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Local preparedness for synthetic opioids in England

A report outlining evidence and insights for Combating Drugs Partnerships, intending to help strengthen their preparedness for the synthetic opioid threat | Home Office, UK

New local guidance to tackle synthetic opioid threat

Communities across England will be better equipped to combat the increasing threat of dangerous synthetic drugs, following new advice issued by the Home Office | Home Office, Department of Health and Social Care and The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, UK

Addiction Healthcare Goals - Innovate UK - Accelerated Knowledge Transfer 4

The Addiction Healthcare Goals – Innovate UK – Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) scheme opens on 12 May 2025, with an anticipated close on 2 July 2025 at 11am prompt.  This call will fund projects exploring questions linked to treatment of, recovery from, and reduction or prevention of harm by drug and/or alcohol addiction(s); jointly delivered by Innovate UK and Innovate UK Business Connect and is funded by the Addiction Healthcare Goals from the Office for Life Sciences, with up to £2 million available in this round. The Addiction Healthcare Goals programme, led by the Office for Life Sciences is aiming to make the UK a place where researchers and industry in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare can thrive and partner effectively with NHS and Third Sector treatment providers   | The Knowledge Transfer Network Limited, UK

Demand for action on UK’s ‘top three killers’ ahead of 10-Year Health Plan

As the Government prepares to publish its 10-Year Plan to improve health, a coalition of health experts is calling for tough action on the UK’s three biggest preventable killers — tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drink — to relieve growing pressure on NHS services | AHA, UK

UK’s first safer drug consumption facility accessed more than 2,500 times in first four months, data show

Between January and April 2025, service data from The Thistle facility in Glasgow reported nearly 2,000 injecting episodes and 30 medical emergencies | Pharmaceutical Journal, UK

People with substance use and mental health disorders suffering harm and premature death after being excluded from care, warns RCPsych

new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists warns that people who have a co-occurring substance use disorder and another mental health disorder (CoSUM) are being failed by a system that is not designed or equipped to meet their complex needs | RCPsych, UK

Injecting equipment provision in Scotland

This annual release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on injecting equipment provision (IEP). This includes the number of outlets, attendances and the types of injecting equipment distributed to people who used controlled drugs (including Novel Psychoactive Substances and Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) in Scotland in 2025 | PHS, UK

People with more nature in their neighbourhood smoke and drink less, study finds

A new international collaboration led by the University of Exeter has found residential greenspace is associated with a significant reduction in health risk behaviours such as smoking and everyday drinking. The study found people living in the greenest neighbourhoods were 13 per cent less likely to be current smokers and 31 per cent less likely to drink alcohol every day than those in less green areas | University of Exeter, UK

Share your thoughts on making referrals to residential rehab and post-rehab support

IFF Research is conducting research on behalf of Public Health Scotland (PHS) to understand how the landscape has changed since early 2023 for professionals referring individuals experiencing difficulties with drugs and/or alcohol to residential rehabilitation and for providers of post-rehabilitation support. We conducted some baseline research in 2023 to assess the organisation, accessibility, and effectiveness of residential rehabilitation services for individuals with substance use issues across Scotland. We are now seeking to find out how organisations involved in the referral to residential rehabilitation and the delivery of post-rehab support have changed, to identify any evidence of improvements, successes and challenges faced | IFF Research, UK

NHS in-patient addiction unit set to close

The only NHS-run inpatient drug and alcohol unit in the west is to close despite a campaign to save it. The Acer Unit, based in the grounds of Southmead Hospital in Bristol, will close its doors at the end of June this year | BBC, UK