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This briefing summarizes good practices in legislative reforms around the world, representing steps away from a repressive zero-tolerance model towards a more evidence-based and humane drug policy [Transnational Institute, Netherlands]
What would Britain be like if drugs were legal and there was a regulated market in their sale? Pressure group Transform Drug Policy Foundation, is publishing a report suggesting just that. Their head of research Steve Rolles discusses the issue with Tom Wainwright, home affairs correspondent for The Economist [BBC, UK]
The Community Philosophy project in New Earswick aimed to promote community conversations as a means of developing positive community relationships. It drew upon a range of theories and community-based practices that have been used to examine and solve problems, support dialogue and celebrate thinking [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Whatever the case, the strange story of Sydney’s pork chop guy, Ross Lucock, and his hapless buddy Troy Bowron came to represent the high point of duty of care paternalism by Australia’s courts [The Australian]
This is not a good time of the year for me – approaching the anniversary of our son, Robin’s death from a heroin overdose in November 1997. I don’t want him just to be remembered for the circumstances of his death but rather for what he was and what he achieved in his all too short life [Irene MacDonald, Wired In]
Alcoholism and dependency on drugs, both prescription and illicit, ruin lives. It’s a slippery slope into despair and despondency. You risk losing everything, your self-respect, your home, your family. I know because I’ve been there. But there is hope and I’m testament to that [Wynford Ellis Owen, Wired In]
I was in Washington DC last week and it went very well. The lessons? We have made great progress over here. Recovery ‘over there’ felt much more familiar to recovery ‘over here’. Next steps? Keeping up the pace, looking at the role of volunteers and volunteering and promoting recovery, and people in recovery, as a real community asset [Mark Gilman, Wired In]
Brought up on Booze on BBC One last night (11/11/09) was a moving insight into the damage that an alcoholic can cause to those around him or her – particularly to children. Made with Children in Need, George Best’s son, Calum, struggled to come to terms with the loss of his father four years ago… [Ed Mitchell, Inexcess TV, UK]
Drug law reform seems to be on the agenda in a way it has never been before following the sacking of David Nutt and it’s clear the prohibition camp is rattled [UKCIA, UK]
We join Peter Bentley of Intuitive Recovery as he hosts a group share. The group are reflecting on and their experiences of recovery through Intuitive Recovery and discuss their methods of coping with everyday life {25’27”} [Inexcess TV, UK]
While at the National Conference on Injecting Drug Use (NCIDU09) Allison Downing and Myself gave a presentation on the use of social media in drugs work [Injecting Advice, UK]
New York offenders ordered to residential therapeutic communities stayed longer and later committed fewer crimes if sent by criminal justice programmes which had credible sanctions and ensured offenders understand these and knew they were being monitored [Findings, UK]
Asking alcohol-related offenders where they last drank enabled police to target licensed premises associated with crime and disorder. After a trial showed it was feasible and reduced alcohol-related incidents, the system was implemented across New South Wales [Findings, UK]
An evaluation of the US All Stars programme for early secondary school provided a rare opportunity to test whether substance use prevention is best done by outside specialists or the teachers already in the school; despite needing less training, the teachers won out [Findings, UK]
Garry Shewan, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), called for the legislation to be reversed. He also warned of the “real risks” associated with recession-busting all-you-can drink “Carnage” nights and cheap alcohol in supermarkets that people buy to get drunk before going out [Telegraph, UK]
A minimum price for alcohol would have a “considerable” impact if it was set at 60 pence a unit, a public health expert has said [Sunday Herald, Scotland, UK]
In his final dispatch from the drug-fuelled war along the US-Mexican border, our correspondent profiles the deadly army which rules its territory through murder and ruthless intimidation of public officials – with the multibillion-dollar narcotics trade as its prize [Observer, UK]
Overcrowding, reoffending, and mandatory sentencing have created prisons that are ineffective and expensive, a charity warns [Independent on Sunday, UK]
Research has shown that there are different degrees of drinking disorders, and many people can change habits on their own [Los Angeles Times, UK]
Focuses on developments in the fast changing synthetic drug market and provides global coverage of key issues related to traditional and emerging precursor chemicals, manufacture locations and methods, new drugs and forms, new and revised legislation, changing use patterns and groups, and market value [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
