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Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England, 2021
This report contains results from the latest survey of secondary school pupils in England in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15), focusing on smoking, drinking and drug use. It covers a range of topics including prevalence, habits, attitudes, and wellbeing | NHS Digital, UK
Rise in teenage vaping, as drug use falls - survey
Vaping among secondary-school children is rising, with nearly one in five 15-year-olds using e-cigarettes in 2021, a survey by NHS Digital suggests | BBC, UK
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Workforce Programme
This programme aims to transform the lives of those affected by drug and alcohol misuse by improving the quality and capacity of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce. The most recent stakeholder briefing can be viewed on: Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Workforce Briefing - Final 6.9.22.pdf.| NHS Health Education England, UK
Potentially life-changing impact of internet forums on those in remission from opioid use disorder
Active participation in internet forums has the potential to provide life-changing social benefits and well-being for people who are in remission from opioid use disorder | Medical Xpress, UK
Tackling drug deaths and stigma: EDM (Early Day Motion)347: tabled on 05 September 2022
That this House notes with alarm data released by the Office for National Statistics on 3 August 2022 showing that a record 4,859 deaths related to drug poisoning were registered in England and Wales in 2021; further notes with alarm figures published by National Records of Scotland on 28 July 2022 revealing that 1,330 people lost their lives to drug misuse in Scotland in 2021, higher than any European country; recognises and reaffirms that people struggling with an alcohol or drug problem should get the same support and treatment as those with any other health condition;... | UK Parliament, UK
Overdose Prevention Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a pilot project to evaluate the effectiveness of drug consumption rooms | They work for you, UK
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for substance misuse services | They work for you, UK
Antisocial Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour | They work for you, UK
County Lines Drug Gangs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent progress she has made on tackling county lines drug gangs | They work for you, UK
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle alcohol harm in LGBTQ+ communities | They work for you, UK
Thinking and drinking: associations between momentary thoughts and alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdown
[Open access] COVID-19-related lockdown provided an opportunity to scrutinise alcohol consumption patterns in a historically unique context. This exploratory study examined how people’s thoughts during the day may be related to their drinking during confinement to their homes | DEPP, UK
Stephen Wishart - Right To Recovery Bill Inspiration - video
Stephen kindly spoke to FAVOR UK recently to discuss the Right to Recovery Bill #OorBill | FAVOR, UK
Charities respond to Liz Truss election
Charities have urged the incoming prime minister, Liz Truss, to work with the sector to support communities during the cost-of-living crisis | Civil Society, UK
Port Erin man who had cocaine sent to his home through the post jailed
A Port Erin man who had cocaine sent to his home through the post twice in eight days has been jailed for four years and one month | BBC, UK
Dangerous drug warning after Goostrey vet's car theft
Police have issued a warning after a vet's car was stolen in Cheshire containing a small amount of drugs dangerous for human consumption | BBC, UK
International news
Vaping: Juul to pay $438.5m in youth marketing probe
Juul Labs will pay $438.5m (£380m) to end a probe of its advertising to underage buyers as it rose to be one of the top e-cigarette firms in the US | BBC, UK
Treatment providers' perspectives on a gender-responsive approach in alcohol and drug treatment for women in Belgium
The purpose of this study is to explore in depth how alcohol and drug treatment can be made more sensitive to female users' treatment needs from the perspective of service providers. Consequently, study findings can inform the development of gender-responsive treatment options and aid to a deeper understanding of how these trends are designated on the continuum of approaches to action and health in the alcohol and drug field | Frontiers in Psychiatry, UK
Applications for the 6th K•A•C Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme are NOW OPEN!
Building on the success of its first five years, Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C) is pleased to announce applications for the sixth Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme are now open | KAC, UK
EMCDDA and Georgia sign new Working Arrangement in Tbilisi
Today, Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, Tornike Cheishvili and EMCDDA Director, Alexis Goosdeel, signed a Working Arrangement between the EMCDDA and Georgia, confirming their collaboration in the field of drugs and drug addiction | EMCDDA, Portugal
A Critical Review of Recent Literature on Metal Contents in E-Cigarette Aerosol
The inhalation of metallic compounds in e-cigarette (EC) aerosol emissions presents legitimate concerns of potential harms for users. We provide a critical review of laboratory studies published after 2017 on metal contents in EC aerosol, focusing on the consistency between their experimental design, real life device usage and appropriate evaluation of exposure risks | MDPI, USA
Prevention of alcohol-related suicide: a rapid review
Suicide remains a leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 700,000 suicide deaths per year. The World Health Organization identifies reducing alcohol use as one component of comprehensive approaches to suicide prevention. This paper conducted a rapid review of the evidence on alcohol-related suicide prevention interventions | DEPP, USA
As CBD use rises, clinical trials needed to determine safety, efficacy in heart disease patients
As cannabidiol (CBD) use rises, high quality randomized clinical trials are needed to determine if anti-inflammatory benefits of CBD for heart disease seen in preclinical data will work in a real-world setting, according to research presented at ACC Latin America 2022 Together with CardioAcademic | Medical Xpress, USA
Educators, other experts aim to build momentum in fight against youth vaping
For more than a decade, the cloud of vaping has encompassed more and more kids in the United States. Now, with a new school year underway, educators and health experts are building on recent progress as they enter the latest round of the vaping fight | Medical Xpress, USA
Brock prof weighs in on proposed Canadian alcohol guidelines
New proposed guidelines recommending Canadians consume no more than two alcoholic drinks per week to reduce health risks should be taken with a grain of salt, says Brock University researcher Dan Malleck | Brock University, Canada
Psychedelic Forum Member Preferences for Carer Experience and Consumption Behavior: Can “Trip Sitters” Help Inform Psychedelic Harm Reduction Services?
There is limited research on the provision of harm reduction services to people who use psychedelics. Little is known about provision of care to people consuming psychedelics outside of clinical trials. We investigated how people who used psychedelics discussed their preferences for care (or “trip sitting”) on two online forums | CDP, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
Reflections on my first year as Drugs Policy spokesperson
It’s been a year since Alex Cole-Hamilton appointed me Scottish Lib Dem spokesperson for Drugs Policy. This is a new portfolio shadowing the Minister for Drugs Policy Angela Constance in response to an increasing trend of drug-related deaths in Scotland that has made us the Overdose Capital of Europe | LibDem Voice, UK
Drug Executions in Iran Are Back on the Rise
A recent press release from Amnesty in July 2022 highlighted a spike in Iranian executions, where at least 251 people had been executed in the first half of 2022. This report was confirmed by local Iranian watchdog organisations, noting that more than a third of these executions (36%, or 91 people) had been for drug-related offences. This rise represents a rapid escalation in state-sponsored violence, occurring within a context of raising political unrest in the nation | Talking Drugs, UK
Those Who Control the Teachings of a Movements History Control Its Future
How we think of addiction and recovery has changed in America, largely due to the New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM). The future of NRAM and SUD Peer Services are inseparably intertwined. SUD Peer Services originated out of NRAM as a primary objective. In An Open Letter to SAMHSA and the SSA’s On Inclusion – Our History and A Cautionary Tale, I noted that the movement is vulnerable to cooptation | Recovery Review blog, USA
Drinking Studies Showcase: ‘Addictions’ with Rebecca Lemon
I was very privileged to sit down with Rebecca Lemon, Professor of English at the University of Southern California, to discuss her recent special issue for English Language Notes titled ‘Addictions‘ which she guest-edited | Points blog, USA