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Nothing to declare
[…] 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 […]
Suspected Scottish drug deaths up by 10 per cent
[…] hearing from people using services suggests there is some way to go. We need to broaden treatment to address the needs of people experiencing harms related to cocaine, benzodiazepines and other drugs. People need to be empowered to make choices in terms of their treatment and their support. Our immediate concern is with local […]
Media Savvy
[…] 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 […]
News from the substance misuse field
[…] 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 […]
CZAR GAZING – How do we get more for less?
[…] 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 […]
A Nose for Duty
[…] 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 […]
Inner Strength
[…] 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 […]
It’s where you’re at…
[…] 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 […]
PHE issues warning after sharp rise in overdoses
[…] 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 […]
Letters and comment from the drug and alcohol sector
[…] it is the actual fact of ‘usage’ which initiates and holds in place the addictive condition the drug generates. In addition to illicit drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin etc, ‘hypnotic and addictive reinforced demand substances’ (which include the benzodiazepines, the ‘Z’ drugs, chloral drugs and derivatives, plus clomethiazole, and some of the […]
CZAR GAZING – Finding the right balance
[…] 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, […]
Welsh drug deaths up by almost half
[…] 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 […]
Highest number of drug deaths in quarter of a century
[…] 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 […]
Adapt and thrive
[…] 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 […]
Favourable conditions
[…] 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 […]
Heroin deaths continue to fall
[…] 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 […]
Sarah Newton MP comments on the new drug strategy
[…] 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 […]
Number of young people in treatment up by 10 per cent
[…] problems with benzodiazepines – down to 2 per cent from 3.7 per cent the previous year – but 9 per cent said they had problems with powder cocaine and 7 per cent with ecstasy. The number reporting problems with ketamine was up from 4.5 per cent to 5.8 per cent, and the number saying […]
Height of ecstasy
[…] Welsh testing site WEDINOS, samples bought as powder or crystal MDMA contained a range of compounds including previously legal NPS such as methylone, mephedrone and a-PVP, alongside cocaine, caffeine, speed and a host of other compounds. There is no easy way for end users to assess pill strength, or the content of powders and […]
Black people six times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs
[…] more than twice as likely to be charged if any drugs are found, it says. In 2009/10, 78 per cent of black people caught in possession of cocaine by the Metropolitan Police were charged and 22 per cent given cautions, while among white people 56 per cent were given cautions and just 44 per cent […]
DDN Diary Dates
[…] of training providers please click here. Support and Social Alcoholics Anonymous UK Links to online meetings and peer support. www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk – – – – – – Cocaine Anonymous Links to online meetings and peer support. www.ca-online.org – – – – – – Making a Difference Together A Slack channel open for information sharing across […]
Street Smart: integrated outreach
[…] details of Connections at St Martins, a day centre where they can register for support services. Since April 2018 I have engaged with 112 clients, with heroin, cocaine and spice being the most commonly used drugs. Age and gender vary – women often have more complex needs, but can also be more engaged with […]
Getting real
[…] of remaining hydrated – a particular feature of dance drug use. In this context, ketamine appeared to be an almost dream drug that managed to offer the cocaine-like stimulation, the opiate-like calming, and the cannabis-like imagery, while at the same time providing a full-on dissociative and hallucinogenic experience, with no apparent disadvantages or collateral […]
I am a…
[…] almost ten years’ experience in this field. However, following the loss of a role that I loved, I had a cataclysmic relapse. Back in the whirlpool of cocaine and alcohol addiction, I very nearly died. With the support of my father, I re-engaged with the local drug and alcohol service in February 2020. I […]
Overdose deaths up across Europe
[…] Europe are ‘fuelling innovation’ and development of products such as vaporisers and e-liquids that could eventually affect patterns of use in the EU, the report adds, while cocaine purity and availability is also rising across the continent. ‘Our latest findings suggest that responses to new psychoactive substances, such as new legislation and measures targeting […]
We’ll publish drug strategy by end of the year, government says
[…] the meantime the government has announced that it will encourage an increase in the use of drug testing on arrest in a number of police forces, where cocaine or opiates are ‘suspected’ to have contributed to the offence. There will also be ‘clear and meaningful consequences for all those who misuse drugs’, it says, […]
June Letters and Comment
[…] taking it orally wasn’t working quickly enough. When my prescription was abruptly cut off I went into withdrawals and ended up swapping to injecting heroin and crack cocaine. After getting myself clean I decided to start a blog to help those who are in my previous shoes and the family and friends of those […]
Sharp rise in clinicians seeking poisoning information about nitrous oxide and ketamine
[…] treatment figures from OHID, more than 2,000 people entered treatment for problems with ketamine in 2022-23, five times the total from less than a decade ago (https://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ten-per-cent-increase-in-people-entering-treatment-for- cocaine/). ‘The NPIS annual report serves as a comprehensive statement of NPIS’s activities, emphasising its pivotal role in managing poisoning cases, offering expert advice, and contributing to public health efforts,’ […]