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During the House of Lords Report Stage debate on the Welfare Reform Bill (22nd October) the government announced concessions to measures specific to problem drug users: claimants will not be required to undergo treatment as a condition of receiving benefit and some limits will be placed on when a claimant can be required to undergo drug testing [Drugscope, UK]
I went from presenting the news to sleeping rough. This is the true story of my rise to the top, my demise and my salvation. {Well written, provides valuable insights – Ed } [Amazon, UK]
A new documentary on the latest steps to recovery of former BBC and ITN broadcaster, Ed Mitchell, is broadcast exclusively on Inexcess TV – marking Ed’s return to television and first employment following his battle with alcohol and homelessness [Inexcess TV, UK]
“I have closely followed the evolution of the Wired In recovery community since its inception and have drawn great inspiration from the stories, mutual support and resources the site has provided.’ Bill White [WIred In]
“Treatment changed my life. Because it changed my life, it has effectively changed the lives of those I love and come into contact with: my partner, my family, my friends and, of course, my clients.” [Androcles, Wired In]
This article considers recent policing and regulatory responses to the night-time economy in England and Wales [Criminology and Criminal Justice, UK]
Despite the increasingly numerous attempts by central government to codify and steer alcohol policy toward various national priorities, targets and indicators there remained a significant degree of local variation in approaches, amounting to what might be described as ‘policy by geography’ [Alcohol and Education Research Council, UK]
The study provided evidence that adolescents under the legal drinking age possess linked representations of the relationship between alcohol use and aggression [AERC, UK]
Exploring Understandings of the Relationship between Alcohol Misuse, Sexual Health Risk and General Health Outcomes among Scottish Women Offenders [AERC, UK]
The report highlights that many people in disadvantaged communities are trapped in a cycle of ‘poor work/no work’ that fails to lift them out of poverty [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
This study contrasts policy assumptions about work and worklessness with the personal experiences of residents living in deprived neighbourhoods [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Transmission of HIV and hepatitis C infection through injecting drug use remains higher than in the late 1990s. Overall, around two-fifths of injecting drug users are now infected with hepatitis C and about one in 73 with HIV [Health Protection Agency, Uk]
Paul Hayes and Professor David Nutt [HOC Home Affairs Committee, UK]
Dutch study finds that anaesthetising patients during rapid opiate withdrawal is expensive and introduces new risks, but does not help inpatients complete detoxification or sustain drug use reductions on discharge. Print publication 2005 [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
Widespread spiking of drinks with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB is an “urban legend” fuelled by young women unwilling to accept they have simply consumed too much alcohol, academics believe [Telegraph, UK]
A Canadian study published today on bmj.com reports that homeless and marginally housed people have much higher mortality and shorter life expectancy than could be expected on the basis of low income alone [Medical News Today, UK]
Marijuana legalization, for any purpose, remains a non-starter in the Obama Administration [Office of National Drug Control Policy, USA]
Despite considerable research demonstrating that opioid analgesics can be valuable and effective therapy for many types of pain, and the recommendations of numerous guidelines, primary care providers often avoid prescribing these medications. Reasons for this run contrary to best medical practice [Pain Treatment Topics, USA]
The Government says it is taking a new early-intervention approach by providing in-home parenting help and aftercare support for parents who have left rehabilitation services [ABC News, Australia]
Badly smashed faces, cut scalps, displaced noses, blocked airways and permanent loss of smell [Brisbane Times, Australia]
