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[…] long, and the data presents a worrying picture. Drug-related deaths among women have been increasing for more than ten successive years – for example there were 195 cocaine deaths in 2021 compared to 19 in 2010. Learning from research, sharing practice through the Women’s Treatment Working Group and hearing what the women who come […]

[…] users of one or another illicit substances,’ the report states.  Opiate use has remained stable, says the document, with heroin use apparently declining in Europe, while the cocaine market is expanding in South America and in Asia’s emerging economies. Around 1.6m people who inject drugs are estimated to be living with HIV, and there […]

[…] problem in this country at the moment. Crystal meth, a derivative of amphetamine, is a potent drug when smoked, and gives an intense ‘rush’ similar to crack cocaine. It can be highly addictive, and is associated with psychotic behaviour. The ACMD’s advice, which was supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, […]

[…] help paint a more detailed, realistic and timely picture of drug use and drug markets’, says EMCDDA. The most commonly used drugs after cannabis were MDMA and cocaine (35 per cent of respondents in each case), followed by amphetamines (28 per cent), LSD (20 per cent), NPS (16 per cent) and ketamine (13 per […]

[…] that had ‘an enormous problem with space for housing’, where local landlords were increasingly reluctant to take people on housing benefit.  The city had 2,000 heroin and cocaine users and although drug-related deaths were now falling, it had had the unenviable title of being ‘the drugs death capital of Britain’ for some time. ‘A […]

[…] potent strains of cannabis and psychosis, for example, but the fact those strains have spread owes much to their illegality. You could say similar things about crack cocaine and heroin, or Spice, the horrible synthetic cannabinoid that now saturates our prisons. Legalisation of cannabis in some American states has, admittedly, led to a free-for-all, […]

[…] www.drinkdrughub.co.uk, presents an extensive but easy to use database of articles, videos and fact sheets. Resources cover everything from alcohol and prescription medications to illicit drugs like cocaine and heroin. Anyone in North Yorkshire can also attend free training or awareness events, and practitioners can discover learning opportunities provided by other agencies across our […]

[…] users of one or another illicit substances,’ the report states.  Opiate use has remained stable, says the document, with heroin use apparently declining in Europe, while the cocaine market is expanding in South America and in Asia’s emerging economies. Around 1.6m people who inject drugs are estimated to be living with HIV, and there […]

[…] 2008-09. Around half of all young people in treatment had issues with alcohol, while almost 90 per cent reported problems with cannabis. Problems with ecstasy and powder cocaine stood at 8 per cent each, while the number of young people seeking help for heroin was below 0.5 per cent. Young people’s substance misuse: treatment […]

[…] partly responsible for your death. This makes methadone significantly more toxic than heroin, (which had an implication rate of 83 per cent), buprenorphine (65 per cent) and cocaine (63 per cent). Put simply, methadone is the most dangerous drug out there. Methadone has the capacity to retain more people in treatment than buprenorphine, but […]

[…] this impact on the UK drugs scene? Some drugs markets such as the UK homegrown cannabis market or the more ‘traditionally’ smuggled drugs such as heroin and cocaine will probably experience less disruption from these darknet closures. Indeed, closing down the online competition effectively ‘gifts’ a large market to the existing street suppliers – […]

[…] per cent reporting alcohol use alongside other drugs. Many psychoactive substances were listed, including 2Cb, 2Ci, LSD, DMT, and AMT. Empathogens included MDMA powder and pills, while cocaine, amphetamine and skunk featured strongly. Men were significantly more likely to take psychedelics like DMT, LSD and mushrooms, as well as depressants, particularly diazepam. Of the […]

[…] widely consumed drug, with almost 20m people reporting use within the last year and more than 60,000 people entering first-time treatment for cannabis problems in 2013, while cocaine is still Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant. The document also reports increasing potency levels for cannabis, MDMA and other drugs. ‘The report shows that we […]

[…] was the only feasible crop to grow. As soon as the soldiers had moved on, he’d start planting coca in the next field. At the time, with cocaine use rocketing across much of the West, Power knew that what was happening in the Colombian field was indicative ofthe ‘relentless, circular, insane story’ of the […]

[…] met someone who didn’t drink. Maybe I would stop drinking now, I thought. Sadly I had fallen in love with someone who was on heroin and crack cocaine and I quite quickly became addicted. My life took a whole new downward turn. The weight fell off and I really did look like an Aids […]

[…] possible.’   Statement from André Gomes, Laura Garius, Kirstie Douse and Claire Robbins, Release ‘The strategy rightly recognises that half of people dependent on opiates and crack cocaine are not in treatment, and that drug addiction co-occurs with a range of health inequalities, especially mental health issues, homelessness, and deprivation. Investment in improving the […]

[…] tried), amyl nitrites or ‘poppers’ (35 per cent), amphetamines (33 per cent), LSD (28 per cent) and ecstasy (20 per cent). Only 6 per cent had tried cocaine and 0.6 per cent had tried heroin. Females were almost as likely as males to have tried an illicit drug by age 18, and there were […]

[…] previous year. The number of adults entering treatment was 133,704, which was relatively unchanged from the previous two years.   The number of people starting treatment for powder cocaine was up by 11 per cent to 21,298 – slightly below 2019-20’s peak figure of 21,396 – while the number entering treatment for crack was at […]

[…] years’ total immersion in Alcoholics Anonymous, to whom I owe a huge debt even though I don’t buy their disease model of addiction. Later I got into cocaine but didn’t become addicted to it – because the supply dried up. If it were legal I’d probably be a cokehead or dead by now. Damian […]

[…] being spent by the Welsh Assembly Government on maintenance and drug reduction services, compared to £15,000 on keeping individuals off drugs for life’. Former heroin and crack cocaine user Andy Bond joined Ms Strydom in fearing that drug dealers could use the machines to get more people hooked. ‘They could be used to encourage […]

[…] Malta and the Netherlands – have introduced or are planning to introduce approaches for regulating the supply of cannabis for recreational use, the report points out. ‘ Cocaine seizures might be grabbing the headlines, but trafficking of cannabis is just as important a threat,’ said Europol executive director Catherine De Bolle. ‘The cannabis trade […]

[…] remains the main problem drug, with over 96,000 of the total treatment population of 197,000 seeking treatment for heroin dependency, and 63,000 for heroin and crack. Powder cocaine accounted for just 5 per cent of the treatment population, and cannabis 8 per cent. The current recession had not produced the same levels of youth […]

[…] per cent increase on 2007 and the highest number since 2001 – according to Health 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 […]

[…] well with primary healthcare services during times of crisis. For now, James is doing very well. He has drawn strength from the peer support he finds in Cocaine Anonymous meetings, having a sponsor, studying the ‘big book’ and talking with others who share his experiences and can offer him support. He has recently completed […]

[…] to try drinking and a third thought it OK to try smoking, only 9 per cent thought it was OK to try cannabis and 2 per cent cocaine. The figures are based on a survey of more than 5,000 pupils in almost 200 schools across England. According to the 2012/13 Crime Survey for England […]

[…] to 4.7 per cent. The reduced rates of use were likely the result of restrictions on social contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, says ONS, although rates of cocaine use were unchanged. Just over 9 per cent of all adults and almost 19 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds reported last-year use of any drug […]

[…] means of identifying what substances an individual has used, and whether that use is recent or in the distant past. We can identify the use of cannabis, cocaine, heroin and a host of other drugs. At the moment though, drug testing programmes are used within prisons on a limited basis, with relatively small samples […]

[…] widely consumed drug, with almost 20m people reporting use within the last year and more than 60,000 people entering first-time treatment for cannabis problems in 2013, while cocaine is still Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant. The document also reports increasing potency levels for cannabis, MDMA and other drugs. ‘The report shows that we […]

[…] commission coming back to look at what has been taken up in 12 months time,’ a council spokesperson told DDN.  There are around 2,000 problem heroin and cocaine users in the city, according to the commission, with almost 1,500 people attending drug treatment services in Brighton in 2011-12. ‘We have a relatively high number […]

[…] on adult responsibilities or living in households where people misuse substances – are twice as likely to binge drink and 11 times more likely to use crack cocaine or heroin. If children regularly use substances from an early age, it can substantially impact their neurobiological and cognitive develop­ment, as well as affecting their ability […]

[…] for problems with opiates, and almost 30 per cent for alcohol. Unlike previous years there was a fall in the number of people entering treatment for crack cocaine, used either with or without opiates, with the number at its lowest level since 2016-17. There was a 5 per cent increase in people entering treatment […]

[…] is usually an expensive waste of time. But decriminalisation’s flaw is that it does nothing to undermine the criminal monopoly on the multi-billion-dollar drugs industry. The decriminalised cocaine consumed without criminal consequences in Portugal is still supplied by the gangs who cut off heads in Colombia. Only legalisation takes the business out of the […]

[…] help link people up with appropriate community based services.’ The trend in increasing admission rates for younger patients was also ‘worrying’, he added, and mainly linked to cocaine and cannabinoid use. Meanwhile, a report from Audit Scotland shows a 71 per cent increase in drug-related deaths in Scotland since 2009, with 76 per cent […]

[…] the balance of harm reduction, treatment and recovery and the sharp increase in drug-related deaths ‘comes back to abandoning harm reduction’. The purity of drugs had increased, cocaine-related deaths had risen significantly, and Dame Carol Black’s review showed that ‘money alone will not fix this’. ‘We have to redesign services to make them more […]

[…] urges that young people’s services be separate, so that younger users ‘don’t have to mix with older, more established users’.  There are around 2,000 problem heroin and cocaine users in the city, according to the commission, with almost 1,500 people attended drug treatment services in Brighton in 2011-12. ‘We have a relatively high number […]

[…] criminal matter, however, compared to a third of over-65s. People were also asked to class the substances in terms of their impact on wider society, with crack cocaine and heroin considered the most harmful and nitrous oxide and cannabis the least. The figures ‘highlight the extent to which the government’s rhetoric and policies are […]

[…] not get into this dependency on opiates, because it’s such a long-term trap,’ she says. ‘Some of the stimulants and novel psychoactives have their own problems but – even with cocaine – they’re things that you can walk away from a bit more easily than an opiate habit. So I’m hoping that we won’t be seeing families affected […]

[…] for adults over 18 who require assisted withdrawal from addictive substances from any combination 4of alcohol, heroin, recreational drugs, prescription drugs, st4imulants such as co4caine and crack cocaine, solvents and cannabis. bocus12www.focus12.co.uk • 01284 701702 Bury St Edmunds, Detox Centre Focus12 is a community ba4sed residential treatment centre offering intensiv4e primary treatment of alcoholism […]

[…] Brian had been involved in the IRA and had a house with floorboards full of drugs and guns. When Nick introduced me, Brian had a pile of cocaine in front of him and was paranoid that the terrorist squad was watching his house. I thought it was all front. I would learn that there […]

[…] psychological problems as a result of substance misuse, who prostitute themselves or steal to maintain their habit, who sacrifice families and prospects upon the altar of cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy and heroin, who keep the dealers in business including those at the school gates. Ann Widdecombe, Express, 21 August If you hit hard times, the […]

[…] a transit zone for drugs bound for Europe, it says, but a ‘significant zone of consumption and production’ in its own right. At an estimated $1.25bn, the scale of the cocaine trade alone ‘dwarfs the combined state budgets’ of many countries in the region, it adds, and while the region has a long history of cannabis production, mainly for local […]

[…] we have to be brave enough to do less of something. The demand has increased – from the diversification of drug problems (no longer just daily heroin/ cocaine use) and the (perfectly sensible) addition of primary alcohol users to the system. And the resources are reducing – around 20 per cent in the last […]

[…] from the Inspectorate, for which they must have completed searches of a minimum of 30 people, and the development training is ongoing. They learn to search for cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, cannabis and NPS (mainly spice). Watching the dogs and handlers train together demonstrates the remarkable bond between the two. Afterwards, while the dogs are […]

[…] means of identifying what substances an individual has used, and whether that use is recent or in the distant past. We can identify the use of cannabis, cocaine, heroin and a host of other drugs. At the moment though, drug testing programmes are used within prisons on a limited basis, with relatively small samples […]

[…] the perceived ‘false dichotomy’ between harm reduction and recovery and explored the principles that actually unite them as an approach. Crew promotes a ‘stepped care approach’ to substance use which meets people ‘wherever they are at’ in their substance use and, crucially, doesn’t wait until people become problematic. It uses these principles in an approach that is person-centred and sets quality of life and wellbeing as important measures. CREWSUS workshops highlighted the key stages of the stepped care approach and invited delegates to look at practical measures that would work within their own organisations. Innovation was a key message for the day – particularly the potential in using new media for a range of interventions, beginning with information provision through to tackling problematic substance use within an environment increasingly fuelled by unregulated drug marketing.  Adam Winstock showcased the brand new web and smartphone based self-assessment tool  Drugsmeter.com. Crew also announced the successful funding of Crew Online, a service designed to support people looking to stabilise, reduce or stop their substance use based on the findings of their recent pilot and international collaboration OASIS, which clearly demonstrated an online service need in the community. From discussion with delegates, one of the main needs highlighted was ongoing updates on drug trends in Scotland. Crew training and outreach coordinator Katy MacLeod and George Burton from national training provider STRADA spoke about their development of training around novel psychoactive substances and emerging trends. In exploring key challenges for frontline staff, what was resoundingly echoed by delegates was a gap in services for psychostimulants users, with frontline staff and organisations generally opiate-focused and often lacking in knowledge and confidence to ask about or deal with psychostimulant use.  With statistics suggesting Scotland is the  cocaine capital of Europe (WHO), the rise in new psychoactive substances, re-emergence of MDMA and an increase in referrals for support around long-term cannabis use, it would be unwise not to respond to these findings. With current budget restrictions and more emphasis than ever on preventative spend, Crew suggests we need to be intervening earlier and not waiting until use becomes problematic. It also suggests the need to recognise that people  canand  douse substances relatively safely and therefore we must ensure that we have credible resources available for people to make informed choices.   So a day of highlighting challenges to workers certainly, but moreover a day of exploring ways of tackling these challenges, at every stage of substance use.  In partnership with Incite, Crew will be running open workshops in Aberdeen: Psychostimulation on 2b April and Legally High? on 25 April.   Crew are also running free training for trainers events on 30 April in Edinburgh and 21 May in Glasgow.  www.mind-altering.org beft: bive art at CREWSUS 2012 – demonstrating a range of outreach techniques to reach substance users. FbONTLINE CbEW For assessment information,   please call Steve Scorah on 07922 147200 enquiries@ttprehab.org.uk      www.ttprehab.org.uk s/VERSUCCESSFULCOMPLETIONRATESFROMBOTHCENTRES s0ICKFROMONEOFTWOHIGHQUALITYBED#1#REGISTERED   […]

[…] cent have committed non-violent offences.’ Links were made between crime and drug-related issues, with the claim that ‘over half of women in prison report having used heroin, cocaine or crack in the four weeks prior to entry.’ The Prison Reform Trust advocated treating prisoners and their families with ‘humanity and respect,’ and Earle described […]

[…] to unmet needs and unreached groups, the afternoon session highlighted the ongoing needs of the more ‘traditional’ harm reduction clients – particularly those injecting heroin and crack cocaine. Nigel Brunsdon from HIT provided insight into the deeply ingrained rituals – or ‘foreplay’ – of drug preparation and why these can be so hard to […]

[…] extra cautious about new suppliers and to make sure they have more naloxone with them than usual. It had also received earlier anecdotal information about possible crack cocaine contamination, it said.  ‘We are urging drug users to be extra careful following reports of a sharp rise in the number of overdoses potentially connected to […]

[…] two problems. The first is a mismatch between presenting needs and allocation of resources. Our treatment system has been built around the needs of daily heroin and/or cocaine users. As this cohort has aged, there are new generations presenting to services with similar patterns of use, but many more whose problems are with cannabis, […]

[…] they are more than five times more likely to occur in those living in the most deprived areas in Wales compared to the least deprived.’ Deaths involving cocaine had more than doubled over the last five years, he added, while the increase in deaths involving benzodiazepines was also concerning. ‘Wales operates a number of […]

[…] typical user profile may be someone who’s taken drugs recreationally for years and whose drug use has previously been ‘relatively well contained’, he says. ‘They’ve taken ecstasy, cocaine, maybe some ketamine, but in the context of going out clubbing and maybe chilling out the next day – not this sort of days-on-end use. There […]

[…] people in treatment said they had problems with alcohol. Meanwhile, among 17-year-olds in the UK, one in 10 will have used harder drugs such as ketamine and cocaine, according to University College London research.   Fundamental determinants Wider determinants of health – such as housing, education and employment opportunities, social support, and personal resilience – […]

[…] time since 2012 – to 935 from the previous year’s 957 – although female heroin/morphine deaths increased from 244 to 274, their highest recorded level. Deaths related to cocaine were also at their highest levels since records began, at 371 – up by almost 170 per cent since 2012 – while deaths relating to the prescription […]

[…] More people than ever are buying drugs online, according the findings of the 2014 global drug survey, which questioned nearly 80,000 people from more than 40 countries. Cocaine was voted the worst value for money drug in the world, while MDMA was voted the best and alcohol remained ‘the biggest cause of concern among […]

[…] We need to do a lot more thinking about this – if there are exciting things coming down the line like vaccinations to neutralise the effects of cocaine, for example, or long-lasting versions of buprenorphine, then how do these fit in? We need to be skilled practitioners in knowing what’s right for people.’ It […]

[…] to play on, lots to eat, lots of other rats to play with or breed with. When those rats were exposed to water laced with heroin or cocaine, as per Bruce Alexander’s experiment in the 1970s, they almost never used it, compared to the experiment using a single rat left alone, with no rat […]

[…] device has been granted type approval and is available for purchase by UK police forces. The Securetec DrugWipe 3S – known as ‘Drugwipe’ – can detect the presence of cocaine or cannabis within eight minutes by analysing saliva, after which those testing positive can be taken to the police station for a blood test. ‘Drug drivers […]

[…] to 31 per cent between 2010 and 2011, while deaths involving other opiates including prescription painkillers rose by six per cent to 28 per cent. Deaths involving cocaine rose from 8.7 to 9.2 per cent of the total and amphetamines from 2.9 to 3.7 per cent. The report covers deaths that have been formally […]

[…] to be harmful and ineffective,’ added chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark. ‘It is particularly abhorrent that development assistance is applied to so-called narcotics control activities in countries which continue to execute people for drug-related offences.’ Aid for the war on drugs at hri.global/publications/aid-for-the-war-on-drugs/ Cocaine crop

[…] of other psychoactive substances, image and performance enhancing drugs, ‘chemsex’ drugs, and misuse of prescription medicines. The pressing needs of an ageing cohort of heroin and crack cocaine users add to the problem. As minister for crime, safeguarding and vulnerability it is my responsibility to ensure that we do everything we can to tackle […]