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A Vision for Impact and Inclusion
As I reflect on my first few months as CEO of Social Interest Group (SIG), I am struck by the depth of commitment and...
Alcohol treatment failing NEET young people
Alcohol treatment for young people in England is more than twice as likely to fail for those not in employment, education or training (NEET),...
Thistle clocks up more than 11,000 visits
The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility, Glasgow’s The Thistle, has been accessed 11,348 times by almost 600 people since it opened a year...
‘Abnormally slow heart rate’ associated with xylazine-fentanyl overdose
Researchers in the US have identified an abnormally slow heart rate, known as ‘bradycardia’, as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose. The breakthrough finding could...
Collective Voice responds to the Government’s new Violence Against Women and...
Nic Adamson, Chair of the Collective Voice Women’s Treatment Working Group, responds to the recent publication of the Government’s new strategy to address violence against women...
Father Time
The key to reducing recidivism is to focus on relationships, says Raje Ballagan-Evans.
When we think of a man in prison, ‘father’ is unlikely to...
Government signals plans to slash drink drive limit
The government is to consult on lowering the alcohol limit for drivers as part of the first road safety strategy in a decade. The...
Digital Futures
Although digital technology is transforming all our lives, many organisations in the field have been slow to keep up. A recent EUDA webinar offered...
WithYou in Wigan and Leigh declares micro-elimination of hepatitis C
WithYou’s services in Wigan and Leigh have achieved micro-elimination of hepatitis C - a huge step towards the Government’s target to eliminate the virus...
Government consults on widening access to naloxone
The government has launched a ten-week consultation on making naloxone available in homelessness shelters, hostels and day centres. The consultation also includes proposals to...
Naloxone Click & Deliver launches in Wakefield
A delivery service for a crucial overdose recovery kit was launched in drug and alcohol services in Wakefield by leading social enterprise, Turning Point.
Naloxone...
Dame Carol Black appointed independent drugs advisor
Dame Carol Black has been appointed to the role of independent advisor to the government on drugs, DHSC and the Home Office have announced....












 













