New drug court launches in Barnsley - Barnsley Magistrates’ Court
The first of four new dedicated drug courts announced by Justice Secretary Jack Straw was launched in Barnsley today. The new court will tackle the problem of drug abusing offenders who commit low-level crime to fund their addiction. When an offender is found guilty and sent to the dedicated drug court to be sentenced, the same magistrate or district judge will sentence the offender and review the progress of offenders on community orders with a drug rehabilitation requirement. Offenders will also be required to undergo regular drug tests. > Read more.
2009-02-03T16:52:03.400Z
Warning of resurgence of 'lethal' white heroin
A form of high-grade white heroin is making a comeback on Britain's streets, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) warned today. Heroin hydrochloride was widespread during the 1970s but was replaced by more well-known "brown" heroin. Easy to snort and inject because it is water-soluble, white heroin's dangers were made clear in Quentin Tarantino's cult film Pulp Fiction, in which Uma Thurman's character snorts the powder, thinking it is cocaine, and then collapses. > Read more.
2009-02-03T16:41:56.287Z
Learnt behaviour
With children as young as 10 being initiated into drug use by their parents, a new report calls for a family-led approach to addiction. Sharon Simms knows exactly who introduced her to drugs: her own father. During her childhood, his twin weaknesses were Special Brew lager and marijuana. Drug dealers plied their trade from the house she shared with him, and he let heroin addicts inject in the bathroom in return for a spliff or can of beer. > Read more.
2009-01-15T10:42:41.237Z
Thousands in drug rehabilitation
More than 8,000 heroin addicts went into rehabilitation programmes across the East Midlands in 2007-08. Figures from the National Treatment Agency show 3,300 heroin users in Nottinghamshire are seeking help. The government estimates that for every £1 spent on treatment, it saves £9.50 from the crime and health budgets. Almost 2,000 heroin addicts went onto treatment in Leicestershire and Rutland, while in Derbyshire about 2,700 addicts were getting treatment. > Read more.
2009-01-15T10:35:26.103Z
Interventions for children and families where there is parental drug misuse
Executive summary. 6-page PDF > Read more.
2009-01-15T10:26:48.815Z
Solon pushes drug tests for congressmen
MANILA, Philippines -- Following President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's order to conduct random drug tests on students, a lawmaker on Wednesday suggested that members of the House of Representatives undergo mandatory tests "to set an example" among public officials. Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga drug tests for House members would "show to the public that we are not drug users and also to set an example among public officials." > Read more.
2009-01-15T10:14:01.842Z
Ketamine tops cocaine as new drug of choice
Government advisory panel ranks class C drug as more harmful than Ecstasy. Ketamine - once the drug of choice for ravers - is now in widespread use. The horse tranquilliser ketamine is increasingly replacing cocaine as the substance of choice among Britain's recreational drug users, according to charities and experts. > Read more.
2009-01-15T10:09:14.673Z
ScreenSafe UK wish all our customers, suppliers, stakeholders and partners a very happy and prosperous New Year. We are looking forward to working together with you in 2009.
2009-01-03T19:08:47.204Z
Drug driving: can 'drugalysers' stamp it out?
Drugs, even the medicinal kind, are a growing hazard for drivers. The facts are sobering, finds Jimmy Lee Shreeve. The Euston underpass had never looked so beautiful. The mix of rain and oil spillage – and the influence of copious amounts of marijuana and hashish – had turned the tarmac into a hypnotic rainbow. > Read more.
2008-12-31T18:07:25.757Z
Drug danger fears for dance revellers
PARAMEDICS will be on standby at Docklands stadium tonight amid fears that there will be drug casualties at one of Melbourne's biggest New Year's parties. Up to 40,000 revellers are expected to attend the Sensation dance party just over a week after 12 people were taken to hospital after overdosing on a suspected "bad batch" of the illicit drug GHB at a rave party at Festival Hall. > Read more.
2008-12-31T17:57:52.292Z
Police vow to step up drugs campaign
More than 510 homes have been searched by police battling to stamp out drugs in Stoke-on-Trent and officers have pledged the war against dealers will continue in 2009. Crime reporter Aimi Moores looks at what has been achieved so far. DRUG dealers have been warned that police will continue to hunt them down in 2009. Operation Nemesis – Staffordshire Police's campaign against the drug trade in Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas – is still going strong, and police chiefs say there are no plans to end it. > Read more.
2008-12-31T17:54:01.267Z
Alcoholic liver disease soars among the young as hospital admissions more than double
The number of young people suffering from liver disease caused by alcohol has more than doubled since Labour came to power. Damning figures show 6,495 Britons aged 18 to 40 were admitted to hospital suffering from alcoholic liver disease in 2006/07, compared to 2,967 a decade ago. > Read more.
2008-12-31T18:00:16.961Z
Drug deaths on database
PERSONAL details of every drugs-death victim in Scotland are to be collected in an attempt to prevent future fatalities, it will be announced today. > Read more.
2008-12-31T17:47:30.535Z
Drug Education; An Entitlement for All
A report by the Advisory Group on Drug and Alcohol Education. PDF Document. > Read more.
2008-12-04T16:39:53.688Z
Seizures of Drugs in England and Wales, 2006/07
These statistics cover seizures made during the year by
police , together with information from HM Revenue and
Customs. PDF document. > Read more.
2008-12-04T16:29:04.340Z
Motoring Offences and Breath Test Statistics
This bulletin contains statistics on motoring offences and breath tests dealt with by the police in England and Wales in 2006 and earlier years. 53-page PDF document. > Read more.
2008-12-04T16:24:42.323Z
Adverts warn of cocaine dangers
A hard-hitting £1m television and internet advertising campaign to warn teenagers of the dangers of cocaine use is being launched by the government. The adverts feature a fictional dog called Pablo, who is used as a "mule" to carry cocaine by drug dealers. The dog seeks out coke users to find out what happens to them and in one advert, watches a young woman have a heart attack. The UK has recorded the highest number of cocaine users in the EU. > Read more.
2008-12-04T16:20:16.811Z
Pubs and clubs told to bring an end to happy hours
Pubs and clubs will face strict orders to tackle Britain’s booze culture when bans on happy hours and discount drinks are announced next week. The Government is considering the introduction of cigarette-style health warnings on bottles and cans containing alcoholic drinks. Ministers also want television adverts for alcohol to carry. > Read more.
2008-11-26T16:12:09.142Z
Research that shows Ecstasy is less dangerous than alcohol is 'awful from start to finish' says drug expert
Dance drug: Calls to downgrade ecstasy is 'awful from start to finish' says expert
Ecstasy is too dangerous to be downgraded from Class A to Class B, a drugs expert said yesterday. > Read more.
2008-11-26T16:07:38.453Z
UK drug users 'damaging Colombia'
Drug users in the UK are causing an environmental catastrophe in Colombia, the country's vice-president has told a meeting of police chiefs. Speaking in Belfast, Francisco Santos Calderon said that 200,000 hectares of forest were being destroyed each year to produce the cocaine crop, coca. > Read more.
2008-11-20T11:21:44.080Z
Women and drug addiction
The most shocking thing about the modern drug user? That she could be someone like you. Anna Moore talks to three 'ordinary' women about their struggles with addiction. > Read more.
2008-11-05T09:53:37.151Z
Annual report 2008 from the EU drugs agency
The latest facts, figures and trends on drugs in Europe will be addressed in the upcoming Annual report 2008: the state of the drugs problem in Europe,from the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency, the EMCDDA. The report offers an overview of the drug situation across the 27EU Member States, Croatia, Turkey and Norway, and details the current legal, political, social and health responses. > Read more.
2008-10-23T13:56:55.042+01:00
Drug Free Work Week
Drug-Free Work Week is a dedicated time each year to highlight the benefits that drug-free workplace programs bring to employers, workers and communities. And, it’s a time to work toward making every week a drug-free work week!
It spreads the word that working drug free works to…
* Prevent accidents and make workplaces safer
* Improve productivity and reduce costs
* Encourage people with alcohol and drug problems to seek help
According to recent research, it’s a message that many workers need to hear.
* 75 percent of the nation’s current illegal drug users are employed—and 3.1 percent say they have actually used illegal drugs before or during work hours.
* 79 percent of the nation’s heavy alcohol users are employed—and 7.1 percent say they have actually consumed alcohol during the workday. > Read more.
2008-10-23T13:52:27.880+01:00
Study finds one in 20 has taken cocaine
ONE IN 20 Irish people and almost one in 10 young people have taken cocaine, a major all-Ireland study of the drug has found.
Men are twice as likely to use cocaine as women - 7 per cent prevalence as against 3 per cent. Regular and even daily use of the drug is increasing, according to the drug prevalence study carried out for the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD).
More than 150,000 people have used cocaine, including 111,000 young people and 21,500 regular users, the figures show. > Read more.
2008-10-23T13:49:14.514+01:00
Drug use in Ireland and Northern Ireland - Latest report
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) was established in response to the drug problem to assist in our continued need to improve our knowledge and understanding of problem drug use. The goal of the NACD is to advise the Government on problem drug use in Ireland in relation to prevalence, prevention consequences and treatment based on our analysis and interpretation of research findings. > Read more.
2008-10-23T13:42:25.264+01:00
