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Strength in numbers
As we respond to an increasingly complex health and social care landscape, a renewed approach to partnership working can enable us to address people’s...
Suspected Scottish drug deaths up by 10 per cent
There were 1,197 suspected drug deaths in Scotland last year, according to police figures – a 10 per cent increase on 2022.
Almost three...
Testing the limits
In 2023, our Stayin’ Alive campaign stated that drugs are changing, and this is even more true in 2024.
A range of drugs across...
How is Turning Point supporting people to Swap to Stop?
Turning Point's Hammersmith & Fulham service explains what the Swap to Stop scheme is and what it offers to people in the London Borough...
Inspiring Inclusion by challenging gender stereotypes
This year's theme for International Women’s Day is #inspireinclusion. It’s a call to action to challenge stereotypes, call out gendered assumptions and actions, and...
More women encouraged to feel empowered and seek support for drug...
On International Women's Day, national charity WithYou urges women to come forward for free confidential advice and support with drugs and alcohol
Women and men's experience...
A flying start
‘When I phone an ambulance, if I say “heart attack” I can get one out in four minutes,’ says Derek Monaghan. ‘If I say...
‘Extreme drug-related violence’ taking its toll on Europe, say EMCDDA and...
Extreme drug-related violence in Europe is ‘putting a strain on local communities and society’, says a new report from EMCDDA and Europol.
The vastly profitable...
Government to introduce vaping tax
A new excise duty on vaping products will be introduced from 2026, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in his spring budget.
The move is to...
Working models
Since 2019, Via’s award-winning Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Into Work service has supported people with experience of drug or alcohol issues into sustainable...
Care for another?
Earlier this year the University of Bedfordshire and Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report on alcohol policy and practice in care homes. Funded...
DDN March 2024
‘We’re at a pivotal point... there’s a lot to do.’The vice chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners says that addiction involves many...