Bibliography: Domestic Policy Issues

This law will probably (at least initially) wipe out the high street ‘head shops’ which the Daily Mail and Centre for Social Justice are so concerned about. However, banning something has never yet simply made a drug disappear (Adam Smith Institute)

Memorandum by the (Home Office)

To make provision about psychoactive substances; and for connected purposes (Parliament UK)

See pages 72-74 of the notes for information on NPS. The legislation aims to “Protect hard-working citizens from the risks posted by untested, unknown and potential harmful drugs and create a blanket ban which would prohibit and disrupt the production, distribution, sale and supply of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in the UK (Cabinet Office, UK)

Progress Report to End 2014 (Ireland)

This report reviews the impact of the Forum during 2014 and looks ahead by setting out recommendations that seek to reduce the numbers at risk (SFAD)

This fourth NTI report provides 2012–2013 fiscal-year data from six provinces, one territory and one provincial association and has expanded its scope to include information on the primary substance for which treatment was sought. The report also includes information on the total number of hospital stays related to substance use disorders and their associated costs. (CCSA)

Submission on Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 (RCPI)

When 80 per cent of your clients have a dual diagnosis, asking whether the service needs a dual diagnosis worker is getting things the wrong way around (Advances in Dual Diagnosis)

A new strategy is required to address the current prevalence and nature of drug use in Ireland which needs to contain high level actions which can be broadly categorised under (1) National Substance Misuse Strategy, (2) Community Impact & Crime, (3)Health, Treatment & Rehabilitation, (4) Prevention & Early Intervention. (Fianna Fáil)

We believe that the federal government’s short-sighted policy will harm the very people it was meant to protect (NEJM)

This is the third in a series of briefings by DrugScope on behalf of the Recovery Partnership which examines some of the broader issues around recovery from substance misuse problems (DrugScope)

The contradictions and reversals involved in the reclassification of cannabis, it is argued, can be readily understood in terms of the broader politics of crime and control and the ‘structured ambivalence’ of state responses (Drug Policy)

Report presented to the crime prevention minister recommends a revised generic description, designed to control a broad-range of ‘third generation’ synthetic cannabinoids (AMCD)

List of proposals to review and amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (AMCD)

Letter from the Minister of State to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) about proposals to review the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (Home Office)

Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation (National Assembly for Wales)

Lynne Featherstone writes to the chair of Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) about the rescheduling of ketamine (Home Office)

Advice for local authorities and other public bodies on the types of offences head shops may be committing, and guidance and recommendations (Home Office)

Coalition government takes range of action to respond to challenges of new psychoactive substances (Home Office)

The impact of the public health transfer on local alcohol provision (Alcohol Concern)

The third annual review of the drug strategy, ‘A Balanced Approach’, updates progress on the 3 strands of the strategy since December 2013 (Home Office)

Expert Review Group reports back on new ways to tackle ‘legal highs’(Scottish Government)

This circular draws attention to the contents of the Statutory Instruments S.I. 2015/215, S.I. 2015/232 and S.I. 2015/231 which come into force at 00:01 on 11 March 2015 (Home Office)

Courts that help families affected by drug and alcohol misuse to open in new areas, thanks to government backing worth £2.5 million (Department for Education)

‘Ketamine: rescheduling and patient group directions’ provides further advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Home Secretary

State of the Sector provides a voice for nearly 200 services Summary (DrugScope)

In response to America’s drug problem, the 2016 Budget reflects the Administration’s ongoing commitment to reducing drug use and its consequences through a balanced approach rooted in science. Budget highlights (ONDCP)

Adding Value? Reflections on payment by results for people with multiple and complex needs [Report] considers how a range of different PbR schemes have been applied to services working with individuals facing multiple and complex problems, including a combination of poor mental health, offending, substance misuse, and homelessness (Revolving Doors)

Slides from presentations at yesterday’s event in Birmingham (Public Health England)

The specific aim of this seminar was to explore the interaction between the local and the national in the making of alcohol policy in the past and in the present, focusing on continuities and changes over time (LSE)

This bulletin summarises information collected in the fifth census of statutory and non-statutory drug and alcohol treatment services in Northern Ireland to establish the number of persons in treatment for drug and/or alcohol misuse (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety)

Postmarketing surveillance indicates that the diversion and abuse of prescription opioid medications increased between 2002 and 2010 and plateaued or decreased between 2011 and 2013. These findings suggest that the United States may be making progress in controlling the abuse of opioid analgesics (NEJM)

Insights for Vermont and Other Jurisdictions (RAND)

Hailed as a better way than prohibition, there is much to learn from New Zealand’s stalled attempt to legalise new highs (New Scientist)

Control of AH-7921, LSD–related compounds, tryptamines, and rescheduling of GHB (Home Office)