Weekly news - 29th April 2011 |
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Recovery service providers encouraged to take part in Payment by Results (PbR)
More than 65 drug treatment and recovery service providers attended the Department of Health in Leeds on Wednesday 27 April to hear about the emerging models of PbR following the recent announcement of eight pilot sites | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial | The Lancet, UK
Better Safe Than Sorry in Addiction Research
In an era when politicians pledge allegiance to a "drug-free" world and Big Pharma seeks new markets for new products, addiction research is a tricky business | Open Society Foundations, USA
New FEAD videos
Contributor Ian Wardle | FEAD, UK
People dependent on drug and alcohol need appropriate support to get back to work
Response to the release of figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which show that 79,360 people who claim Incapacity Benefit (IB) have either a drug or alcohol dependency | DrugScope, UK
Drug use prevalence estimates report
This report is based on work commissioned by the EMCDDA in 2009. It examines differences in methods and results between general population surveys conducted in a single context (focusing exclusively on substance use) and a multi context (focusing on health and healthy lifestyles) |EMCDDA
Drug Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation Report Summary
This examination looked at all the main publicly-funded treatment and rehabilitation services provided for persons with addiction to illegal drugs (mainly cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and heroin). In particular, it looked at the extent to which the demand for treatment and rehabilitation services is met, and the timeliness of access to treatment | Comptroller and Auditor General, Ireland
New reports highlight important drug-related statistics in key metropolitan areas across the nation
A series of Metro Briefs providing detailed statistical snapshots of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments occurring in 11 metropolitan areas across the nation | SAMHSA, USA
Injecting drug use and associated harms among Aboriginal Australians
A major new report on injecting drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders released | ANCD, Australia
A review of public opinion towards alcohol controls in Australia
Implementation of targeted alcohol policies is likely to be strongly supported by the Australian public, but universal controls are liable to be unpopular | BMC Public Health, Australia