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Could the biggest ever media campaign by the US government aiming to turn US youth away from cannabis actually have done the reverse? At best it was a disappointment; at worst, it counterproductively fostered the impression that cannabis use was commonplace and hard to resist [Drug and Alcohol Findings, UK]
If we don’t develop our drug interventions within a framework of harm reduction – pragmatically and sensibly dealing with the public and personal health issues related to drug use as they are, not as we wish they were, people will die. Harm reduction and recovery are not mutually exclusive [Sarah McGrail, UK]
It is disappointing that proactive measures to protect our youth from drug-related harm continue to be met with resistance from the public and politicians. The NSW Department of Health’s 2006 brochure Drug Safety – Guide to a Better Night Out provides relevant, potentially life-saving information for young people about the effects and dangers of commonly used drugs [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
I received a letter from Downing Street this week, in response to my meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call for an Impact Assessment of the Misuse of Drugs Act. In July of last year I met with the PM… [Transform, UK]
In signing the law, Obama underscored the importance of radically limiting the tobacco industry’s capacity to market its products to young people [New England Journal of Medicine, USA]
I have been an addict for many years, mainly with drugs and alcohol, and it totally took over my life. At the time I just did not care in any way or form about life other than my friend, my drugs of choice. I now realise and have so much regret and guilt for the damage and suffering I gave my loved ones [Martin Bailey, Wired In]
For a long time I have wondered if young people’s workers can contribute to emerging recovery debates, as most of the young people that we work with are very early in their drug lives and we rarely work with the entrenched or addicted. But I have today realised that yes we can as our experiences and practices are actually already well in tune with recovery models [Melody, Wired In]
From the age of three years old, I’ve had a number of psychiatric diagnoses, ranging from childhood psychosis, ADHD and bipolar disorder. I was therefore brought up ’different’ and have only known myself as being different. I was an intelligent child, yet I had a true inability to get along with my peers – a very low emotional IQ [Kieran, Wired In]
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that the Conservatives will replace the current units system for measuring alcohol consumption [Alcohol Policy UK]
Nick talks about the theory of how people resist temptation by findings ways of increasing the value later, larger rewards relative to earlier, smaller rewards, as described in the work of Jon Elster and George Ainslie.. {3’42”} [Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs, UK]
Changing the words used to describe someone struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction may significantly alter the attitudes of health care professionals, even those who specialize in addiction treatment [Medical News Today, UK]
Minimum prices for alcoholic drinks would be set by the Government under radical plans being drawn up to cut Britain’s growing binge-drinking problem [Telegraph, UK]
The £4.24bn bill for the government’s prison building programme is unsustainable and the cash would be better spent on rehabilitation and prevention so as to cut crime, says a Commons select committee report on justice published tomorrow [Guardian, UK]
Children of Alcoholics Week is a campaign to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by millions of children of alcohol-dependent parents in the UK. Research shows there are at least 3.7 million people who are affected by parental alcoholism in the UK [National Association for Children of Alcoholics, UK]
The CHAMP Awards are now open for 2010. So if you know of a project which helps children and young people stay safe from the effects of alcohol misuse then please apply by the 21st April, 2010 [Mentor UK]
Home Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the new interim chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). Professor Les Iversen’s role as interim chair starts immediately and will run for 12 months {Home Office, UK]
Children as young as eight talking about being pressured for sex and taking drugs are the stars of a new government TV campaign [Guardian, UK]
January 2010, Vol. 3, No 1 {Join Together, USA]
Eli Grant is a Senior Research Officer of RAPt–Rehabilitation of Prisoners Trust, in the UK. Eli discusses advances in the UK involving the 12 step model of recovery and its effects on UK institutional reform [The Afflicted & Affected, USA]
Britain’s boozing will get much worse with 24-hour drinking – and that’s precisely why it is such a good idea.
