DS Daily - 14th March 2013 |
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Amy Winehouse scheme will support youngsters with drink and drug problems
Mitch Winehouse has called on the government to fund an initiative set up in his daughter’s memory to tackle young people’s drink and drug problems | London24, UK
Amy Winehouse Foundation launches drug programme
The Amy Winehouse Foundation has launched a drug and alcohol educational programme for schools in England | BBC Newsbeat, UK
David Cameron pledges to end cheap alcohol sales - video
David Cameron has told MPs he will "deal with" cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets in England and Wales | BBC, UK
Alcohol stance 'may please voters, but not doctors'
Minimum pricing for alcohol had always seemed an odd fit. In opposition, neither the Tories nor the Lib Dems had been that vocal in calling for it | BBC, UK
Health bodies say Government must stand firm on MUP
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) today urges the Government to stand firm on its commitment to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol (MUP) | AHA, UK
Minimum alcohol price still in balance as Cameron fudges his booze pledge
Prime minister tells Commons he wants to curb amount of cheap booze but will not explicitly promise unit price change | Guardian, UK
Duncan Selbie: 'Being isolated is equivalent to 15 cigarettes a day'
The head of Public Health England says our fascination with A&E soaps on TV is a barrier to preventing illness | Guardian, UK
Police make 21 arrests in Hackney drug gang crackdown
Police today arrested 21 people in a crackdown on Class A drug dealing and gangs in Hackney | London Evening Standard, UK
Baby with a bong: Shocking footage of mum arrested after forcing 22-month-old son to smoke marijuana
obile phone footage, handed to police anonymously, shows Rachelle Braaten, 24, laughing as her toddler son inhales smoke from the drugs pipe | Mirror, UK
New UNODC report sheds light on the phenomenon of new psychoactive substances worldwide
In response to a request from last year's session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, UNODC has prepared a technical report on the challenges presented by new psychoactive substances (NPS) | UNODC, Austria
NGO Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director, Yuri Fedotov
Questions and answers from the Commission on Narcotic drugs session | UNODC, Austria
A growing EU illicit drugs market shows the impact of the crisis
The economic crisis is expected to have a major impact on the drugs market, for example through an increase of demand for illicit drugs, according to the findings of a study - Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market (PDF) - published today by the European Commission | European Commission, Belgium
Smartshop drugs to be illegalised
Junior Portuguese Health Minister Fernando Leal da Costa said on Monday that legislation prohibiting the sale of “illegal drugs” in smartshops should be concluded by the end of this week, putting an end to these stores’ business | Portugal News Online, Portugal
Colorado's Marijuana Task Force Issues 58 Recommendations For How Pot Should Be Regulated
Colorado's Marijuana Task Force issued its final recommendations for how the state ought to implement Amendment 64, though the actual regulations will be made by state lawmakers. The 165-page report released Wednesday included 58 recommendations to be reviewed by the governor and state legislators | Huffington Post, USA
Youth don't see addiction as a danger with illegal drugs
Huge numbers of young people are into illicit drugs, which are freely available in Queensland. They like the feeling they give and are unafraid of the consequences | Courier Mail, Australia