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Drug-Related and Drug-Misuse Deaths 2011-2021
There were 212 drug-related deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2021. Almost three quarters (73.6%) of drug related deaths in 2021 were men. The 2021 total (212) is a decrease from 218 in 2020 but more than double that recorded a decade ago (102 in 2011). The number of drug-misuse deaths also slightly decreased from 182 in 2020 to 174 in 2021 but have almost tripled from 61 such deaths registered in 2011. In terms of all deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2021 (17,558), drug-related deaths accounted for 1.2% of the total | NISRA, UK
Wyre Forest MP wants stricter nitrous oxide controls
Mark Garnier, who represents the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, said abuse of the substance, also known as laughing gas, could "ruin people's lives" | BBC, UK
Misuse of Nitrous Oxide
Mark Garnier MP: I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the misuse of nitrous oxide... | They work for you, UK
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...what steps the Department has taken to implement the effective policies mentioned in Public Health England's evidence review: The Public Health Burden of Alcohol and the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies, published in 2016, to reduce the public health burden of alcohol | They work for you, UK
Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the additional for funding for drug and alcohol treatment promised in From harm to hope: A 10 year plan to cut crime and save lives is being spent on family support services | They work for you, UK
Tobacco Control Plan - Question
To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish their Tobacco Control Plan; and whether it is still their intention that England shall be smoke-free by 2030 | They work for you, UK
Anyone's Child: Yorkshire Action Meeting
Thu, 1 December 2022, 18:30 – 21:00 GMT. Leeds. Please join us for our latest activist meeting in Leeds. Come along to hear from our guest speakers around how our drug policies are impacting women throughout the globe and find out how to become an effective campaigner for drug policy reform | Anyone's Child, UK
International news
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
There is now just ONE WEEK left to apply for the sixth Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme. Launched in 2018 by Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C), the Programme has had an unprecedented global impact with 98 Scholars from 40 countries across six continents | KAC, UK
GFN News #29 | Alex Norcia and Martin Cullip on the California Flavour Ban - video
Alex Norcia and Martin Cuillip give their thoughts on California's ban on most flavoured nicotine products | GFN TV, UK
World Cup: Wales fan party off over late alcohol rule change
A World Cup party has been cancelled after Qatari authorities "imposed" late changes to restrict alcohol sales | BBC, UK
Taoiseach warns against cannabis being ‘glamorised’ amid new legalising proposals
The Taoiseach has warned against cannabis being “glamorised” after new proposals are due to be brought before the Oireachtas on legalising possession of up to 7g | Independent, Ireland
Drug, alcohol and smoking addiction costing Australia billions, new report shows
Addictions cost the Australian economy $80.3 billion in 2021, according to a new report by consulting firm KPMG and national addiction research body Turning Point | abc.net.au, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
7 things to know about e-cigarettes and quitting smoking
In this blog, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce from the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group and Martin Dockrell from the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities share 7 things you need to know about e-cigarettes and quitting smoking, with evidence from the Cochrane Living Review of E-cigarettes and Smoking Cessation | Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, UK
Irish parliament to discuss new amendment for cannabis possession
A bill aims to legalise cannabis possession for personal use in Ireland. The amendment will need to be approved by the Dáil, which means it needs to be voted in by other government parties and if it passes, it would update the current Misuse of Drugs Act | Volteface, UK