Weekly news - 7th January 2011 |
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Drug related deaths: setting a local review process
An updated guide on setting up a local review process into drug-related deaths [NTA, UK]
Letter from Professor Les Iversen to Professor Sir John Beddington
Re: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs – recent media speculation. Letter from Professor Les Iversen to Professor Sir John Beddington (15th December 2010) PDF [Home Office, UK]
Whole Person Recovery - a user-centred systems approach to problem drug misuse
The RSA’s Whole Person Recovery Project aims to understand in a holistic way how problematic drug and alcohol users become trapped in cycles of addiction, what helps or hinders their journey to recovery, and how their recovery can be sustained - 10MB PDF [RSA, UK]
Methadone Treatment Protocol Review Launched
The HSE recently published the Introduction of the Opioid Treatment Protocol, a wide ranging review of the Methadone Treatment Protocol [1998]. The document can be downloaded here [City Wide, Ireland]
Fragmentation of services slammed
The “fragmentation” between mental health and addiction services for dual diagnosis patients has been criticised in the wide-ranging HSE review of the Methadone Treatment Protocol 1998 [Irish Medical Times]
Drug Related Deaths and Deaths due to Drugs Misuse Registered in Northern Ireland, 1999-2009
This report looks at the most recent official death registration data available on drug related mortality [Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]
Alcohol Related Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland, 1999-2009
This report looks at the most recent official death registration data available on alcohol related mortality [Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]
South West Offender Exclusion Report
This paper produced by the Centre for Mental Health, in collaboration with the South West region, looks at how to improve the joint commissioning landscape for alcohol harm reduction in offender management [Alcohol Learning Centre, UK]
Young Mums and Dads get help from Innovative Programme
A new independent evaluation report, published today, shows good potential for the innovative Family Nurse Partnership programme to make a real difference to the life chances of some of the most disadvantaged families [Department of Health, UK]
Prisoner project aims to cut offending
Prolific offenders at Leeds Prison are getting help finding a home, tackling drug addictions and rebuilding relationships with their families on release, in a project run by probation officers [Ministry of Justice, UK]
Controlled drugs - five minute guides
Five Minute Guides introduce a topic in a way that should be quick and easy to understand [National Prescribing Centre, NHS, UK]
Nearly Half of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offer Mentoring
Individuals who have achieved recovery can offer valuable social support for those looking to start or maintain their own recovery process [SAMHSA]
Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders
The Pathways to Desistance study followed more than 1,300 serious juvenile offenders for 7 years after their conviction. In this bulletin, the authors present some key findings on the link between adolescent substance use and serious offending [Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, USA]
Highlights of the 2009 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
In 2009, there were nearly 4.6 million drug-related emergency department (ED) visits of which about one half (49.8 percent, or 2.3 million) were attributed to adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals and almost one half (45.1 percent, or 2.1 million) were attributed to drug misuse or abuse [SAMHSA, USA]
Widening the Door of Entry to Recovery for Young People
A set of PowerPoint slides summarizing “The Young People’s Networking Dialogue on Recovery.” event and its recommendations [ATTC, USA]
Felipe Calderón’s War: It’s Time for a Serious Debate
On current trends, Mexico will end 2010 with more than 11,000 drug-related executions, nearly five times as many as in 2006, at the dawn of President Felipe Calderón’s offensive against the country’s drug trafficking cartels [Brookings, USA]