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Authors of the Europe-wide study say that restricting access to pain-killing drugs in this way is a breach of patients’ human rights, and they conclude that “there is an ethical and public health imperative to address these issues vigorously and urgently” [Medical News Today, UK]
The American Psychiatric Association today released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) [American Psychiatric Association]
Latest data shows 85 percent of drinks not labelled properly. The drinks industry is failing to adhere to a voluntary agreement with Government on alcohol labels and just 15 percent of drinks give consumers enough information about units and health harms, according to an independent report published today [Department of Health, UK]
New Zealand’s drug law has been rejected as obsolete and out-of-touch by the Law Commission in its review – Controlling and Regulating Drugs – released for pubic consultation today [NZ Drug Foundation, New Zealand]
Energy drinks, favored among young people for the beverages’ caffeine jolt, also play a lead role in several popular alcoholic drinks, such as Red Bull and vodka [Medical News Today, UK]
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS Blackpool have confirmed yesterday that the death of an injecting heroin user in Blackpool was the result of anthrax [National Treatment Agency, UK]
Far more drugs users are still encountering Class A illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy, rather than the ‘legal highs’ recently receiving publicity, according to a survey [Concateno, UK]
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Home Office contacted DIP intensive areas in June 2009 and encouraged local police forces to increase the use of the ‘inspector’s authority’ provision to drug test more people on arrest [Release, UK]
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS London can confirm that a drug injecting heroin user has tested positive for anthrax and is being treated in a London hospital [Health Protection Agency, UK]
“This announcement is a belated acknowledgement that the government has not been able to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder effectively on behalf of local residents. These changes will still not allow residents any greater say over local licensing issues – a travesty for those who’ve had to suffer alcohol-fuelled night time disorder for too long” [Alcohol Concern, UK]
The Independent Advisory Panel, part of the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody, has launched a new website [Ministry of Justice, UK]
In a new policy briefing, the Mental Health Foundation today called for more to be done to look after the mental health of military veterans. Although the Mental Health Foundation welcomes recent initiatives to expand the mental health support available to veterans, it believes that support services remain patchy and that several critical factors still need to be addressed [Mental Health Foundation, UK]
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders [Medical News Today, UK]
A new campaign backed by major health charities will warn drinkers of the unseen health damage caused by regularly drinking more than the NHS advises [Department of Health, UK]
The rate of male deaths has more than doubled over the period from 9.1 per 100,000 in 1991 to 18.7 per 100,000 in 2008 [Office for National Statistics, UK]
After 15 years of wasting money on a prohibitionist network, city leaders realized it is time to resign The municipal government of Budapest admitted that it has been paying thousands of Euros every year since 1998 as a membership fee for a Stockholm-based prohibitionist organization, the European Cities Against Drugs [Hungarian Civil Liberties Union]
While re-entry and skill-building programs offered by the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) at its 11 prisons are heavily used and generally viewed favorably by inmates, many anticipate a difficult return to society due to their underlying health conditions and concerns about finances and support systems [Medical News Today, USA]
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]
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]
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]
