Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Recent research from the drug and alcohol Bank : Licensing Late opening for pubs and bars aggravates alcohol-related harm UK research is inconclusive, but international research from developed nations reviewed for a national US task force supports the belief that increasing on-licence opening hours leads to more drinking and more alcohol-related harm. Weekend alcohol sales equals more weekend alcohol-related harm International research from developed nations reviewed for a national US task force offers some support for the belief that allowing or disallowing Saturday or Sunday alcohol sales affects drinking and alcohol-related harm. Treatment and recovery Home visits cost-effectively aid alcohol treatment In Brazil adding home visits to a three-month alcohol detoxification and treatment programme cost-effectively increased the abstinence rate at the end of treatment.
Also filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Tagged abstinence, alcohol, asking-students, bars-aggravates, common-finding, different-types, drinking, health, little-relation, little-research, recovery, sessions, such-as-spacing, therapist-hours, unless-students
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
The British Liver Trust have released a new report outlining the need for a comprehensive approach to tackling alcohol misuse. It warns against a “one size fits all approach for treatment” for a range of problem drinkers “each of whom will need tailored approach with the interventions and appropriate treatment goals.” Download 'Reducing alcohol harm: recovery and informed choice for those with alcohol related health problems' A supporting commentary piece by Andrew Langford , Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust also appeared in the Guardian .
Also filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Tagged alcohol-concern, british, british-liver, chief-executive, guardian, Guidance, harmful-levels, health, informed-choice, interventions, learning, policy, public-health, recovery, the-prevention
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Abstract Aims: Smokers who lapse during a cessation attempt are at particularly high risk of relapse, so interventions to help smokers recover from lapses are urgently needed. Two recent studies have suggested continuing to use nicotine patches following a lapse may be a beneficial relapse prevention strategy.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders is being announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…
Monday, December 19, 2011
The NHS Operating Framework 2012/13 was recently published and sets out business planning arrangements and national priorities for the year ahead. The framework contains a number of 'Domain areas' within which there is scope to consider implications for alcohol harm reduction. Domain One is prevention of premature death, which strongly advocates the early recognition and treatment of chronic conditions.
Also filed in Guidance, Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy
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Tagged domain-four, Guidance, health, innovation, joint-strategic, mental, nuffield-trust, prevention, recovery, safeguarding, the-enhancement, the-fulfillment
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Scotland's ban on multi-buy deals has reduced sales, according to figures from retail analysts Nielsen. Sales of wine fell 5%, spirits by 3% and beer by 8% during the first eight weeks of the ban compared to 2010. See reports from the BBC and the Herald .
Also filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Tagged alcohol industry, bbc, british, british-liver, cards, forthcoming, government, government-led, health, leicestershire, multi-buy-deals, office, premises-or-ban, promotes-itself
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Abstract Aims: To conduct a randomized, controlled trial of abstinence-contingent recovery housing delivered with or without intensive day treatment among individuals exiting residential opioid detoxification. Design: Random assignment to one of three conditions: Recovery housing alone (RH), abstinence-contingent recovery housing with RBT (RH+RBT), or usual care (UC). RH and RH+RBT participants received 12 weeks of paid recovery housing contingent upon drug abstinence.
Also filed in Evidence Base, cocaine
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Tagged day-treatment, drug-abstinence, improves, meet-abstinence, paid-recovery, random, rbt, recovery, recovery-house, remained-more
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Courtesy of Laura Pechey, HAGA's Brief Interventions Specialist: Earlier this month, as part of their Alcohol Awareness Week activity, HAGA celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with an exciting programme of events as part of its Annual Public Meeting (APM). All HAGA’s services and projects were showcased, as well as a service-user art exhibition focusing on stigma, “Growing Recovery” gardening workshops and a mocktail bar.
Also filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Tagged alcohol campaigns, alcohol-academy, field, london, matthew-andrews, north, price, professor-betsy, public-health, public-services, recovery, treatment
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Last month the London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum (LDAPF) and Greater London Authority (GLA) hosted an event on Managing the Night Time Economy. Presentations [pdf] from the day included: Camden's NTE Jon Paris and Michael Hrycak, London Borough of Camden Havering NTE Deborah Houston-McBean, Havering London Borough Overhauling the Licensing Act Mark Halton, Home Office Newham's Total Enforcement Sheila Roberts, London Borough of Newham TfL and the NTE Graham Daly, Transport for London Islington Community Alcohol Partnership John Hart, Islington Coucil LAS Soho Alcohol Recovery Pilot Brian Hayes, London Ambulance Service See here for presentations from a previous London NTE event . An Alcohol Concern NTE factsheet is also available, or see the Alcohol Policy UK NTE category .
Also filed in UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Tagged alcohol, alcohol-policy, brian-hayes, community safety, greater-london, licensing, london-borough, london-drug, michael-hrycak, night, night-time, paris, policy
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Young adults undergoing addiction treatment arrive ready and willing to make the personal changes that bring about recovery, but it’s the help and guidance received during treatment that build and sustain those changes, according to a longitudinal study published electronically and in press within the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence…
Also filed in Guidance, Uncategorized
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Tagged addiction-treatment, alcohol, arrive-ready, Guidance, journal, make-the-personal, personal, press-within, received-during, recovery, study-published, the-help, the-journal
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