| Evaluation
of drug testing in the criminal justice system |
| The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 20001 sets out
provisions for the use of drug testing for specified Class A
drugs for individuals aged 18 and over who have been charged
or convicted of “trigger offences” (these include
property crime, robbery and specified Class A drug offences)
[Home Office, UK] |
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| Pharmacotherapy
and the future of the drug war |
| Compulsory use of pharmacotherapy would represent a striking
expansion of the state's policing mechanisms on at least two
new fronts [Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics, USA] |
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| The
Home Office Strategic Plan - Confident Communities in a Secure
Britain |
| Includes a chapter (pp. 83) on "Reducing the harm caused
by illegal drugs" [Home Office, UK] |
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| Evaluation
of the Scottish Prison Service Transitional Care Initiative |
| This is the second in a series of reports on the evaluation
of the Scottish Prison Service Transitional Care arrangements
[Effective Interventions Unit, Scottish Executive] |
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| Presentations
from the "Coping with Parental Drinking" Symposium,
Cologne 14th & 15th May 2004 |
| On ENCARE site, a European project, founded to help professionals
tackle the problems faced by children who live in risky family
environments [ENCARE] |
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| EMCDDA
promotion: new online pool of national drug information: Summaries |
| 'Country situation summaries' are a new feature launched
today offering a fresh look of national drug data in Europe
[European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction] |
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| EMCDDA
promotion: new online pool of national drug information: Fact
Sheet |
| A Fact sheet is enclosed showcasing a new EMCDDA series of
'Country situation summaries' offering a fresh look at national
drug data in Europe [European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and
Drug Addiction] |
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| Estimating
prevalence of problem drug use: multiple methods in Brighton,
Liverpool and London |
| Intelligence on the prevalence of injecting and problem drug
use is critical to the development of health strategy and the
implementation of public health interventions [Home Office,
UK] |
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| The
dynamics of drug misuse: assessing changes in prevalence
|
| Information about the prevalence of problem drug misuse should
be an essential part of the evidence base used to formulate
policy, inform service provision, and assess the wider population
impact of interventions [Home Office, UK] |
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| Estimating
prevalence of problematic and injecting drug use for drug action
team areas in England: a feasibility study using the Multiple
Indicator Method |
| The aim of the project is to examine the feasibility of using
the Multiple Indicator Method (MIM) to produce prevalence estimates
for problematic and injecting drug use for Drug Action Teams
(DATs) in England in 2001 [Home Office, UK] |
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| Estimating
the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in
Scotland: LHCC and SIP Estimates |
| In contrast with other areas of the United Kingdom, and indeed
Europe, Scotland has consistent estimates of the prevalence
of problem drug use across the 15 National Health Service (NHS)
Board, 22 Drug Action Team (DAT) and 32 Council areas [Centre
for Drug Misuse Research, University of Glasgow and Scottish
Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, UK] |
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| Post-traumatic
Stress Disorder and Alcohol |
| This factsheet outlines the relationship between post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol misuse, exploring clinical
and treatment issues [Alcohol Concern, UK] |
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| Anxiety
Disorders and Alcohol Misuse Factsheet |
| This factsheet outlines recent research and treatment options
for the management of concurrent alcohol misuse and anxiety
disorders [Alcohol Concern, UK] |
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| Young
People and Alcohol |
| This factsheet looks at research into young people’s
drinking. It indicates the prevalence of drinking, trends in
drinking patterns and highlights alcohol-related problems that
are specific to young people [Alcohol Concern, UK] |
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| Alcohol
Strategy Toolkit Launched |
| This local alcohol strategy toolkit has been designed to
help local policy makers and strategists in developing local
responses to alcohol problems. It sets out a process for the
work, and gives guidance on each step of the way [London Drug
and Alcohol Network and Alcohol Concern, UK] |
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| Response
to: Choosing Health? A consultation on improving people’s
health |
| The Royal College of Physicians welcomes the opportunity
to respond to the ‘Choosing Health?’ consultation.
Our response focuses on four key public health issues: smoking,
alcohol, obesity and sexual health [Royal College of Physicians,
UK] |
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