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Distinguished voices are lining up behind England’s chief medical officer Liam Donaldson in support of a minimum price for alcohol [British Medical Journal, UK]
Bizarrely, the major piece of Home Office research that was commissioned by the Home Office called DTORS (Drug Treatment Outcome Research Study) has been published at the end of last year with little or no comment from the field, including I think the NTA [Simon Morton, UK]
The qualitative study of the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) was designed to explore treatment providers’ and treatment seekers’ perspectives on the factors influencing the effectiveness of drug misuse treatment in England [University of Manchester’s National Drug Evidence Centre and Home Office, UK]
The overriding finding is that treatment reduces the harmful behaviours that are associated with problem drug use [University of Manchester’s National Drug Evidence Centre and Home Office, UK]
AA appears to lead both to improvements in alcohol use and psychological and emotional wellbeing which, in turn, may reinforce further abstinence and recovery-related change. [Addiction Abstract, UK]
This week saw the welcome publication of the NTA’s ‘Commissioning for Recovery’ guidance. It’s on the NTA website. It is further evidence of the NTA’s impressive turnaround (in language at least). So, based on the document, can we sign up to the new direction? [Peapod, UK]
Greetings one and all. Well that was the week that was, and what a week it was. Say it fast for a good oral work-out – who needs botox? This week my virtual and real worlds collided in a very positive way at the National Recovery Walk/Emerging Recovery Organisations planning meeting in Glasgow [Michaela, Wired In]
This was also the same day I had my last drink of alcohol at 8am in morning, shaking all over with my bottle of vodka and can of lager in my hands while waiting for someone to collect me from home to drive me through to the detox centre [Brian Morrison, Vimeo]
The once closed debate on drugs policy shows signs of opening up. But liberalisation would require the international restrictions on narcotics which do untold harm to the developing world to be relaxed [Open Democracy, UK]
In November last year, the Home Office, Department of Health and Department of Children, Schools and Families in partnership with colleagues in the North West hosted the 4th National Alcohol Conference, “Safe Sensible Social: Supporting Delivery” in Liverpool [Alcohol Policy, UK]
Assuming the claims about cannabis and mental illness are in any way true, the blame seems to lie with the forms of extreme hybrids developed to give high yields and to grow fast under lights – the type of cannabis which goes by the generic name of “Skunk” [UKCIA]
The survey shows that four out of five Scots want to see the current drink drive limit reduced from 80 mg per 100 ml of blood to 50 mg per 100 ml blood [Scottish Government, UK]
In Britain, 35 per cent of respondents support the legalisation of marijuana, while almost three-in-five (58%) oppose this idea [Angus Reid Public Opinion, UK]
The NHS, councils and wider community bodies should improve preventative services to ensure they meet the mental health needs of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said as it publishes the Count me in census [Care Quality Commission, UK]
Mexican cartels, which control most of the cocaine and methamphetamine smuggled into the United States, bring an estimated $25 billion to $40 billion into Mexico from their global operations every year [Washington Post, USA]
Peter Marinelli is the Chief Recovery Officer at Origins Recovery Centers, which opened its flagship recovery center on South Padre Island, Texas on August 9, 2009 [Afflicted & Affected, USA]
When all the arguments are distilled, the liquor licensing dilemma comes down to one question: who should pay for the clean-up when the punters have all gone home? [The Age, Australia]
The US is slowly shedding the extremes of its long-standing war on drugs, as are other countries in Europe and South America. Australia cannot remain isolated from these powerful international trends [Alex Wodak, Australian]
Drug users in Phnom Penh were once without self esteem, felt ashamed and worthless and had no concept that they were entitled to, and deserve, the same quality of life and health care as other Khmer citizens [International Harm Reduction Association]
The highs and the lows 2 is the second in a series of reports that provide an evidence base on the use, impact of and responses to drugs and alcohol in London [Greater London Alcohol and Drug Alliance, UK]
