A JSNA support pack for substance misuse commissioners has been published by the National Treatment Agency . From April 2012, Public Health will sit within Local Authorities and will be responsible for the commissioning of drug and alcohol services. It is intended that there will be a more integrated approach to treatment with a strong focus on recovery
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Also tagged alcohol-quality, commissioning, development, document, Guidance, more-integrated, public-health, should-deliver, substance misuse, support-pack, treatment
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New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group (NDSAG) 2012 is fast approaching; this year Professor Stephen Rollnick headlines the main day exploring 21 years of experience and the future for motivational interviewing. The conference takes place from Thursday 24th May 2012 to Sunday 27th, in Llandindrod Wells, Powys, Wales.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy, recovery
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Also tagged alcohol-academy, alcohol-action, alcohol-policy, city, london-borough, policy, press-release, professor-keith, recovery, recovery-pride, study
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Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been consistently associated with lower risk of heart disease, but data for stroke are less certain, especially among women.
According to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), methadone is not the most effective way to treat chronic opioid addiction. Researchers from the Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS) at Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Sudbury, Ont…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
DrugScope have published a consultation response calling for inclusion of specific references to alcohol and drugs within the Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF). They call for a specific indicator for dual diagnosis (co-morbidity), and ask for alcohol and drug problems to be recognised as long-term conditions.
Filed in Dual Diagnosis, Evidence Base, Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged been-produced, commissioning, Dual Diagnosis, evidence-based, expected-later, Guidance, includes, outcomes, outcomes-framework, pdf, priorities, public-health, such-as-health, the-priorities
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“Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: A Federal Plan” is the startling title of a speech scheduled Wednesday, March 14, by Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Abstract Aims: This study investigated associations between self-reported illness, social factors and health behaviours and non-drinking among young people aged 18 to 34 years.
With no specific clinical preventive care guidelines targeting young adults, health care providers are missing key opportunities to improve the health of this population through preventive screening and intervention…
Monday, February 27, 2012
The National Obesity Observatory has published a report on the links between alcohol consumption and obesity: Download: Obesity and alcohol – an overview The report states that although there is no clear causal relationship between alcohol consumption and obesity, there are associations between the two which are heavily influenced by lifestyle, genetic and social factors. Many people are also not aware of the calories contained in alcoholic drinks which can contain “nutrient poor” calories, for instance there are up to 180 calories in a large glass of wine and 250 calories in a pint of strong lager.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged act-together, alcohol-concern, alcohol-on-body, between-alcohol, between-obesity, liver-cirrhosis, liverpool-john, more-pronounced, public-health, report, risk, weight-coupled
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
A new comment in The Lancet outlines the opinions of leaders in the medical field that England and Wales are fast reaching a “tipping point” in alcohol harms. Professor Iain Gilmore, former president of the Royal College of Physicians , and Dr Nick Sheron, from the National Institute of Health Research , together with members of the British Society of Gastroenterologists , set out their concerns of a “worst case scenario” of up to 210K preventable deaths over the next 20 years. The projected figures include a possible 70K deaths from liver disease.