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Police
reject tougher action on cannabis |
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Brown plan to upgrade drug will not change
'confiscate and warn' stance [Guardian, UK] |
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Schools
could monitor well-being |
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Schools in England could be made to keep records
of pupils' drug use and obesity under plans being considered
[BBC, UK] |
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Capital
development programme for inpatient and residential rehabilitation
substance misuse |
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The addendum guidance sets out the process
for assurance of the delivery of the capital development programme
for inpatient and residential substance misuse (drug and alcohol)
services 2007/08 and 2008/09, including guidance on the reallocation
of funds [DoH, UK] |
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Population
in custody (monthly) |
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The publication also contains more detailed
information on the make-up of the prison population by custody
type, offence group, sentence length, age group and establishment Excel
tables [Ministry of Justice, UK] |
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Whisky
exports hit £90 a second |
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Scotch whisky cemented its advantage over its
imitators yesterday, with new trade figures which show that overseas
sales of the spirit reached record highs last year, earning the
UK £90 a second [The Scotsman, UK] |
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MacAskill
leads the crusade to outlaw sales of cheap alcohol |
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Tackling Scotland's alcohol problem and the
scourge of under-age drinking has been one of the main crusades
of the Scottish Government since the SNP came to power last May
[The Scotsman, UK] |
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IPA
brewer to roll out the barrel worldwide |
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It's an Edinburgh institution and famously
a favourite tipple of Inspector Rebus. But now Deuchars IPA could
be set to become a worldwide brand after a successful trial in
the United States [Edinburgh Evening News UK] |
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Drugnet
Europe |
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Issue 62. April–June 2008 [EMCDDA] |
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Addicts
kicking heroin with painkillers |
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Heroin is fast being replaced by legal pharmaceutical
drugs such as OxyContin and morphine among street users of opioids,
suggests a national survey of addicts that underscores the challenges
and opportunities of the changing drug trade [National Post,
Canada] |
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'Treatment
works,' city-sponsored conference told |
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Full resources needed for mentally ill, addicted
patients, senior public health official says [Vancouver Sun,
Canada] |
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Give
them homes |
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Seattle hatched an innovative, if obvious,
plan to tackle its growing homeless population: House homeless
alcoholics. The kicker: The city saved money in what could provide
a model for solving a national problem [USA Today] |
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Appeals
Court Rejects Challenge to Law Denying Student Aid to Drug
Offenders |
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Opponents of a law that prevents students who
are convicted of drug offenses from receiving federal financial
aid were handed another legal defeat today [Chronicle of Higher
Education, USA] |
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Illicit
Drug Trends of Afghan opiates |
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Afghanistan is virtually the world's sole producer
of opium, yielding at least 93 per cent of the global annual
output. This poses a serious health and security threat to the
world, particularly Afghanistan and its neighbours. To better
understand the nature, extent and impact of this threat, UNODC
has launched a series of Illicit Drug Trend reports [UNODC] |
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King
John "Humpty Dumpty" Walters |
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Afghanistan + 6 years + Interdiction = Increased
opium production. Somehow, the equation isn't working out as
originally planned [D'Alliance, USA] |
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Letters:
Opium policy |
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The current strategy used to combat escalating
opium production levels – forced poppy crop eradication – has
destroyed the livelihoods of entire farming communities, driving
them into the hands of the Taliban and putting UK troops at further
risk - Director of Policy Research, The Senlis Council, [Independent,
UK] |
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