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‘Dire’ prison conditions undermining rehabilitation, say MPs
[…] prisons reported concerns around access to drugs and ‘increasing numbers of “under the influence” incidents requiring healthcare intervention’, the report adds, with widespread use of spice, heroin, cocaine, nitazenes and ketamine. HM Inspectorate of Prisons has previously stated that drugs were now ‘undermining every aspect of prison life’. The state of disrepair – with ‘dilapidated […]
The Footprints Residential Survey 2025 from Phoenix Futures
[…] acted as a direct obstacle to entering residential pathways. Different experiences of stigma emerged depending on substance type and gender. All respondents whose primary substance was crack cocaine reported discrimination, whereas 65 per cent of those with alcohol as their main substance did so. Women reported a slightly higher rate of discrimination (79 per […]
Box Clever
[…] with reduced stress and better understanding of how to take care of themselves. Open Road also encourages tenants to engage with other organisations such as Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dual Diagnosis Anonymous, Smart Recovery and Essex Recovery Foundation. By building support networks we hope that, when the time is right, individuals feel […]
Battle Scars
[…] of alcohol misuse among UK veterans who’d served at the time of recent military operations was almost double that among non-veterans. Some Combat Stress clients also use cocaine or cannabis along with the alcohol, says Robinson, ‘and we’re seeing a rise in the number of ketamine users among the younger veterans’. Supportive networks Organisations […]
Getting proactive
[…] reflecting the reality that service users present with a wide range of substance-related needs. When we talk about ‘non-opiate’, however, we often default to the usual list: cocaine, crack, MDMA, cannabis, mephedrone, amphetamine, methamphetamine … the list goes on. All of these arguably demand their own tailored interventions – but one drug in particular […]
At the sharp end
[…] – often only a couple of packs, and they needed to provide returns before they could receive fresh packs. Peers also reported on a significant increase in cocaine injecting, with this growing population preferring to use blunt works or share needles than go to services. The situation needed to be considered and addressed urgently […]
Opioid-related deaths more than 50 per cent higher than official figures, say King’s College...
[…] in the drug supply. King’s is now extending its study to provide estimates for deaths related to other substances, it says, with the number of officially recorded cocaine-related deaths also likely to be underestimated. ‘The UK is grappling with a serious drug-related deaths crisis,’ said NPSUM director and senior author of the King’s report, […]
A wide angle
[…] 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 […]
Thirteen per cent fall in Scottish drug deaths
[…] 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 […]
Ketamine use in the UK: insights from Phoenix Futures’ residential services
[…] 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 […]
News in brief
[…] 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 […]
NHS Ayrshire & Arran issues nitazene warning
[…] 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 […]
Crafting a new approach
[…] 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 […]
White House targets harm reduction funding
[…] 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 […]
Harm reduction first
[…] 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 […]
Letters
[…] 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. […]
Market forces
[…] 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 […]
European teens taking fewer drugs but vaping more
[…] 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 […]
Provisional data shows ‘remarkable’ fall in predicted US overdose deaths
[…] 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 […]
Cranstoun partners with Durham PCC and police on new drug testing scheme
[…] 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 […]
Government announces tougher powers to seize cutting agents
[…] 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 […]
Wastewater analysis shows shocking spike in ketamine consumption
[…] 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 […]
Going upstream
[…] 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. […]
The power of persistence
[…] 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, […]
The whole detox
[…] 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 […]
Letters
[…] 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 […]
More than 30 people now taken ill in Camden, say police
[…] 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 […]
Glasgow consumption room used more than 1,000 times
[…] 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 […]
Stopping cannabis use cuts psychotic disorder risks
[…] 57 per cent up on the previous year, mainly driven by herbal cannabis seizures, the Home Office states. They also seized their largest ever quantity of powder cocaine, at more than 26 tonnes – a 75 per cent increase on 2022-23. The quantity of heroin seized, however, was down by 54 per cent to […]
Government to seek ACMD advice on reclassifying ketamine
[…] bladder removal in some cases, as well as issues with the kidneys and urinary tract. ‘Recent reports have shown ketamine is often an ingredient included in “pink cocaine”, the dangerous synthetic drug cocktail taken by users without knowing what mix of substances it contains,’ the Home Office adds. The Home Office has a statutory […]
Danger zone
[…] Drug deaths in England and Wales are up by 10 per cent on last year, to 5,448. This includes a more than 30 per cent rise in cocaine-related deaths – the 12th consecutive increase – as UNODC reports that already record levels of production of the drug are set to rise further, with a […]
A flexible approach to work
[…] not so all consuming. I’m referring primarily to heroin addiction. Many parallels can be drawn with other addictions like alcohol or benzos, but I recognise that crack cocaine presents a different experience. For me, crack was an extra, a payday treat (alright, mostly a daily treat), but one I would forgo in favour of […]
Media savvy
[…] shittier when you come round. But we’re all potential rats on the pleasure pedal and anyone who can’t stop repeatedly using a substance (sugar, credit card or cocaine), even when we know it’s not doing us any good, is an addict. Dr Phil Hammond, Telegraph, 18 February People are going to use drugs; no […]
Mental health-based prevention scheme for young people pilots in UK
[…] at the University of Sydney, the programme consists of interactive workshops delivered by trained facilitators over the course of a month, and ‘significantly reduced’ use of ecstasy, cocaine, alcohol and nicotine among 15-19-year-olds when implemented in Sydney schools, says LJMU. The three other research projects sharing the funding are evaluations of a theatre in […]
Number of young smokers at lowest recorded level
[…] and sends an alert to emergency services and naloxone carriers if an overdose is detected, and the use of virtual reality to help people overcome triggers for cocaine use. Around £12m in funding has been provided through the Addiction Healthcare Goals Programme, which is run by the Office for Life Sciences. ‘From wearable technology […]
More than 60 per cent of people dying a drug-related death in Scotland lived...
[…] health, Alice Wiseman. ‘However, they are working at maximum capacity. Take into account that we are currently supporting just 40 per cent of Newcastle’s opiate and crack cocaine users, and only 26 per cent of the people who would benefit from support for alcohol use, and you can see just how difficult the situation […]
‘Volatile’ global economy linked to patterns of drug use
[…] cannabis use Highly potent synthetic opioids, mainly nitazenes, were identified in many recent overdoses – around half of the deaths in Estonia and a third in Latvia. Cocaine was identified in polysubstance use in an increasing number of drug-induced deaths in some countries. The type of drug used and route of administration were identified […]
Glasgow consumption room to open in October
[…] with 1,172 drug misuse deaths registered in 2023. Opiates and opioids – including methadone – were implicated in 80 per cent of the deaths, benzodiazepines in 58 per cent, cocaine in 41 per cent and gabapentin and/or pregabalin in 38 per cent. People in the most deprived areas of Scotland are more than 15 times as […]
Social workers should be promoting tobacco harm reduction
[…] are an important step in keeping people alive, but the reality for most people is the drug that’s likely to kill them probably isn’t heroin or crack cocaine,’ he said. ‘Fifty per cent of our heroin users will not die from heroin, but 50 per cent of smokers will die because they smoke. So […]
Focus on harm reduction not ‘zero tolerance’, universities urged
[…] use. Almost one in five of respondents reported lifetime drug use, with the most commonly used substances in the previous twelve months including cannabis (53 per cent), cocaine (8 per cent), ketamine (6 per cent) and ecstasy (4 per cent). While some universities adopt a zero-tolerance approach characterised by a focus on enforcement action […]
Festival spirit
[…] they monitor and study the evolution of cultures, because a big part of planning a harm reduction intervention is considering the subculture you’re going to meet. Mixing cocaine and ketamine is very popular in Italy at the moment, for example.’ Portugal, meanwhile, was seeing ‘an increase in the consumption of cathinones, especially since the […]
Begin your healing journey with Gladstones Clinic
[…] and successfully treat addictions to substances as well as behavioral compulsions and disorders. Our detox and rehab programmes cater for alcohol, and drugs like heroin, ecstasy and cocaine as well as other common behavioral disorders like eating disorders, gambling addiction or sex and porn addiction. We provide the following residential detox and rehab programmes […]
Xylazine now in UK drug market, warn King’s College researchers
[…] UK’s first xylazine death – a 43-year-old man in Solihull. While xylazine is usually mixed with opioids it has also been detected ‘alongside stimulant drugs such as cocaine, and found in items sold as counterfeit codeine and diazepam tablets and even THC vapes’, says KCL. This means a far wider population than people who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,’ […]
Smoking-related hospital admissions up 5 per cent in a year
[…] people in treatment for drug or alcohol issues are smokers, with less than 5 per cent reporting having been offered a referral for smoking cessation services (https://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ten-per-cent-increase-in-people-entering-treatment-for- cocaine/). ‘No other consumer product kills up to two-thirds of its users, which is why we have set out plans to stop children who turn 14 this […]
Open market
[…] 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 […]
Average potency of cannabis resin in Europe up by 200 per cent in a...
[…] 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 […]
Early Intervention
[…] 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 – […]
DDN_October_2023
[…] 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 â such as housing, education and employment opportunities, social support, and personal resilience â […]
International aid money being spent on punitive drug control, says HRI report
[…] 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
Humankind approaches to drug-related offending and dual diagnosis showcased in first national drug strategy...
[…] drug-related offences. Since September 2022, the Calderdale community has benefited from ‘Fine Line’. The programme offers a bespoke support pathway for people arrested for offences related to cocaine. Anyone who has a positive test is directed to a required assessment with Calderdale Recovery Steps. The support service then determines the most appropriate support for […]
Nurses at drug and alcohol recovery service in Rochdale and Oldham nominated for national...
[…] a male 58-year-old client at ROAR said the nurses had helped him accept help for his substance use. “I have had substance use issues for over 15 years. I’ve used illicit substances like heroin, crack cocaine, diazepam and pregabalin. I am currently homeless after being evicted from my previous residence,” said David. “I haven’t liked engaging with services in the past. I have seen the nurses at Turning […]
‘Cheap and easy’ synthetic drugs transforming markets, says UNODC
[…] already a major producer of methamphetamine. There are also signs that the war in Ukraine – which has already displaced some traditional trafficking routes for heroin and cocaine – could be triggering an expansion in the manufacture of synthetic drugs in the region. For the first time latest trends are available in an interactive, […]
Female Friendly
[…] 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 […]
Harm Reduction Information Hub for North Yorkshire
[…] 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 […]
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Government pledges housing support cash for areas most in need
[…] 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 […]
Number of people in alcohol treatment up by 10 per cent
[…] 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 […]