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[…] clearly the group most at risk of encountering fentanyls. However, they have cropped up in place of other products including benzodiazepines and stimulants such as MDMA or cocaine in the UK and Europe, and sold internationally mixed with crack cocaine. Becoming more widespread could impact not solely on heroin users, but people using any […]

[…] will not be sympathetic Scottish Government ministers, but sceptical European legal experts. Neil McKeganey, Scotsman, 7 September A mother who paid £300 for a dozen packets of cocaine as a birthday present for her daughter’s 18th has been spared jail. Nicola Austen, 37, with six previous drugs convictions, expected to be sent to prison […]

[…] The aim is to educate people to make their own choices, says the charity. ‘Substances that are taken in a predominantly recreational context, like novel psychoactive substances, cocaine, steroids and alcohol, place a heavy burden on the health system,’ said director of operations for substance misuse, Jay Stewart. ‘This new guide aims to provide […]

[…] taking their eye off the ball when it comes to steroids? ‘I don’t think so,’ he states. ‘I think the movement away from just opiates and crack cocaine to this much wider area encompassing both enhancement drugs and the novel psychoactives isn’t to the detriment of either. It’s important that we don’t take our […]

[…] people. ‘With the right support from local authorities, the NHS and other partners, specialist substance misuse services can continue to focus on what they do best: ensuring that young people who need  help get it quickly and that they receive appropriate, personalised support,’  said PHE.  News CQC CONSULTATION THE CARE QUALITY COMMISSION is consulting on its proposed changes to the way substance misuse services are regulated. The proposals aim to make sure that services are ‘safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led’ (DDN, October b014, page 4). The consultation is open until 19 March, with the new regime due to start from April. bonsultation link at www.cqc.org.uk  MOBILE DRUG TESTS THE FIRST MOBILE DRUb-TESTINb 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 are a deadly menace and must be stopped,’ said policing minister Mike Penning. ‘Those who get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs not only put their own lives at risk, but also those of innocent pedestrians, motorists and their passengers.’ PLAIN TOBACCO PACKAGING THE bOVERNMENT has announced that it backs the case for standardised packaging for tobacco products, with MPs set to vote on the issue before the election. If passed, the regulations could be in place by May next year, bringing the ‘prospect of our first smoke-free generation one step closer’ according to public health minister Jane Ellison.  DRINKS INDUSTRY UNTRUSTWORTbY THE DRINKS INDUSTRY ‘can’t be trusted’ to promote safer drinking and is ‘undermining its own pledges’ to encourage it, according to […]

[…] first entered treatment at 19, the beginning of a long period of being ‘in and out’ of services, he says. ‘Once I started using heroin and crack cocaine it was initially a matter of me saying, “I can stop if I want to stop” but it soon became apparent that it wasn’t going to […]

[…] is this the age of the young puritan?’ asked the Guardian last month. ‘Why drugs are no longer cool: teenagers are internet addicts while their parents snort cocaine,’ offered the Telegraph. The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s latest figures on falling rates of drug and drink consumption among secondary school pupils (see news […]

[…] the UK Health Security Agency. And drug-poisoning deaths have hit the highest level in 30 years – fuelled by a 30 per cent rise in fatalities involving cocaine and the introduction of synthetic opioids such as nitazenes into the drug supply (DDN, November, page 4). For the London Borough of Hackney, an area with […]

[…] name is Bobby and I’m an addict. I’m 42, originally from East London, and I work as a recovery and dependency practitioner. After a 20-year battle with cocaine addiction, which ended with my using drugs every single day against my own will, I’m pleased to say that thanks to regularly attending 12-step meetings, getting […]

[…] Oregon’s drug policy attracted national and international attention Oregon’s landmark Measure 110, which was passed in November 2020, made the personal possession of all drugs including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine subject to no more than a $100 fine (https://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/campaigners-hail-monumental-victory-for-us-drug-policy-reform/). However, new legislation has been signed off by the state’s governor, Tina Kotek, recriminalising drug […]

[…] sought help for cannabis as their main problem drug, and more than 4,700 for alcohol, while ‘historic low’ figures for young people needing help for heroin or cocaine – 175 and 245 respectively – were offset by increasing numbers having problems with amphetamines, mephedrone and other new psychoactive substances. ‘Young people’s alcohol and drug […]

[…] known as nitazenes, have adulterated a number of illicit drugs in the UK. It’s not clear exactly when this began, but evidence of them being present in cocaine and heroin was detected in 2021.   Nitazenes are broadly equipotent to the fentanyls – or in layman’s terms, they’re many times stronger than heroin and morphine. […]

[…] exemplified by the late Eva Rausing, from a billionaire family, who only received a caution in 2008 for the possession of 2.5g of heroin and 60g of cocaine. Avinash Tharoor, Independent, 2 October In many ways, alcohol is the new tobacco. It is a multibillion-dollar international industry dealing with market-friendly governments, enjoying virtually unrestricted […]

[…] in 2008-09.  Most young people are in treatment for problems with cannabis (89 per cent), followed by alcohol (41 per cent), ecstasy (12 per cent) and powder cocaine (9 per cent). Further analysis of data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities found that the amount spent on young people’s substance services […]

[…] a world-class treatment and recovery system Achieve a shift in demand for recreational drugs 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. An additional investment of […]

[…] part of every relationship I had because I had no idea how to have a healthy open relationship,” Tina said. Eventually she started using heroin and crack cocaine. Decades later, now in recovery and working as a volunteer in her drug treatment service, Tina identifies being around other women as important to her journey. […]

[…] established drug and alcohol detoxification and residential rehabilitation centre located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The centre provides adult in-patient treatment for substance abuse and dependence including alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, heroin, opiates, legal highs and prescription drugs. Our therapy approach is focussed on helping you address your dependence on drugs or alcohol and empowering you […]

[…] series of online harm reduction advice, including on safer injecting, responding to an overdose, using naloxone correctly, and safer use of other drugs such powder and crack cocaine and steroids. It also offers advice to those worried about someone else’s drug use.  NSP services were ‘often the first step on the road to accessing […]

[…] at least once by the age of 17, according to research by UCL’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies, while 10 per cent have tried drugs such as MDMA, cocaine, LSD and amphetamines. More than half of 17-year-olds said they had engaged in binge drinking – defined as five or more drinks in one session – […]

[…] of all drugs for personal use. The state’s electorate voted ‘yes’ to Oregon Measure 110, which supports making ‘personal non-commercial possession of a controlled substance’ – including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine – subject to no more than a $100 fine, as well as establishing a treatment and recovery programme financed in part by revenue from the […]

[…] the drug problem in a ‘state of flux’.  Positive developments regarding more traditional drugs – such as fewer new heroin users, less injecting and declining use of cocaine and cannabis in some parts of the continent – continue to be offset by concerns around new psychoactive substances, says the agency’s annual report.  Seventy-three new […]

[…] the drug problem in a ‘state of flux’. Positive developments regarding more traditional drugs – such as fewer new heroin users, less injecting and declining use of cocaine and cannabis in some parts of the continent – continue to be offset by concerns around new psychoactive substances, says the agency’s annual report. Seventy-three new psychoactive […]

[…] magnitude of the offence’. Offences related to crack dealing, which has been largely confined to America’s black community, have historically attracted far more severe punishments than comparable crimes involving powder cocaine, and one in nine black children in the US now has an incarcerated parent, compared to one in 57 white children. More at globalgrind.com/endthewarondrugs

[…] not to mention the money spent trying in vain to control them. Drug barons are always one step ahead of the law. Those looking for heroin or cocaine can easily obtain it, at a price. But how would we prevent the ugly side effects of legalisation, particularly a likely increase in experimentation, paranoia and […]

[…] been calling for a reduction in the maximum permitted stake for years (DDN, September 2014, page 6), with the controversial terminals frequently referred to as the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’. The move relates to ‘category B2’ FOBT machines, which are mainly located in betting shops, and follows a consultation with the public and the […]

[…] the increased use of new psychoactive substances; however heroin is still a significant concern and tends to be used for longer periods than other drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine. Additionally, prisoners often present with dual diagnosis and polysubstance addiction, which amplify problems associated with their wellbeing and raise concerns for staff and prison […]

Acer’s inpatient detoxification and stabilisation service is for people who have a primary problem with: Opiate use, including methadone as well as heroin Stimulants such as crack cocaine Alcohol Polydrug use, relating to a combination of drugs and/or alcohol. The service admits adults (18-65 years) who have difficulty controlling or eliminating their drug or […]

[…] (DDN, September, page 4). Although the government is keen to stress that the figures come against a background of falling rates of overall drug use, deaths involving cocaine also reached an all time high at 320 – up from 247 the previous year. Deaths involving amphetamine also reached their highest-ever level, and those involving […]

[…] (DDN, September, page 4). Although the government is keen to stress that the figures come against a background of falling rates of overall drug use, deaths involving cocaine also reached an all time high at 320 – up from 247 the previous year. Deaths involving amphetamine also reached their highest-ever level, and those involving […]

[…] Szalavitz about her newly published thoughts on addiction. This is an extract from their conversation First Szalavitz described her own experiences, experimenting with psychedelics, then becoming addicted to cocaine and heroin. Johann Hari: ‘Usually when someone tells this publicly, they say “Society tells me what a disgusting wicked person I  was – and then I […]

[…] 10 September Stephen Fry, BBC favourite and darling of the new Establishment, noisily confesses in a rather sad and attention-seeking new book to possession and use of cocaine in Buckingham Palace. The official penalty for this offence is seven years in jail and an unlimited fine. Could there be better proof that the elite […]

[…] challenge was to ‘keep pace with this growing problem, while continuing to meet the demands of more established substance misuse problems associated with alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine’, said Owen Boden-Jones of CNWL’s club drug clinic. Report at www.rcpsych.ac.uk Hep feedback A global patient survey to reveal how hepatitis C is treated around the world […]

[…] it backed by well-funded advertising campaigns. Earlier this year there was a high-profile controversy around fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) – frequently referred to as ‘the crack cocaine of gambling’ – installed in bookmakers, with MPs calling for a reduction in the maximum amount it was possible to gamble on them in one go, […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] to like?’ In this game we survive together and we die alone. Connection is the opposite of addiction. I’m encouraged by the growth in mutual aid, particularly Cocaine Anonymous.’ UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT ‘Meet people where they’re at’ was a phrase that was heard all the time, he said. ‘But it has to be unconditional. If […]

[…] poisonings, with 6 per cent recorded as intentional self-poisonings. Opiates and opioids were present in 80 per cent of the deaths, benzodiazepines in 56 per cent and cocaine in almost 50 per cent – the highest level on record. Men were more than twice as likely to die a drug-related death than women, with […]

[…] of the drug’s full risks. Polydrug use and access While ketamine was often the primary substance of concern, many users also reported combining it with cannabis, alcohol, cocaine, and MDMA. These combinations were typically aimed at balancing effects or easing comedowns. Residents had accessed ketamine through friends, dealers, social settings like college parties, and […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] in hospital settings and four in post-mortem toxicology. Public Health Isle of Man has also issued a warning about a suspected batch of ‘contaminated or high potency’ cocaine on the island, after a recent spike in hospital admissions. Anyone seeking medical treatment should ‘be honest’ with hospital staff about what had been taken, it […]

[…] and families are paying the price’. I’m inclined to agree with Dame Carol. It’s estimated that around 300,000 people in England alone are using opiates or crack cocaine, but what we often forget is that behind every one of those numbers is a family – a mother, father, partner or child who are desperate […]

[…] of these individuals are addicted to drugs, have a mental health condition, or both. Nearly two-thirds of homeless individuals report having regularly used hard drugs like methamphetamines, cocaine, or opioids in their lifetimes. An equally large share of homeless individuals reported suffering from mental health conditions.’ Federal and local government had spent ‘tens of […]

[…] have chat rooms.’ The centre also included practical facilities, from a washing machine to vein-finding support. With 362 individuals registered – a large percentage of whom injected cocaine – the Thistle had overturned 30 overdoses and required seven ambulance call-outs. Staffed by nurses and health workers, the service continued outreach efforts to understand why […]

[…] effective and decades-proven addiction recovery techniques. The beauty of such training is that, in addition to allowing an addict to cure him or herself of alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, crack, heroin, methadone and other already known addictions, it provides an immediate response to the ‘legal highs’ increasingly available and preferred because they avoid legal penalties. […]

[…] deaths are rising year on year and have such devastating impacts on family and friends. Approximately 50,000 children in the UK are frontline dealers for heroin and cocaine as part of ‘county lines’ activity. Using children to sell illicit drugs is an unanticipated adaptation by organised crime in response to police activity and does […]

[…] last decade. Lifetime use of cannabis has fallen to 12 per cent, while 3 per cent of students report having used NPS. Reported use of amphetamines, MDMA, cocaine and LSD were all around 1 to 2 per cent. Non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs was a ‘growing concern’ Non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs was a […]

[…] only two, South Dakota and Nevada, showing an increase. Deaths involving opioids fell to 54,743 from more than 83,000 the previous year, while deaths involving methamphetamine and cocaine were also down. Deaths involving opioids fell to 54,743 from more than 83,000 the previous year However, more than a million people in the US died […]

[…] taken into custody by Durham Constabulary will be tested to determine if they have recently taken class A drugs, including opiates, such as heroin or fentanyl, or cocaine. Those who test positive will be referred to schemes where they can address their substance misuse and be offered the expert help they need to get […]

[…] been approved following two consultations (DDN, August 2013, page 5). It will be an offence to be over the prescribed limit for eight illegal drugs – including cocaine, cannabis and MDMA – and eight legal ones, including methadone, diazepam and temazepam, with the regulations to come into force in the autumn. An agreed limit […]

[…] those under 25 Adults entering treatment with ketamine problems has increased from 1,551 in 2021-22 to 2,211 in 2022-23 According to government statistics, opiate dependency, cannabis or cocaine are currently three of the most common drugs causing people to seek help in Britain – but the huge increase in young adults aged 16-24 taking […]

[…] ACEs were twice as likely to be binge drinkers, three times more likely to be smokers, and 11 times more likely to have used heroin or crack cocaine. A recent study found that those with exposure to one of the ACEs on the list were 4.3 times more likely to develop a substance addiction. […]

[…] life to make the changes,’ she says. ‘It gives people a reason to seek help.’ Louise provides compre­hensive education on the effects of substances like alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, and prescription drugs on pregnancy and newborns – including miscarriage, preterm birth, and sudden infant death syndrome. She also discusses critical topics such as safe sleeping, […]

[…] clients were also on a drug replacement therapy prescription, including detoxing from methadone. The drugs we detox, and which were included in the SWDAS study, are alcohol, cocaine/crack, heroin, cannabis, methadone, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, methamphetamine, GBL and ketamine. The Tauto-Mod system adopts a tautopathic approach, which involves the drug or substance that has caused the […]

[…] with the fabulous Dr John Ramsey, it’s been viewed almost 100,000 times. Since then we’ve done minutes with various experts on topics as diverse as what’s in cocaine, ecstasy pill testing, harm reduction for new drug virgins, PMA deaths, GHB and ketamine bladder. In 2014 we want to open the door to the huge […]

[…] 67 of the 169 registered deaths. Three quarters of deaths involved two or more substances, while the predominant drug mentioned in deaths involving only one drug was cocaine. ‘Drug-related and drug misuse deaths continue to be higher in areas of highest deprivation,’ NISRA states, with more than 60 of the deaths occurring in the […]

[…] Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Nursing staff at the facility – the first ever in the UK – have supervised ‘more than 700 injecting episodes, with people injecting cocaine, heroin, or both’ HSCP says. There have also been a number of medical emergencies, it adds, with ambulance support required on some occasions. ‘People using the […]