A dose of inspiration goes a long way Organising a conference is nerve-racking - preparing the programme, focusing on every detail, hoping things will run...

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Turning Point’s substance use services around the country ran awareness events for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on Monday, 31 August.  International Overdose Awareness Day...

Somerset Drugs and Alcohol Service (SDAS) marked the graduation of its latest Peer Mentor Programme cohort on Friday, celebrating those using their lived experience...

VIA are delighted to announce that they have successfully maintained their Gold accreditation from Investors in People.   This prestigious international benchmark assesses workplace culture, employee engagement, leadership,...

Policing and crime minister Sarah Jones has written to the ACMD accepting most of the recommendations in the agency’s updated harms assessment of synthetic...

Half of ketamine samples tested by Manchester Metropolitan University’s GM TRENDS drug monitoring system contained xylazine and medetomidine, posing ‘a significant health risk’. The average...

A dose of inspiration goes a long way Organising a conference is nerve-racking - preparing the programme, focusing on every detail, hoping things will run...

There are many layers of stigma that affect people’s experiences of healthcare, shows a new policy briefing from the Anti-Stigma Network (ASN). As the...

The establishing of a neighbourhood health model as part of the new NHS 10 year plan is a unique opportunity for recovery services to...

Border Force officers seized almost 1.3 tonnes of ketamine at the UK border in the first quarter of this year, up more than 40...

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...

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...

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

Waiting times for specialist addiction and mental health support remain a concern across many services, particularly for younger people whose needs can change quickly....

The Laurel Centre provides support and treatment for sex and porn addiction through individual therapy, couples therapy, online treatment programmes, and the six-day Residential...

Recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all. While 12-step programmes have helped millions of people, they’re only one of several evidence-based paths to overcoming addiction. If you’re exploring...