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Public Health Scotland annual report and accounts for the year to 31 March 2026
The Annual Report and Accounts provides information to highlight our purpose, the key risks to the achievement of our objectives and how we have performed during the year. Includes commentary on the response to alcohol and other drugs | PHS, UK
Medicinal cannabis supplies at risk as firm fails
A boy whose family fought for the cannabis oil he needs to treat his epileptic seizures face supplies running out after the firm that makes the drug went bust | BBC, UK
Impact of psychedelic drugs 'could be linked to age'
Age could play an important role in how psychedelic drug use relates to mental health, according to new research. Researchers from Durham University found adults with a history of using classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and LSD, reported lower levels of anxiety and depression than non-users - but only in younger age groups | BBC, UK
Clinical features of mental imagery in substance use disorders: A mixed-methods analysis
[Open access] In a mixed-methods study of adults attending a community drug and alcohol treatment service, craving-related mental imagery was commonly reported and was predominantly visual, often recurrent, closely linked to autobiographical memory and associated with perceived urges to use substances | Addiction, UK
Multiple 'code blues' at prison amid laced drug fears
There have been nearly 30 "code blues" at a prison where a contaminated batch of illegal drugs is feared to have caused two deaths. Multiple ambulances have been called to HMP Ranby - a Category C prison in Nottinghamshire - between Tuesday and Thursday. At least 25 inmates are believed to have been "under the influence". Sources also told the BBC the "bad batch" of Mamba, a synthetic cannabinoid, had most likely been delivered by drone | BBC, UK
Inside the French drug gangs recruiting children to kill
Although she had just bought hashish from a drug dealer, the woman decided to call the police. It was because, along with the illegal drugs, she had been handed a note by the young seller during their brief meeting on a Marseille housing estate in 2022. "We're being held captive and need help. We are 15-years-old," it read | BBC, UK [Iplayer documentary]
Stimulant overdoses on the rise as opioid deaths decline, but treatment is complex
More people recognize opioid overdoses, but education about stimulant overdoses hasn’t been as clear-cut | Guardian, UK
Prevalence and correlates of daily cannabis use in Great Britain in 2023–2024: Results from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey
[Open access] In Great Britain, 1.2 million people are estimated to be using cannabis daily. Daily cannabis use is more common among people who are older, are less advantaged and smoke tobacco | Addiction, UK
Smoking banned in open prisons
When the tobacco ban was introduced in closed prisons, in stages across the estate but completed in 2018, open prisons were exempted because prisoners have access to outdoor areas. However, from 2 November all smoking is banned throughout all open prisons | Inside Time, UK
Guidance - Recovery support services and lived experience initiatives
Guidance on supporting lived experience initiatives and recovery support services to help people start and sustain recovery from problem alcohol and drug use. Updated on 11th Nov. to include 2024 to 2025 alcohol and drug treatment data (parts 1 and 2) and findings from RAND Europe's evaluation of LEROs (parts 1 and 3). It also includes Ipsos's workforce survey (parts 1 and 3), and national surveys of LEROs (parts 1, 2 and 3) and recovery housing providers (part 2). There is a new section on employment support (part 2), plus expanded guidance on co-production, asset-based approaches, recovery communities and lived experience initiatives (part 3) | DHSC, UK
‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting
Former shoplifters say treatment and drug rehabilitation are essential to ending cycle of theft and imprisonment | Guardian, UK
Wales launch quit vaping app
New rules restricting the sale and promotion of vapes and nicotine products came into force in Wales on Monday, as Public Health Wales launched a free NHS app module to help people who want to stop vaping | UK Authority, UK
Met chief urges care over football match alcohol
The Met Police Commissioner has warned that any proposal to allow football fans to drink alcohol in the stands should be considered "really carefully". | BBC, UK
Majority of Scots concerned about their drinking or that of someone else
The findings come as the alcohol charity has called for better support to mark Scotland’s first Alcohol Action Day on Thursday | STV News, UK
TV crime drama 'glamourises drugs', police chief says
A television crime drama set in Liverpool "glamourises drugs" and shows crime can be profitable, the region's chief constable has said. Merseyside Police Chief Constable Rob Carden said his officers regularly deal with the kinds of criminal activity shown in the BBC One series This City Is Ours. His comments come after a major police operation into serious and organised crime on Thursday, involving over 220 officers, which saw 26 people arrested | BBC, UK
EUDA Drug Survey 2026: European attitudes towards drugs and drug policy
Europeans are worried about drugs. But what concerns them most, and what they think should be done, differs across the European Union. How serious do people think drug-related problems are in their communities? Do they see drugs as easy to obtain? And how do they think society should respond to drug use and drug markets – through enforcement, prevention or treatment? The EUDA Drug Survey asked 95 883 people across Europe about their views on drugs, the impact of drugs and how society should respond | EUDA, Portugal