DS Daily - 5th March 2013 |
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Scottish experts voice concern over impact of inappropriate healthcare stigma on action to prevent drug deaths
Efforts to reduce Scotland’s “tragic” toll of drug-related deaths may be being hindered by healthcare workers offering “less sympathetic and supportive” services to people with drug problems because of inappropriate stigma associated with addiction, the National Forum on Drug-related Deaths in Scotland has suggested | SDF, UK
SRC launch advertising campaign to promote recovery
A new pilot public information campaign to promote recovery is being launched today by Scottish Recovery Consortium in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen | SDF, UK
Recovery Festival 2013 – March 12th & 13th: Only one week to go…
Places are available to attend the Recovery Festival at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London on 12th and 13th March. The delegate rate is £25 for one day and £40 for both days. Workshop places are filling up fast! To register a place and for information about the speakers and workshops visit the Recovery Festival website | Recovery Partnership, UK
Just a Few Drinks - BBC 2
Four young people tell how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a sequence of events that changed their lives. At the time, they all set out just wanting to have a good time, but after their experience with alcohol their attitude... | BBC, UK
Wristbands warn of alcohol risks for young in Cardiff
Young people in Cardiff who drink too much could find themselves waking up wearing a yellow wristband asking: "How did you get home last night?" | BBC, UK
Statement of Concern about the alcohol industry
Blenheim CEO, John Jolly, has signed a Statement of Concern about the involvement in the health policy of global alcohol producers. Last year thirteen of the worlds largest alcohol producers issued a set of commitments to reduce the harmful use of alcohol worldwide | Blenheim Project, UK
Mentor wins DfE tender to support schools’ alcohol and drug education
Mentor is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its tender to the Department for Education to deliver a two-year drug and alcohol information and advice service for practitioners working with young people | Mentor, UK
Research: Early alcohol misuse and the potential for brain damage
This paper looks at early alcohol use and brain damage and tries to answer the question are young alcohol misusers on the same pathway as those who eventually develop alcohol-related brain damage | MentorThinks, UK
Anheuser-Busch advert derides watered-down Bud claims
Anheuser-Busch is seeking to defend its reputation against claims that it is watering down Budweiser and nine other famous American beer brands it owns | BBC, UK
Man held over 'Rockstar' drug illness in Lanarkshire
An 18-year-old man has been arrested over incidents in Lanarkshire at the weekend which saw people hospitalised after taking a drug called "Rockstar" | BBC, UK
Analysis of the impact of employment on re-offending following release from custody, using Propensity Score Matching (PDF)
This report presents analysis which aims to identify the impact (if any) that employment (measured by having a PAYE employment spell notified by a P45) has on reducing re-offending | MoJ, UK
Humans are not the only animals to enjoy alcohol
Claxton, Norfolk: In the empties at the bottle bank, you can see evidence that birds, rats and gastropods enjoy a drink | Guardian, UK
Teenage gang battle seasoned criminals to control drug trade
A gang of teenagers is battling with more seasoned criminals in a power struggle over the control of crime and drugs on Limerick City’s northside | Irish Examiner, Ireland
Norway May Decriminalize Heroin Inhalation, Allow Smoking In Order To Cut Down Overdose Rate
Norway may change its tune on the legality of smoking heroin | Huffington Post, USA
Mexico Wants U.S. Ties to Focus on Economy, Education, Not Drugs
Mexico must give greater priority to economic cooperation and education in relations with the United States rather than allowing the fight against organized crime to take center stage, a senior Mexican official said on Monday | NY Times, USA
Recent increase in detection of alprazolam in Victorian heroin-related deaths
The increase in detection of alprazolam among cases of HRD, particularly since 2005, and the disproportionate increase in prescribing of the high-dose 2 mg formulation compared with other formulations suggest a need to examine alprazolam prescribing and to identify inappropriate prescribing and the circumstances of diversion from licit to illicit use | Medical Journal of Australia, Australia