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European cocaine availability surpassing pre-pandemic levels
The European drug market has seen a ‘rapid bounce back’ of supply and use following the disruption caused by COVID 19, according to EMCDDA’s...
Recovery Walk Scotland 2022
Saturday, 24 September 2022
Paisley
Scotland's largest recovery event 'Recovery Walk Scotland' is back for 2022 this year in Paisley.
Recovery Walk Scotland is the largest recovery...
AHA Seminar Sessions: Alcohol harm and ethnicity
Online
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Alcohol harm and ethnicity: how does alcohol use differ across ethnic groups, and what does this mean for treatment services?
In this...
Alcohol Focus Scotland and Alcohol Marketing Expert Network Report Launch
Online
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Join Alcohol Focus Scotland and the Alcohol Marketing Expert Network for the online launch of their new report.
Exposure to alcohol marketing...
Ireland at ‘tipping point’ with problem cocaine use
Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the main problem drug for people seeking treatment for the first time in Ireland, according to the country’s Health...
The cost of living crisis
The unfolding crisis in the cost of living is deeply concerning, particularly when considering the disproportionate impact it is having on the most vulnerable...
Online casino spending highest in deprived areas
Spending on online gaming products like casino, slot and bingo games is disproportionately concentrated in the UK’s most deprived areas, according to a report...
Gilead Sciences and WDP partner up to eliminate hepatitis C
WDP and Gilead Sciences have formally partnered for a second time to support sector-wide efforts to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) in drug and...
Almost half of MDMA sold at festivals last year was fake
Forty-five per cent of the substances sold as MDMA at English music festivals last year contained no MDMA at all, according to research by...
Jubilee Celebration – Biscot House
Social Interest Group's Biscot House held a BBQ with royal games to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee on Monday 30th May.
Residents supported staff and the...
Forward’s Employment Services Directorate celebrates another successful year
The Forward Trust's Employment Services Directorate had a successful year in 2021/22, supporting even more people in prison and in the community.
In 2021-22 we’re...
MUP having little effect on dependent and harmful drinkers
A wide-ranging study has found ‘no clear evidence’ of changing alcohol consumption patterns among people drinking at harmful levels since the introduction of MUP,...
