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Welcome to Effectiveness Bank alerts from Drug and Alcohol Findings, bringing you news of research relevant to improving outcomes from drug or alcohol interventions in the UK. A new bulletin has been published collecting together the latest documents added to the Effectiveness Bank. It highlights three at best partially successful attempts to go beyond specialist treatment to reduce drink-related harm more widely, plus further confirmation that more treatment (in this case for youth cannabis use) is not always better. To view the whole bulletin click the following link: http://findings.org.uk/docs/bulletins/Bull_16_09_11.php or click the links below to view an entry in the bulletin. If clicking does not work, paste the link in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole address. ************************************** *revised* PUBLIC HEALTH LEAST SUCCESSFUL LICENSING AIM IN SCOTLAND The 2005 licensing reforms in Scotland were of nationwide interest because they placed it in the vanguard across the UK, notably in adding public health to licensing objectives. While staff say other elements are working well, disappointingly this key measure has so far had little impact. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=MacGregor_A_2.txt *new* LONDON MAKES PROGRESS IN REDUCING ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM BUT GPs UNDER-USED Seven years after the first alcohol harm reduction strategy for England, this audit finds treatment access and brief intervention work has progressed in London but funding is often precarious and GP services are surprisingly under-developed. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Penfold_M_1.cab *new* LIMITED TAKE UP FOR ONLINE GP ALCOHOL INTERVENTION SUPPORT IN GERMANY No matter which dissemination strategy was tried, just 4 in 10 GPs in Germany logged in to a government funded online alcohol intervention education and support system. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ruf_D_1.cab *new* LONGER THERAPIES NO BETTER THAN FIVE-SESSION OPTION FOR YOUNG CANNABIS USERS It worked as well as somewhat longer and more elaborate experimental therapies, but how would a basic US treatment programme for cannabis using youngsters fare when compared to much more extensive real-world therapies? On average at least as well if not better was the answer. http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=Ramchand_R_1.cab ************************************** Drug and Alcohol Findings is managed by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre, the two leading UK drug and alcohol information charities and its leading clinical/research centre. The Effectiveness Bank is supported by Alcohol Research UK (formerly the AERC). You have received this message via another mailing list. To receive these messages directly sign up at: http://findings.org.uk/index.php#signUp