professor Jan Copeland, director of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, doesn't think so. In an interview with International Business Times, she said that the study on the potentials of Sativex has nothing directly to do with the agenda of legalizing cannabis | Business Times, UK
Sativex Maybe Key to Cannabis Withdrawal
The Director of the NCPIC Weighs in | Business Times, UK
B.C. Ecstasy Deaths: PMMA, New Chemical, Detected In Five Ecstasy Deaths
Police in British Columbia are reluctant to tell the public what unique, colourful markings are on ecstasy pills suspected to be packed with a lethal additive linked to five deaths in the province over concerns users will believe they're sanctioning the rest | Huffington Post, Canada
New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options
A new resource, Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask, will help individuals and families struggling with addiction ask the right questions before choosing a drug treatment program | NIDA, USA
Red wine-heart research slammed with fraud charges
A University of Connecticut researcher who studied the link between aging and a substance found in red wine has committed more than 100 acts of data fabrication and falsification, the university said Wednesday, throwing much of his work into doubt | Reuters
A New Ten Year Plan for Mental Health
Australians have been invited to help carve out the future of our mental health system with the release of the draft Ten-Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform for public consultation | Ministry for Health and Ageing, Australia
Setting a good example? Smoking in key occupations
A new study published by researchers from University of Otago, Wellington has found that smoking rates have declined rapidly amongst many occupational groups over the last 25 years. However, among some key ‘role model’ occupations smoking rates remain high | Scoop, New Zealand