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DDN2303

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[…] that occurs when a wound becomes infected with botulism spores or tissue is damaged – the source of the current cases is thought to be contaminated street heroin. Another injecting drug user has contracted the rare Clostridium novyi wound infection, and has since died. Health professionals are being urged to promote vigilance and provide […]

DDN2303

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[…] that occurs when a wound becomes infected with botulism spores or tissue is damaged – the source of the current cases is thought to be contaminated street heroin. Another injecting drug user has contracted the rare Clostridium novyi wound infection, and has since died. Health professionals are being urged to promote vigilance and provide […]

DDN3006

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[…] of the children surveyed could name four or more illegal drugs. The children were also questioned on their perceptions of adult drug-taking – 19 per cent thought heroin was legal while 28 per cent thought ecstasy was legal. Nearly 40 per cent thought the main reason adults took drugs was to ‘look cool’ while […]

DDNmay10

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[…] other contaminants found in illicit drugs. Although adulterants are ‘routinely’ found, these are likely to be benign, it states. The report studied a range of drugs including heroin, cocaine, crack, amphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis and ketamine, and found that drugs were more likely to be adulterated with sugars or substances that would ‘enhance or mimic […]

DDN030706

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[…] says Dr Chris Ford. 13 Q&A Strong advice for Phil on not mixing business with pleasure. 14 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 9). 15 Jobs, courses, conferences, tenders 16 Drink and Drugs News To a question about why different budget figures were quoted – 28 per […]

DDN 050321

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[…] Alcohol Concern’s new chief executive, talks to DDNabout getting safe drinking messages heard above the constant hum of the drinks industr y. 12 How I became a... heroin addict The first par t of David Wright’s diar y starts with the prospect of a bit of light fun, that all too soon turns to […]

DDN 050321

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[…] Alcohol Concern’s new chief executive, talks to DDNabout getting safe drinking messages heard above the constant hum of the drinks industr y. 12 How I became a... heroin addict The first par t of David Wright’s diar y starts with the prospect of a bit of light fun, that all too soon turns to […]

DDN051107new2

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[…] all groups since 2003/04, according to Drug misuse declared: findings of the 2006/07 British Crime Survey. Use of ‘magic mushrooms’ has fallen significantly, while figures relating to heroin use remain stable. Overall illicit drug use by 16-59 year olds was at its lowest level since the BCS started measurement in 1996, largely as a […]

DDN1606

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[…] drug-related harm. Approaches to alcohol and drugs in Scotland – a question of architecturealso looks at harm reduction methods from overseas, such as consumption rooms and ‘ heroin assisted treatment’, with a view to establishing pilot schemes. The report investigates how drug related harm could be halved by 2025, and calls for a ‘population wide’ public […]

DDN150107

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[…] and service user involvement. Thirty-eight per cent of local drug partnerships were scored as ‘weak’ at commissioning prescribing services, with 37 per cent ‘good’. Methadone prescribing for heroin users was patchy across the country, with some services failing to prescribe high enough doses to maintain users and prevent them from using street drugs. Only […]

DDN060327

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[…] magazine |jobs|news|views|research 27 March 2006 DISCOVERING FREEDOM An ex-user talks about using his experience LETTERS AND COMMENT Addiction and adoption – the backlash THE WITHDRAWAL Coming off heroin – part III by Prof Clark www.drinkanddrugs.net Special edition 1st Announcement and Call for Papers 2nd National Conference on Reducing Drug-Related Deaths Wednesday 15th November 2006 […]

DDN060508

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[…] about his struggle to keep a user group going. 12 Regulars Letters and commentThoughts on Unhooked Thinking; concerns about commissioner training; more 12-step suppor t; response on heroin briefings; comment on a suspected methadone backlash. 8 Post-its from practice Drs Chris Ford and Janet Gillespie on the shocking state of Hep C treatment. 13 […]

DDN3007

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[…] can be a long and tor tuous business, says Dr Chris Ford. 13 Background briefing The third part of Prof David Clark’s look at ways to reduce heroin overdose and death. 15 Jobs, courses, conferences, tenders 16 Centre pages: treatment director y Drink and Drugs News ‘We have moved on from a polarised debate […]

DDN060508

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[…] about his struggle to keep a user group going. 12 Regulars Letters and commentThoughts on Unhooked Thinking; concerns about commissioner training; more 12-step suppor t; response on heroin briefings; comment on a suspected methadone backlash. 8 Post-its from practice Drs Chris Ford and Janet Gillespie on the shocking state of Hep C treatment. 13 […]

DDN060409

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[…] of the richer countries, while for others it worsened, and for some of those it worsened sharply and substantially’ it says. The number of frequent users of heroin had declined in most western countries, although there had been a ‘serious epidemic’ of opiate use in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Although cannabis […]

DDN050905

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[…] comment Including ‘methadone maintenance – better or worse?’ 8 Service User Group fact file This issue: SUGA in Loughborough 14 Q&A Advice for Sandra on her son’s heroin addiction 12 Drink and Drugs News 5 September 2005 It’s good to be back after the summer break, and first things first: thank you to all […]

DDN1911

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[…] drug users have been availablesince 1993.’ The drop in drugs deaths after 2000 was followed by a steep increase in 2004/5, largely accounted for by deaths involving heroin and morphine. Hepatitis C, re-offending, drug prevalence, problem use and the methadone ‘cul de sac’ – all rising statistics – are detailed and analysed in our […]

DDN050725

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[…] be sold in shops, on stalls and online. The Guardian, 18 July Fearing an AIDS epidemic, Iran’s theocratic government has dropped a zero-tolerance policy against increasingly common heroin use and now offers addicts low-cost needles, methadone and a measure of social acceptance. Opponents argue that tolerance of life- destroying drugs is simply unacceptable and […]

DDN190606

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[…] evidence-based treatment with spin 10 Q&A Advice for Lorraine on talking to a teenager about cannabis. 11 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 8). 15 Jobs, courses, conferences, and DDN Bookshop 16 Drink and Drugs News The message came in loud and clear this issue: save our […]

DDN1506

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[…] ‘little reliable evidence to say that use is becoming more widespread amongst young people.’ The most common drug that 19-24 year olds are being treated for remains heroin, followed by cannabis and then cocaine. ‘We had an enormous increase in the number of young people coming into treatment, which is more to do with […]

DDN120109

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[…] problem drug users are unemployed, and two thirds of employers surveyed for the report by the University of Manchester indicated they would be unwilling to employ a heroin or crack cocaine user even if they were otherwise suitable for the job. The document acknowledges that getting some problem drug users ‘fit for the job’ […]

DDN090209

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[…] need of support’ Carl Curphey, from Whalley Range, Manchester, was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2001. He believes he contracted the condition through injecting drugs such as heroin. At the time he recalls there was little information about chronic hepatitis. ‘I didn’t know anything about the condition. So I just got on with my […]

DDN2707

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[…] and presentations, he encouraged facilitators to steer their groups through a maze of issues, prompted by specific scenarios that were based on real cases – a young heroin user who had been referred to probation for a pre-sentence report after shoplifting; an HIV positive mother contemplating the risk of homelessness on her release from […]

DDN2707

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[…] and presentations, he encouraged facilitators to steer their groups through a maze of issues, prompted by specific scenarios that were based on real cases – a young heroin user who had been referred to probation for a pre-sentence report after shoplifting; an HIV positive mother contemplating the risk of homelessness on her release from […]

DDN050725

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[…] of News | Round-up www.drinkanddrugs.net 4| drinkanddrugsnews | 25 July 2005 Bad news for fans of psychedelic fungi: a legal loophole that allowed people to buy and sell fresh forms of magicmushrooms has been closed. Although there has been a long-standing ban on dr y or packaged magic mushrooms, it did not apply to fresh forms, allowing them to be sold in shops, on stalls and online.  The Guardian, 18 July Fearing an AIDS epidemic, Iran’s theocratic government has dropped a zero-tolerance policy against increasingly common  heroin use and now offers addicts low-cost needles, methadone and a measure of socialacceptance. Opponents argue that tolerance of life- destroying drugs is simply unacceptable and in the longr un breeds acceptance and higher drug use. But in the theocracy’s most dramatic rejection of that approach, theay atollah who heads Iran’s conser vative judiciar y issued an executive order embracing ‘such needed and fruitfulprograms’ as needle exchanges and methadonemaintenance.  The Washington Post, 5 July Students may be well known for their love of drinking, but two students from Edinburgh are preparing to deliver a very different message as par t of a national campaign. The young filmmakers’ advert will be shown to cinema audiences in Edinburgh as par t of the Scottish Executive’sdrive against alcohol misuse. A group of young people are shown staggering out of a bar, before being attacked by zombies, […]

DDN2104

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[…] Homayoun and John Witton. 14 Regulars Letters and commentWhat makes an effective professional? More fuel for the debate. 8 My great escape Down in London Bri Edwards’ heroin habit required a steady income; nothing else for it but to get a job – whatever that took. 9 Background briefing Professor David Clark looks at […]

DDN 041129

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[…] Musical Express sparked a reaction this week by its choice of ‘Cool Icon’ of 2004. Pete Doherty, dispatched from The Libertines for his continued crack cocaine and heroin addiction, topped the magazine’s top 20 list of music stars who embodied the concept of ‘cool’. The NME rejected any suggestion that Doherty’s selection was related […]

DDN1003

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[…] America through and into Europe’ it says, something that countries there are largely powerless to tackle. Italso calls on Afghanistan to do more to address its growing heroin production, and for other govern- ments in Asia to strengthen controls on the smuggling of acetic anhydride, the main chemical used to manu- facture heroin. This […]

DDN291104

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[…] Express sparked a r eaction this week by its choice of ‘Cool Icon’ of 2004. Pete Doherty, dispatched from The Libertines for his continued crack cocaine and heroin addiction, topped the magazine’s top 20 list of music stars who embodied the concept of ‘cool’. The NME r ejected any suggestion that Doherty’s selection was […]

DDN050919

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[…] become successful in spor t,’ he said. Liverpool Daily Post, 12 September Drugs campaigners have welcomed a former High Court judge’s controversial call for doctors to provide heroin for addicts. Edinburgh-based Lord McCluskey suggested that drug deaths and crime would be cut if substances such as heroin were offered to addicts ‘in a medically […]

DDN2210

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[…] don’t’ he told delegates. More than 40 per cent of patients accessing needle exchanges in the North East of England were now anabolic steroid users rather than heroin users, he said, but even these figures were likely to drastically underestimate the scale of the problem. ‘Many of them will be collecting for others – […]

DDN1806

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[…] mandatory drug testing carried out in prisons across Edinburgh. Introduced by the Scottish Executive, the powers will enable police to carry out saliva tests on prisoners for heroin and cocaine. The results will then be used to refer drug misusers onto treatment, as well as to inform bail and sentencing decisions. Chief Supt George […]

DDN110906

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[…] according to figures released by the General Register Office in Scotland. The class A drug was present in 44 deaths in 2005, up from 38 in 2004. Heroin remains the most common drug involved in deaths, present in 58 per cent of drug- related deaths. But the overall news is positive, with the number […]

DDN0206

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[…] and a ‘shop a dealer’ campaign. ‘We particularly welcome the government’s emphasis on the social harms of using cocaine, and would encourage a similar focus on tackling heroin and crack use,’ said Turning Point’s senior substance misuse advisor Harry Walker. ‘However, working with someone to tackle their substance misuse is only part of the […]

DDN0311

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[…] have been critical of government plans to withhold benefits from drug users who do not seek treatment and launch fraud investigations against claimants failing to declare their heroin or crack cocaine use. Agencies have described the proposals set out in the Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) green paper, No one written off,as ‘punitive’, […]

DDN260109

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[…] beer The Portman Group’s independent complaints panel has upheld a complaint against a beer called Speedball, brought by Alcohol Focus Scotland. Named after the practice of combining heroin and cocaine, the beer is marketed as a ‘class A ale’ with a ‘vicious cocktail of active ingredients.’ The beer’s producer, BrewDog, was ‘seriously misguided in […]

DDN011208

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[…] of the decade. JULY Proposals that could see problem drug users lose benefits if they did not seek treatment and face fraud investigations for failing to declare heroin and crack use were included in the welfare reform green paper, No one written off. They were based on a deal of ‘more suppor t in […]

DDN2march10

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[…] showing few signs of abating, with a second confirmed case in London and two further confirmed cases in Scotland. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed an injecting heroin user had tested positive for anthrax and was being treated in a London hospital earlier this month, the third case seen south of the border. Two […]

DDN151104

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[…] profit from drug dealing. Early successes during the two-month trial period have included hauls of cocaine worth an estimated street value of £9,039,040; crack cocaine worth £71,250; heroin worth £176,000 and cannabis worth £200,000. Ofcom steers drink ads away from youth culture Ofcom has tightened its rules on alcohol advertising f ollowing recent consultation […]

DDNmarch10

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[…] January, page 4) following the dismissal of Prof Nutt (DDN, 2 November 2009, page 4). Danish distribution Denmark has opened a clinic to distribute diamorphine – medicinal heroin – to drug users under medical supervision, according to news wire service AFP. The clinic will distribute the drug to around 120 ‘hardcore’ drug users in […]

DDN260307

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[…] – which included damage from drug-induced crime. When graded by panels of experts using thenew system, 20 drugs were given scores for their overall harm rating. While heroin and cocaine were still at the top of the table, the exercise turned many current perceptions on their head by moving alcohol and tobacco towards the […]

DDN0103

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[…] January, page 4) following the dismissal of Prof Nutt (DDN, 2 November 2009, page 4). Danish distribution Denmark has opened a clinic to distribute diamorphine – medicinal heroin – to drug users under medical supervision, according to news wire service AFP. The clinic will distribute the drug to around 120 ‘hardcore’ drug users in […]

DDN 050516

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[…] users. 12 Get stuck in! There’s no excuse for apathy on the user group front, says Frank Bond, motivator of 10-year-old group BADSUF 13 Diary of a heroin addict David Wright leaves his comfor t zone for rehab. Will he stick it? 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark concludes his histor y of opiates. […]

DDN060227

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[…] young people to give up the weed. 6 Q&A Advice for Brigitte on her addicted son. 14 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 1). 15 Better standards in drug testing Part five: confirmation testing 16 Jobs, tenders, courses & conferences 16 Drink and Drugs News 27 February […]

DDN 050516

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[…] users. 12 Get stuck in! There’s no excuse for apathy on the user group front, says Frank Bond, motivator of 10-year-old group BADSUF 13 Diary of a heroin addict David Wright leaves his comfor t zone for rehab. Will he stick it? 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark concludes his histor y of opiates. […]

DDN070909

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[…] statistics quarterly. The figures include both illegal and legal drugs. Deaths involving cocaine had rise by 20 per cent since 2007 to 235, while 897 related to heroin or morphine, an 8 per cent increase and again the highest figure since 2001. Deaths involving anti-depressants were also up, while deaths where GHB was mentioned […]

DDN2010

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[…] cigarette consumption – a consequent reduction of the 80,000 annual tobacco-related deaths by 4,000. By comparison, around 1,000 deaths a year are estimated to be attributable to heroin or cocaine, and research published in The Lancetrated tobacco as the most harmful of all drugs for ‘chronic physical harm’ (DDN, 6 October, page 6).Smuggled tobacco […]

DDN060410

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[…] and RAPt’s results; CARATs under strain; quer y for the NTA; and a plea against sensationalism. 8 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 4). 15 Q&A Advice for Eleanor on coping with her new manager’s culture change. 16 Jobs, tenders, courses & conferences 17 Drink and Drugs […]

DDN1905

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[…] basic, this is what most people want when they are ready for making changes – methadone and other substitutes are perceived generally as a poor substitute for heroin and is not generally seen as a desirable treatment option. Our own work on ‘recover y journeys’ (Best et al, in press) would suggest that those […]

DDN051031

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[…] unborn child of drinking in pregnancy. 12Do I deser ve Hepatitis C? David Wright never imagined he would catch Hepatitis C. He tells his story. 14 Hidden heroin users Prof David Clark looks at research from Roy Egginton and Prof Howard Parker on experiences of young heroin users. 17 Regulars Letters and commentDiverse opinions […]

DDN1407

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[…] the economic arguments for offering methadone maintenance treatment (DDN, 30 June, page 15), and as her figures of £8 per methadone dose and £32+ per day for heroin appear okay, then she is right to champion MMT. Unfortunately, like many other such champions, she neglects a huge load of additional costs tied to MMT, […]

DDN060313

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[…] fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 13 March 2006 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH When addiction must mean adoption A MOTHER’S STRUGGLE Letter to Georgie – addict and daughter GETTING HOOKED How heroin takes hold, the initial experience www.drinkanddrugs.net Helping commissioners and service providers achieve a step- change in the quantity and quality of Tier 3 prescribing in the […]

DDN060130

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[…] fortunate to have taken par t in over two years ago. This enabled me to deal with my demons once and for all. I was a chronic heroin, methadone, subutex and crack user for six years. I met Mike Sarson when I was sleeping rough on the streets, leading a ver y chaotic lifestyle […]

DDN091006

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[…] the patients and the doctors are going to have a field day.’ Want more now Motivation and choice are impor tant issues for people seeking treatment for heroin dependency, according to market research carried out for pharmaceutical company Schering- Plough. Most respondents said they were not happy with the process they followed when entering […]

DDN050711

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[…] for the Treatment of Addiction FEDERATION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Published by On behalf of News |Round-up www.drinkanddrugs.net 4| drinkanddrugsnews| 11 July 2005 Profit margins for heroin traffickers into Britain are so high that they outstrip luxur y goods companies such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci, according to half of a study that […]

DDN060116

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[…] in any way) or whether by ‘delivering the difference’ they are referring to the fact, noted in the Prime Minister’s report, that ‘Despite seizures, real prices for heroin and cocaine in the UK have halved over the last 10 years’. Until we can get past this nonsense and propaganda, what hope is there of […]

DDN131204

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[…] game fluidly after five minutes and key messages emerged after 15 minutes, such as not being able to win your hand if y ou have crack or heroin cards, because these drugs are dangerous. Caroline Flint MP said she was really impressed with the standard of entries, which were testament to the hard work […]

DDN070507

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[…] police are getting to fights earlier.’ BBC News, 26 April A drugs charity fears a rise in crime after losing a three-year contract to provide methadone to heroin users in Wales. If commissioned, Kaleidoscope would have provided ser vice users with two drop-in centres in Newpor t or Tredegar to receive treatment. However as […]

DDN 041223

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[…] the game fluidly after five minutes and key messages emerged after 15 minutes, such as not being able to win your hand if you have crack or heroin cards, because these drugs are dangerous. Caroline Flint MP said she was really impressed with the standard of entries, which were testament to the hard work […]

DDN210507

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[…] Emma explained her life transformation from attending Clouds and Hope House – a journey that had begun with recreational drug use at 15, progressed to crack and heroin use by 18, and saw her paralysed from the neck down for three months, after speedballing. Specialist care at rehab had ‘slowly put back together’ so […]