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Bill
White |
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‘It is time we all shifted to a focus
on the lived solution to alcohol and other drug problems. It
is time all of our leaders and our workers were experts on the
pathways, styles and stages of long-term recovery and experts
on American communities of recovery.’ [Annemarie Ward Blog,
Wired In] |
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National
drug treatment waiting times framework |
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Data on the number of clients seen and the
length of time they waited to be seen for various interventions.
Tables and charts are presented by Drug Action Team area [National
drug treatment waiting times framework ISD Scotland, UK] |
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Addicts
'linger' on waiting lists |
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More than a quarter of drug addicts seeking
treatment in Scotland have waited over a year to be assessed
[BBC, UK] |
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'Shameful'
one-year wait for drug addicts seeking help |
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New health service figures show some 554 addicts
waited more than 52 weeks for an appointment to be assessed,
while hundreds more had to wait as long for treatment after a
care plan had been agreed [The Scotsman, UK] |
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“The
Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater
equality?” |
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Memorandum from [UK Drug Policy Commission] |
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Prisons
and drugs: Making things better: three independent ways ahead |
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Minutes of a joint meeting of six all-party
groups organised in conjunction with the [UKDPC] |
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More
drug users' babies in care |
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The number of babies being referred for temporary
foster care in Edinburgh because of parental drug misuse has
doubled in the last year [BBC, UK] |
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Help
made in Czech Republic |
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When you tell anyone from the normal society
that you are former heroin or meth user and that you have spent
6 years in a jail, you become a victim of great discrimination
and social exclusion. These people do not distinguish between
an ex-user and user. (English & Czech) [Martin Blog, Wired
In] |
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The
time is now - Why our system of support must change |
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I loved that fact that our US colleagues talked
of people being in long-term recovery, their families and allies,
and the concept of a Recovery Advocate. Well, I declare myself
to be a Recovery Advocate, so who is joining me on the very exciting
and potentially challenging journey? [Marion Logan Blog, WIred
In] |
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Alcohol
code to call time on happy hour drinking culture |
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The minister disclosed that the mandatory code
of practice for pubs, clubs, off-licences and supermarkets now
under consideration will include ... [Guardian, UK] |
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Realities
of boozing are tough to swallow |
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In wealthy nations all over the world, momentum
is building for big hikes in the cost of alcohol [New Scientist,
UK] |
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Red
tape cut for small charities |
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Thousands of small charities will save up to £5million
a year as the Government cuts red tape by raising the income
thresholds above which stricter accounting rules apply [Cabinet
Office, UK] |
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Are
we a nation of junkies and depressives |
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On reading the latest research data from the
National Advisory Committee on Drugs regarding usage of sedatives,
tranquillisers and antidepressants in the 32 counties, I am reminded
of two great adages - “lies, lies and damned statistics” and
cynical Pilate’s famous line “what is truth?”.
By Dr. Harry Barry [Drugs.ie, Ireland] |
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IDPC
Briefing Paper: Antonio Costa's speech to the High Level Segment
of the 2009 Commission on Narcotic Drugs. |
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Antonio Costa, the Executive Director of the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), gave a speech
to the High Level Segment of the 2009 Commission on Narcotic
Drugs on the 11th March 2009. The speech drew heavily on a discussion
paper published by the UNODC shortly before the meeting [IDPC] |
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IDPC
Advocacy Note: The Political Declaration - A missed Opportunity |
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The Political Declaration adopted on the 12th
March 2009 at the High Level Segment of the 52nd Session of the
CND is a framework and a set of priorities for the next 10 years
of international drug policy [IDPC] |
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IDPC
Advocacy Note: Civil Society Engagement - UN High Level Segment
2009 |
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Civil society engagement in during the lead
up to the UN High Level Segment has been for the first time a
properly structured programmed of NGO involvement put in place
by the 'Beyond 2008' initiative [IDPC] |
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Pushers
turn to mail system to traffick their drugs |
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Drug exporters are turning to the postal system
in a bid to get illicit drugs into Australia [Courier, Australia] |
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