Alcohol in Ireland: consumption, harm, cost and policy response
http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/25697/ Click on the link above to read the full reports.
Alcohol ….the drug of choice in Australia….
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/15/more-australians-seeking-treatment-for-alcohol-consumption-than-any-other-drug About one in 200 Australians sought treatment for drug use in 2014–15, with alcohol the main drug people needed help with, a new report from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare launched on Wednesday shows. Click on this link above to read the full article.
NWRDATF Training Calendar July – December 2016
JULY-DEC _Training Calendar 2016 Please find attached for your information an updated NWRDATF Training Calendar July – December 2016 outlining and offering a broad range of courses in the field of alcohol and other drugs. The option of requesting tailored in-service training for your services will also be accommodated.
NWRDATF Summer Small Grants Scheme
NWRDATF Small Grant Application 2016 NWRDATF Small Grants Ad 2016 NWRDATF Small Grants Terms and Conditions 2016 The North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force invite applications for the Summer Small Grants Scheme for once-off funding to Community and Not-for-profit Voluntary groups/agencies who are working to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Maximum award per applicant will be €1,500 and must directly relate to one of the pillars of the National Drugs Strategy and/or actions of the National Drugs Strategy 2009 – 2016 (interim), attached for your information. Priority will be given to groups/agencies
Warning: MasterCard Ecstasy
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/02/girls-death-after-taking-mastercard-ecstasy-prompts-police-warning#img-2 A teenage girl has died in Greater Manchester after taking ecstasy at a sold-out clubbing event attended by up to 5,000 people, prompting police to warn others who may have taken the drug to urgently seek medical attention.
How much alcohol in a standard drink?
http://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2016/apr/13/how-much-alcohol-in-a-standard-drink-austria-serves-almost-double-uk-measures?CMP=share_btn_fb#_=_ US researchers have found wild disparities in the amount of alcohol found in a single beverage – depending on where in the world you’re served it.
Drugnet Europe Newsletter
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/system/files/publications/2156/Drugnet93REV_TDAA16001ENN.pdf Click on the link above and read the Drugnet Europe Newsletter.
The health & social affects of non medical cannabis use
http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/cannabis_report/en/ Click on the link above to read the full report on line.
St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Sligo!
http://Posted by Sligo Intercultural Forum on Friday, 18 March 2016