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Change drug policy or risk more poisoning deaths, UK government warned
Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high | Guardian, UK
'It's a potentially fatal dose': The superstrong ecstasy pills taking over London
The MDMA pills tested in London this October were found to be double an adult dose, on average. Maddy Mussen asks the experts how they flooded the market, and how to stay safe while partying this Halloween weekend | Standard, UK
Poppers, the Politics of Exemption and the Characteristics of Poppers Users in the annual English Festival Study, 2014–23
[Open access] This paper explores the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported alkyl nitrite (‘poppers’) use and sexual behaviours against a backdrop of UK policy change and ambiguity surrounding legal status | British Journal of Criminology, UK
Stigma Kills - resources for staff
This training guide has been designed in order to support NHS staff,
particularly those who work in mental health services, to recognise and apply the skills they already have to support people with co-occurring conditions | NHS APA, UK
Addictions Edited - LxAddictions podcasts
The official Lisbon Addictions podcast brings you all the talks, events and seminars from the recent Lisbon Addictions conference | SSA, UK
Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK
Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal | BBC, UK
Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK's drug deaths crisis truly is
Caroline Copeland and her team of student scientists keep track of the lives lost to drugs. Will their discoveries help stop a wave of synthetic opioids? | Big Issue, UK
Children 'needing colostomy bags' due to drug use
Ketamine use in Merseyside has "got so bad that young children are ending up with colostomy bags", a drug and alcohol support worker in Merseyside has warned. Kelly Smith, from the Change, Grow, Live (CGL) recovery service in Kirkby, said use of the drug was "a massive problem and increasingly common" | BBC, UK
Alcohol brief interventions: A review of strategy and recommendations for policy
This report follows the work of a programme board that was established to support Public Health Scotland to undertake a review of the Alcohol Brief Intervention programme in Scotland. This report documents a series of recommendations and actions to consider whether and what form the Scottish Alcohol Brief Intervention programme should continue | Public Health Scotland, UK
Research shows effect that minimum pricing policies could have on reducing smoking rates in Scotland
New research commissioned by Public Health Scotland has assessed the potential effectiveness of minimum pricing policies for tobacco that could help reduce smoking rates and improve health in Scotland. View the ‘Model-based appraisal of the potential effects of minimum pricing for tobacco in Scotland’ report. View a position statement from Public Health Scotland on stopping tobacco smoking and youth vaping | Public Health Scotland, UK
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report
The Drugs Team at Public Health Scotland has compiled this RADAR quarterly report of drug-related indicators. The objective of this report is to monitor drug-related harms, service usage and toxicology data, in order to provide an early warning of emerging drug trends and identify actions to reduce and prevent drug harms and deaths | Public Health Scotland, UK
The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024
The Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its ninth edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction responses to drug use, HIV and viral hepatitis. Each regional chapter presents data on the availability of harm reduction services and addresses two key issues that require special attention. The report also includes three new thematic chapters focused on harm reduction for Indigenous people, people in prison and youth. We also continue to include data to map the implementation of viral hepatitis services for people who use drugs | HRI, UK
Vaping tax and tobacco duty rises set out in Budget
The cost of vaping and smoking will increase following tax rises announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget | BBC, UK
The Glasgow drug consumption room: A job half done? (PDF)
This article discusses the introduction of the safe drug consumption facility in Glasgow and considers some of its potential consequences. The authors acknowledge the benefits of such a facility, but propose that while it goes some way towards addressing issues such as overdose, it simultaneously raises two further, intertwined, problems, namely where the drugs to be consumed come from and how they are paid for. Legal supply and free provision of the specific substances to those in need are presented as possible solutions... | Drug Science, Policy & Law, UK
Prevention focus needed to tackle alcohol and drug harm
Scotland’s drug and alcohol deaths remain among Europe’s highest – despite an increase in spending and better national leadership. The Scottish Government has made progress in increasing residential rehabilitation capacity and implementing treatment standards. However, it has been slow to progress key national strategies, such as a workforce plan and alcohol marketing reform. People in need still face many barriers to getting support. The workforce is under immense strain. And the increased focus on drug harm is shifting attention from tackling alcohol issues | Audit Scotland, UK
UK’s hidden disability: new codes to help thousands with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
People living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) — one of the most common yet under-recorded neurodevelopmental conditions worldwide — can now have the condition accurately recorded in their medical records thanks to new clinical codes | University of Bristol, UK