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Fit for the Future

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

Ketamine seizures hit 15-year high

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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...

Down to a fine art

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Now in its fourth year, September’s Recoverist Month will be the biggest yet, says Sara Teiger – showcasing an eclectic and powerful selection of...

More than a third of WEDINOS samples do not contain the...

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Just under 37 per cent of drug samples submitted to the Welsh Emerging Drug Identification Service (WEDINOS) over the last year contained substances other...

Women more likely to sustain recovery in female-only facilities

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Women with drug and alcohol issues ‘feel safer and are more likely to sustain their recoveries’ when treated in a female-only facility, according to...

Policy ‘out of step with reality’, says latest tobacco harm reduction...

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Smoking was ‘alive and well’ but the ever-expanding market in safer nicotine products gave hope that many more people would choose them over combustibles,...

The way we were

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Are we making progress on tackling stigma? Liam Knowles believes so, as he looks back at his own first taste of treatment.I first accessed...

POWDER KEG

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Ever-increasing rates of ketamine use – coupled with the fact that it takes years for most people to seek help – are storing up...

Screen time

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The lights dim and 65,000 people roar together as the Prodigy come onstage. Alice is sat in a nearby rattling toilet cubicle, having dipped...

Nitazenes detected in 13 per cent of suspected Scottish drug deaths

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Nitazenes have been detected in 13 per cent of deaths positive for a controlled drug, according to the latest RADAR (Rapid Action Drug Alerts...

Forty per cent of deaths within a year of leaving prison...

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Forty per cent of deaths in the year after release from prison are linked to drugs, according to a report from the Nacro charity....

Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in first speech as PM

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New prime minister Andy Burnham has said that his first instruction on entering 10 Downing Street would be to ‘end rough sleeping in our...

Beyond prison walls

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What happens when people leave prison and attempt to rebuild their lives in the community? The challenges faced by prison leavers are often discussed...

UK and EU to collaborate on identifying dangerous drugs

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The UK government and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) have signed a working agreement to help identify dangerous substances earlier. New psychoactive substances are...

More than a million people addicted to alcohol or drugs, estimates...

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An estimated 750,000 people in the UK are addicted to alcohol while 400,000 are addicted to illegal drugs, according to a new report from...

Boredom fuelling prison demand for drugs, says chief inspector

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‘Woeful’ levels of activity and long lock-up times are causing ‘frustration, boredom and despair’ and fuelling the huge demand for drugs in the prison...

Only 6 per cent of adults would rely on AI for...

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People are still far more likely to turn to another person with concerns about their drinking than to AI, according to research by Alcohol...

Government launches independent prison review

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An independent review to assess the long-term challenges facing prisons and recommend improvements to their effectiveness has been announced by the Ministry of Justice...

Changing the outlook

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Whether they take place in the GP’s surgery, a prison healthcare wing, a hostel, or a drug service waiting room, the first crucial interactions...

A country mile

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Almost 60 per cent of the people in Shropshire live in rural areas. From the Welsh border in the west to the outskirts of...

News

Ketamine seizures hit 15-year high

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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...

Vapes are the best quitting aid, says Cochrane review

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Vapes are more effective in helping people quit smoking than other methods – with or without behavioural support, according to an updated Cochrane review. The...

More than a third of WEDINOS samples do not contain the...

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Just under 37 per cent of drug samples submitted to the Welsh Emerging Drug Identification Service (WEDINOS) over the last year contained substances other...

Women more likely to sustain recovery in female-only facilities

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Women with drug and alcohol issues ‘feel safer and are more likely to sustain their recoveries’ when treated in a female-only facility, according to...

Policy ‘out of step with reality’, says latest tobacco harm reduction...

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Smoking was ‘alive and well’ but the ever-expanding market in safer nicotine products gave hope that many more people would choose them over combustibles,...

Nitazenes detected in 13 per cent of suspected Scottish drug deaths

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Nitazenes have been detected in 13 per cent of deaths positive for a controlled drug, according to the latest RADAR (Rapid Action Drug Alerts...

Forty per cent of deaths within a year of leaving prison...

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Forty per cent of deaths in the year after release from prison are linked to drugs, according to a report from the Nacro charity....

Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in first speech as PM

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New prime minister Andy Burnham has said that his first instruction on entering 10 Downing Street would be to ‘end rough sleeping in our...

UK and EU to collaborate on identifying dangerous drugs

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The UK government and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) have signed a working agreement to help identify dangerous substances earlier. New psychoactive substances are...

More than a million people addicted to alcohol or drugs, estimates...

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An estimated 750,000 people in the UK are addicted to alcohol while 400,000 are addicted to illegal drugs, according to a new report from...

Boredom fuelling prison demand for drugs, says chief inspector

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‘Woeful’ levels of activity and long lock-up times are causing ‘frustration, boredom and despair’ and fuelling the huge demand for drugs in the prison...

Only 6 per cent of adults would rely on AI for...

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People are still far more likely to turn to another person with concerns about their drinking than to AI, according to research by Alcohol...

Number of daily vapers overtakes daily smokers for first time

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The proportion of UK adults who use vapes on a daily basis has increased from 4.5 per cent to 7.8 per cent since 2020,...

Government launches independent prison review

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An independent review to assess the long-term challenges facing prisons and recommend improvements to their effectiveness has been announced by the Ministry of Justice...

Global opioid market at a ‘turning point’, says UNODC

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The increasing availability of synthetic opioids like fentanyls, nitazenes and orphines in the wake of the Taliban’s 2022 opium ban signals a ‘turning point’...

Fruit-flavoured vapes a ‘major part’ of stop smoking support

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Fruit-flavoured vapes are now a major part of UK stop smoking support, according to research by the Brussels-based Clearing The Air organisation. Vapes are...

Better support needed for people who want to come off substitution...

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Better support strategies are needed for people with opioid dependence who ‘aspire to live an opioid-free life’, says a new report from Imperial College...

Government to double number of intensive supervision courts in bid to...

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The government has announced £9m funding to more than double the number of intensive supervision courts, which aim to cut reoffending by tackling the...

Two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat cases

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Just under two thirds of alcohol-related psychiatric admissions in Ireland are repeat admissions, according to figures from the country’s Health Research Board (HRB). There were...

Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate

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Illicit drugs are the single most destabilising factor across the entire adult prison estate, according to the annual report from the Independent Monitoring Boards...