Weekly news - 26th March 2010 |
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‘Farewell’ to Daily Dose
After nine years continuous service, Daily Dose makes a last entrance today, 26th March 2010. Sadly, we have been unable to attract sufficient sponsorship to continue operating [Wired In]
First four-year study of women in drug treatment
Far fewer women are entering treatment for heroin addiction but more women are successfully completing treatment for drug dependency than ever before, according to a detailed study of statistics about women in treatment in England released by the [NTA, UK]
Accountability, transparency and value for money – the NTA’s new structure
This has given the NTA the opportunity to improve working across the organisation and to mainstream quality considerations in day to day business. The new top level organisational restructure is available here ppt [NTA, UK]
Not for turning?
Paul Hayes and Annette Dale-Perera look back at the politics of treatment [Druglink magazine PDF via NTA, UK]
Video: Rosanna O’Connor NTA Interview
Rosanna O’Conner of the NTA talks to Inexcess about the direction and future of the NTA [Inexcess TV, UK]
Professor A Thomas McLellan: Lecture at the National Addiction Centre UK March 2010
Professor McLellan was invited by Mike Ashton of Drug and Alcohol Findings to speak at the National Addiction Centre. The event was hosted by the NAC, organised by Drug and Alcohol Findings, Drugscope and Conference Consortium [FEAD, UK]
The work of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs
Witnesses: Professor Les Iversen, Interim Chair, Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs - 51 minutes onwards [Home Affairs Committee, Parliament, UK]
Media muddle over mephedrone
It is perhaps not surprising that having discovered the latest ‘new drug scare’, the media should have got many aspects of the story wrong either because it didn’t fit what they wanted to write or because one piece of misinformation is picked up and repeated time and again until is becomes enshrined in ‘the facts’ [Druglink, UK]
What should be done about mephedrone?
We should focus on crafting the most effective public health response [British Medical Journal]
Cocaine dossier
Over fifteen years reporting on cocaine. Druglink virtual magazine [DrugScope, UK]
Drug related litter
An article by Dr Stephen Parkin [Injecting Advice, UK]
Choosing abstinence versus other drinking goals makes little difference to outcomes
Data from largest alcohol treatment trial in Britain is used to address possibly the most contentious issue in the field - whether services should offer moderation as well as abstinence goals to dependent clients [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Drug User Survey - 2010. Britain's Biggest Drugs Survey
The IDMU survey is the only comprehensive annual survey studying consumption patterns and prices of all commonly-used drugs [IDMU, UK]
Drugs Partnership - workforce development questionnaire
A survey mapping the qualifications and skills of the drug and alcohol family support workforce [Adfam, UK]
Building ‘recovery capital’
This seminar examined how new recovery-based models of drug and alcohol treatment could give greater power and resources to individuals with more involvement of family and community [IPPR, UK]
Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland :2006/2007 Drug Prevalence Survey
Polydrug Use Results [Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ireland]
EMCDDA and Europol Directors review new substances entering Europe’s illicit drug market
Meeting at the EMCDDA in Lisbon this afternoon, Wolfgang Götz (EMCDDA) and Rob Wainwright (Europol) endorsed two joint reports providing the latest update on new substances in Europe. Both reports will be formally submitted this week to the European institutions and the Member States before being released to the public in the coming weeks Fact sheet [EMCDDA–Europol]
National Drug Threat Assessment 2010
This report provides policymakers, law enforcement executives, resource planners, and counterdrug program coordinators with strategic intelligence regarding the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs [National Drug Intelligence Center, USA]
Australian crime: facts and figures 2009
A a quick reference guide summarising trends in crime and criminal justice in AustraliaPDF 4.8MB [Australian Institute of Criminology]
Highlighting UNODC's response to the challenges posed by synthetic drugs
Synthetic drugs have become a growing problem globally, with a market estimation as high as $65 billion. Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) pose new challenges due to their availability, affordability and adaptability to shifts in consumer trends [UNODC]
Human Rights and Drug Policy
Briefings for the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs [Open Society Institute]