Weekly news - 18th June 2010 |
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Problem drug users' experiences of employmentand the benefit system
The report of research carried out by the University of Bath and the University of Glasgow on behalf of the [Department for Work and Pensions, UK]
DrugScope responds to government's decision to rethink welfare reform plans for drug users
In light of the critical report by the Social Security Advisory Committee, we welcome the government’s decision not to proceed with the drug recovery pilots and its commitment to rethink the approach to effectively supporting drug users into work [DrugScope, UK]
Routes to recovery: Psychosocial interventions in drug misuse
A framework and toolkit for implementing NICE-recommended treatment interventions [NTA, UK]
Sentencing for Drug Offences in England and Wales
The purpose of this report is to examine and evaluate this mechanism for law reform, without the need for legislative reform, and to consider the specific discussion around sentencing for drug offences which it has led to [IDPC]
Independent expert review of drink and drug driving laws
Sir Peter North CBE QC has led an independent review of the law on drink and drug driving. Report [UK Government]
Blood alcohol concentration - review of effectiveness: special report
Final report March 2010 [NICE, UK]
Blood alcohol concentration - road traffic modelling: special report
Revised version: 12 January 2010 [NICE, UK]
Clockwork drug driving report released
A Clockwork Research report has been published as a key supporting document to Sir Peter North's 'Report of the Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law' [Clockwork Research, Department for Transport, UK]
Alcohol Treatment in Cheshire and Merseyside 2008/09
This publication details the results of the tier 3 and 4 (structured) National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) and the tier 2 (non structured) Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (ATMS) in Cheshire and Merseyside during 2008/09 [Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
Steroid assessment tool
This tool has already been trailed in a busy needle programme that has a high proportion of steroid use, and both workers and injectors have said how much of an improvement it is to have an assessment written specifically for PIED use. PDF [Injecting Advice, UK]
Enforcement crackdowns make drug markets more violent
The link between enforcement and violence in studies to date suggests that crackdowns which fail to suppress an illicit drug market may simply make it more violent, raising the overall level of violence where such markets are widespread and endemic [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Batch analysis summary report NRG-1
These data support the concerns expressed by the Scottish authorities that “NRG 1” may not be legal to possess in the United Kingdom - Download [INEF, Ireland]
Statistics from the Northern Ireland Needle and Syringe Exchange Scheme: 1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010
This bulletin summarises information on people visiting the Needle and Syringe Exchange Scheme and relates to the twelve-month period ending 31 March 2010 PDF [INEF, Ireland]
Threshold quantities for drug offences
This Topic Overview aims to summarise the information and simplify comparison between quantity limits for the four most common drugs [EMCDDA]
Changing Substance Abuse Patterns among Older Admissions: 1992 and 2008
Treatment admissions aged 50 or older increased from 6.6 percent of all admissions 12 years of age or older in 1992 to 12.2 percent in 2008 [SAMHSA, USA]
Data suggests drugged driving is a significant problem on our Nation's roads
According to a Department of Transportation study released in December 2009, on an average weekend night, one in six drivers tested positive for licit or illicit drugs [ONDCP, USA]
Globalization of Crime
A Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment - Report [UNODC]