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The National Harm Reduction Summit 2026

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The focus of the 2026 National Harm Reduction summit in Bristol - which was also a celebration of the Bristol Drugs Project's 40th birthday...

DDN Conference 2026 Coverage

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When alcohol feels like the answer

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For some autistic people and people with ADHD, alcohol can seem to make everyday life easier. A new online course explores what drinking may...

The Loop opens Birmingham’s first drug checking services

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On 14th November, The Loop Drug Checking Service will be launching drug checking in Birmingham, with services operating fortnightly in two city centre locations,...

Budget 2026: the sector responds

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Organisations within the drug and alcohol treatment sector welcome measures on housing, employment and alcohol duty, while calling for greater investment in prevention, treatment...

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Most Europeans see mental health problems as the main drug-related public...

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Nearly 40 per cent of European adults identify mental health problems as their leading drug-related public health concern, according to a major survey of...

All Being Well

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Ask people what wellbeing looks like and they may describe a long weekend away, a lunchtime walk, or a busy mum finally getting an...

Force for Change

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‘The armed forces community experiences a unique combination of pressures,’ national armed forces lead for WithYou, Andy Craze, tells DDN. ‘Operational stress, trauma exposure,...

England and Wales see slight fall in drug-related deaths

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There were 5,519 deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and Wales last year, according to the latest ONS figures – a small...

Campaigners renew calls for MUP in England

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A coalition of MPs, medical bodies, charities and public health organisations has written to the health secretary calling for the introduction of minimum unit...

Creating a Diversion

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Since the beginning of September, under Ireland’s new Health Referral Scheme, an adult found by Gardaí (the Irish police) in possession of drugs for...

Your Story

‘I had a massive problem with alcohol. It nearly killed me’

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A 46-year-old man from Ludlow whose struggle with alcohol nearly killed him has shared his life-saving story for Recovery Month, observed throughout September to...

‘I nearly died. I wish I’d known that there is a...

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A 26-year-old man from Scunthorpe whose struggle with ketamine left him hospitalised with liver and kidney failure has shared his life-saving story for Recovery...

‘Alcohol is a silent killer. It can just take your life...

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This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...

Rehab Spotlights

Phoenix Futures residential services

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With over 50 years of experience delivering residential rehabilitation in the UK, Phoenix Futures are dedicated to helping people, families and communities overcome substance...

InnerLife Recovery: An Exclusive Rehab in Spain for Long-Term Healing

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InnerLife Recovery offers a private, confidential, and individually tailored rehabilitation experience for clients worldwide, specializing in treatment programs for addiction, mental health conditions, and...

Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House: a beautiful place to recover

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Our service Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...