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Nitazenes – new drugs, new risks
A BBC investigation has found that dozens of illegal suppliers are advertising nitazenes openly on the internet and sending them in the post from...
Alcohol-specific deaths 2022: supporting those who have lost their loved ones
Behind familiar reporting of the latest rise in alcohol-related deaths, lies the less well known story of the bereavements these deaths entail for those...
Turning Point responds to latest ONS figures on alcohol-specific deaths
Turning Point chief operating officer Clare Taylor responds to figures, released by ONS this week, which show that alcohol-specific deaths have risen to the...
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England has highest global rate of child alcohol consumption
England tops the global league table for alcohol consumption among children, according to a WHO-commissioned report from the University of Glasgow.
The country had the...
Cities of hope
The concept of inclusive recovery cities is providing a network of inspiration, say David Best, Steven Brown, Sue Northcott, Eleanor Youdell, Dot Smith, Mark...
UK alcohol deaths at highest ever level
There were just over 10,000 deaths from alcohol specific causes registered in the UK in 2022, according to new figures from the Office for...
Children’s online spaces ‘saturated’ with gambling ads
Children’s online spaces ‘can feel saturated’ with gambling adverts and content, according to a report from GambleAware. The ‘blurred lines’ between gambling and gambling-like...
Progressive pathways
At Change Grow Live’s south west prisons service, we see first-hand the impact that neurodivergent conditions can have on engagement with substance support. People...
MUP to increase to 65p
The Scottish Parliament has approved plans to continue with minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol, and to increase the rate by 15p.
When the MUP...
Your Story
Meet the runners: Harry’s marathon journey with WithYou
Meet Harry, who will be running the 2024 London Marathon in aid of WithYou.
The WithYou marathon team, made up of fourteen people, has been...
A path to recovery: Kelly shares her recovery story
'I can't change anything that happened but it's not what defines me - today is what defines me.” From spending £300 a day on...
Turning the page, WithYou: Steven’s Story
Steven shares the story of his journey to recovery with support from WithYou.
'Recovery isn’t just about stopping, it’s also about what comes after stopping.'
Raised...