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#Opioid related deaths more than 50 per cent higher than official figures, say King’s College researchers: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/opioid-relat...

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Scottish Government announces funding for women’s and young people’s services: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/scottish-gov...

A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing #drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug report from #UNODC: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/global-drug-...

Dehumanising language rife when discussing #homelessness, say researchers: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/dehumanising...

Campaigners urge #Irish government to make sure mandatory #alcohol health labelling goes ahead: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/campaigners-...

More than a quarter of all women in #prison are being held there on remand, according to a new briefing from the Prison Reform Trust. This includes women who are ‘severely mentally unwell’ and should be receiving #treatment in the community: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/one-in-four-...

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The government has published its 2025-26 #drug, #alcohol and #recovery grant funding for local authorities. The allocations will see £310m go to councils to ‘build on their vital work of improving outcomes for people who need treatment and recovery support’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/government-a...

MPs have voted to pass the #tobacco and #vapes bill by 366 to 41. The bill has now passed its third reading and committee stage in the House of Commons, and will go to the House of Lords next month: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/mps-pass-tob...

Global executions for #drug offences ‘at crisis levels’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/global-execu...

Public Health #Scotland (PHS) is urging caution after the recent increase in #overdoses – some fatal – among people using #heroin: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/public-healt...

Former Philippine president Rodrigo #Duterte has been flown to The Hague, following his arrest at Manila airport: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/duterte-flow...

Former #Philippine president Rodrigo #Duterte has been arrested after the ICC issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity following his notorious ‘war on #drugs’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/duterte-arre...

Women are more likely than men to increase regular #drinking during marital separation, according to a study. They are also more likely to drink at higher levels in the years afterwards, the researchers found: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/separation-h...

Increasingly unreliable #medicine supply chains are yet another reason why we need systems of #care that are genuinely responsive and patient-centered, say Shayla Schlossenberg and Riley Johnson of @releasedrugs.bsky.social : www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/supply-demand/

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Thank you for your support throughout 2024! Have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. From all at DDN.

A national survey of the frontline #drug and #alcohol treatment workforce has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (#DHSC): www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/dhsc-launche...

At what point is intervention possible? Read the December 2024/January 2025 issue of DDN magazine now: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ddn-december... #harmreduction #substanceuse #substancemisuse #recovery #treatment #cocaine #gambling #livedexperience #trauma

The #Scottish Government is being urged to boost its investment in #alcohol treatment ahead of tomorrow’s #budget: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/increase-inv...

The government has confirmed its plans to impose a statutory #levy on #gambling company profits: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/government-c...

Prevention-based #alcohol strategy urgently needed, say #health professionals: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/prevention-b...

MPs are to vote on the #tobacco and #vapes bill today, the government has announced, moving the UK ‘one step closer to becoming #smoke-free’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/mps-to-vote-...

#Nitazenes are now part of the UK’s #drug supply – and services need to listen to the people using them, says Fraser Parry: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/nitazenes-no...

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