Weekly news - 13th May 2011 |
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Addiction to Medicine
Addiction to medicine: an investigation into the configuration and commissioning of treatment services to support those who develop problems with prescription-only or over-the-counter medicine | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Prescription drug addiction addressed
A GP summit examined how to address addiction to prescription and over-the-counter drugs following publication of two new reports into the scale of the issue commissioned by the | Department of Health, UK
DrugScope responds to government reports on over the counter and prescription medicines
Martin Barnes, Chief Executive of DrugScope, said, “There are a variety of reasons why someone might become dependent on prescription or over-the-counter medicines. Drugs used for legitimate medical purposes can lead to an involuntary addiction, while problematic drug users will often use drugs like benzodiazepines in addition to ‘street drugs’, especially if there is an issue with availability or purity. These distinctions are important, and demonstrate the need for research to determine the prevalence of the issue.” | DrugScope, UK
Evaluation of the Drugs Recovery Payment by Results
Invitation to Tender - Policy Research Programme: An Evaluation of the Drugs Recovery Payment by Results Programme of Piloting | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
Family members and/or carers of people with drug problems - take part in the UKDPC survey
The UK Drug Policy Commission, with financial support from Scottish Families Affected by Drugs (SFAD), Adfam and the Pilgrim Trust, have commissioned Professor Alex Copello and Lorna Templeton to undertake research to map the extent and nature of current provision of support for adult family members and/or carers of people with drug problems to identify gaps and highlight good practice. Survey | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
If you don't tell us, how will we know?
The Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium is developing a plan of our work for the next 12 - 18 months. We have created a broad outline of aims and activities and now want our members to help decide our priorties for the year ahead - consultation | Scottish Drugs Recovery Consortium, UK
What young people really think about alcohol
Almost three quarters of underage drinkers do not like being drunk and over two thirds feel ashamed when they drink too much | Drinkaware, UK
New drugs becoming available at ‘unprecedented pace’, says report
New psychoactive substances are becoming widely available at an ‘unprecedented pace’. This is according to the EMCDDA–Europol 2010 annual report on new drugs entering the European market | EMCDDA
Indicators on drug markets, crime and supply reduction
Call for input | EMCDDA
Australian trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2010
Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System | NDARC, Australia