DS Daily - 25th February 2013 |
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Glastonbury teenagers in hospital after taking drugs
Six teenagers have been taken to hospital, two in a serious condition, after taking drugs in Glastonbury | BBC, UK
Urgent drug warning after teenager dies at Surrey party
Police have issued a warning to recreational drug users following the sudden death of a teenage boy at a party.The 18-year-old is thought to have inhaled an unknown illegal substance at the gathering on Chobham Common in Surrey | London Evening Standard, UK
Grampian warning over 'tranquiliser deaths rate'
Police and health officials are warning of the dangers of tranquilisers implicated in 80% of drug-related deaths in the north east of Scotland | BBC, UK
Seminal and thought-provoking studies from the training research archive
These new additions to the Effectiveness Bank were added as part of a project identify seminal and key workforce development studies. Still challenging and thought-provoking, they have stood the test of time and remain major landmarks in the relatively scarce substance use treatment training literature | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Young people and alcohol: Developing practical solutions
This call for proposals is being managed by JRF on behalf of a wider consortium of UK funders with the support of the Scottish Government. We are looking to identify new ways of reducing alcohol-related harm in young people, their families and communities in Scotland | JRF, UK
Somerset Drug and Alcohol Partnership's consultation on the Draft Specification for Recovery Focused Drug and Alcohol Services for Young People and Adults
We are undertaking a consultation on a new specification for drug and alcohol services in Somerset and would welcome any feedback. The consultation is completely anonymous and runs until 2nd April | Somerset Drug and Alcohol Partnership, UK
The great experiment
At last, drug prohibition is being challenged by fresh thinking | Economist, UK
Shoots up and leaves
Safe injection sites are drawing druggies away from stairs and squares | Economist, UK
Reduce harm or protect the cigarette industry? Briefing to MEPs for European Parliament public hearing
On Monday 25th February 2013, the European Parliament committee that is scrutinising the proposed EU Tobacco Products Directive holds a public hearing, and take evidence from invited witnesses | Clive Bates Blog, UK
The Australian cigarette packet that puts you off smoking
Purposefully hideous and utterly unappealing, this future design classic is now up for an award | Guardian, UK
Top London university asks for volunteers to take cocaine for study of Class A drug's effects on men
A top London university has asked its students to snort cocaine as part of a clinical trial into the effects of the Class A drug | Daily Mail, UK
Former head boy, 17, at Catholic school 'killed himself' after being summoned to court for possessing cannabis worth just 50p
The former head boy of a Catholic High School killed himself after he was summoned to court for possessing cannabis worth 50p, an inquest heard | Daily Mail, UK
'We've tried drugs... but we're more boozy people': Ant and Dec shed their squeaky clean image as they open up on their vices
They're the squeaky clean duo, who made a name for themselves as one of television's best-loved pairings | Daily Mail, UK
Slow-release morphine offers alternative for methadone-intolerant heroin addict
Slow-release capsules of morphine might offer acceptable and effective treatment to addicts who cannot settle on methadone. In England a dozen also being prescribed heroin switched their supplementary methadone to morphine, generally experiencing the benefits they expected and cutting their average dose of heroin | Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK
Meow Meow - Mephedrone Is a Nasty Little Cat
"Do u like chems." There's no question mark in the message on my screen. Telling, really. The guy is obviously confident I'll say 'Yes'. Just another of the daily invitations to hook up for disposable passion and drugs | Huffington Post, UK
Introduction to Ketamine
This seminar by Mat Southwell gave participants a grounding in ketamine use | Hit, UK
Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile 2013
The Profile (PDF) provides details on alcohol consumption, availability, alcohol related antisocial behaviour police incidents, alcohol related attendances at the Emergency Department at Border General Hospital, and children and young people | BADP, UK
Gateshead Council plans no smoking code for play parks
Parents will be asked to back a voluntary code to discourage smoking in children's play parks | BBC, UK
Putin signs law banning smoking in public in Russia
Smoking in public places will be banned in Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a tough new bill into law | BBC, UK
Report examines performance of the Work Programme
The Public Accounts Committee publishes its 33rd Report of this Session which, on the basis of evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions, examined the performance of the Work Programme | PAC, UK
Early signs are that the Work Programme is delivering value for money says ERSA
Responding to the publication by the Public Accounts Committee into Work Programme outcome statistics | ESRA, UK
Welfare-to-work scheme 'is failing'
A multi-billion-pound scheme to help long-term unemployed people into work has been branded extremely poor by MPs | BBC, UK
Article – Opening of the first Drug Consumption Room in Paris
On 5 February 2013, French Prime Minister has agreed to experiment with a Drug Consumption Room (DCR) in Paris | INEF, Ireland
A brief history of alcohol consumption in Australia
Although most Australians would probably say we’ve always been a heavy-drinking nation, the consumption of alcohol has followed a roller coaster curve since European invasion | Conversation, Australia
Legalised pot takes on state of the union
US correspondent Nick O'Malley travels to Washington state to check out the new drug laws, and is left dazed by what he finds | Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Alcohol, drugs to blame for most assaults
The true extent of alcohol and drug-fuelled violence in WA has been laid bare with statistics revealing that the substances were involved in almost 70 per cent of the 200,000 physical assaults in the State last year | West Australian, Australia
Tests for illegal drugs carried out on sewage has revealed that thousands of Queenslanders are getting wasted daily
Queensland's sewage is being tested for illicit drugs to help police and overburdened emergency wards | Courier Mail, Australia
Toughest clamp on drink-drivers since booze bus
A plan to install alcohol-interlock devices on the cars of all drink-drivers in Victoria will save lives, the Police Minister says | Herald Sun, Australia
Legalised pot takes on state of the union
US correspondent Nick O'Malley travels to Washington state to check out the new drug laws, and is left dazed by what he finds | stuff.co.nz, New Zealand