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UK news
Scottish Medicines Consortium approve cannabis-based medicine for those living with MS
The Scottish Medicines Consortium approved the use of Sativex, which is the only drug in the UK licenced to treat the muscle stiffness and spasms – also known as spasticity – caused by MS | National, UK
Vaping may ‘wake up’ cancer cells and trigger wave of disease in a decade
Around 3.6 million Britons use e-cigarettes, around seven per cent of the adult population | Independent, UK
BuddyUp Volunteer Training
Fri, 16 September 2022, 09:30 – 16:00 BST. Do you want to be a life saver? With our training you can remotely support someone injecting drugs alone, and send help if they need it | Cranstoun, UK
Recovery Walk Scotland Paisley 2022
Sat, 24 September 2022, 11:00 – 16:00 BST. Recovery Walk Scotland is the largest recovery event in Scotland and has been held in different locations across our beautiful country since 2013. The event is comprised of three parts: Roses in the River Memorial, Recovery Walk Scotland procession through the city centre and a Recovery Festival and Village in Paisley | Recovery Walk Scotland, UK
Its game on for the Recovery Games
Sat, 24th September 2022. After a two-year absence due to the pandemic the Recovery Games is back and taking place at Hatfield Activity Centre in Doncaster, DN7 6EQ on 24 September 2022. The all-day event is a key attraction in the recovery calendar bringing together people from all walks of life from across the UK to celebrate the achievements of people in recovery from a drug and alcohol dependency | Aspire, UK
International news
Alabama is jailing pregnant marijuana users to ‘protect’ fetuses
In Alabama, pregnant women who are arrested for drug offenses are not allowed to post bail and go free. Ashley Banks learned that the hard way | Guardian, UK
94 per cent of California’s cannabis farms are at risk from wildfire
Cannabis farms faced more wildfire risk than any other crop in the state | Independent, UK
Former UFC fighter who battled for medicinal cannabis in sport dies of cancer at 34
Elias Theodorou, a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Mississauga, Ontario, known for his medicinal cannabis advocacy, has died of cancer, his family said on Monday | Independent, UK
New report says it’s time to raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 years
Report by Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Policy Group on Tobacco says raising the age to 21 years is fundamental to achieving Tobacco Free Ireland targets | RCPI, Ireland
'I found myself alone in a park at night, I was so scared'
“Until I was about eight, I wasn't really allowed outside [and] never had friends. My stepmother drinks about 20 bottles of beer every day for the last six or seven years. She took all of my Confirmation money. I never got one euro of it | Irish Examiner, Ireland
Study finds that Connecticut directs more than half of identified substance-exposed infants to community supports
Utilizing a notification system that's fast becoming a nationwide model, the state of Connecticut is diverting more than half of substance-exposed infants identified at birth away from the child welfare system, instead connecting families with community supports and services, according to a UConn study published by the journal Hospital Pediatrics | Medical Xpress, USA
Barriers in transition to outpatient substance use treatment and the need for continuity of care
According to new research from Boston Medical Center, patients transitioning from short-term inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs, commonly referred to as drug detoxification (detox) centers, to outpatient treatment identified lack of continuity of care, especially care coordination, as a major barrier to substance use treatment | Medical Xpress, USA
House GOP urges Democrats to examine environmental impacts of marijuana legislation
A pair of Republican lawmakers are urging Senate Democrats to conduct research into the environmental impact of their proposed marijuana legalization bill, citing concerns about high emissions that would result from widespread cultivation | Washington Examiner, USA
Rahul Gupta, first physician to serve as drug czar, says stigma among doctors is key culprit in addiction crisis
Rahul Gupta is no stranger to the nationwide addiction crisis. Drug use and overdose defined his tenure as the top health official in West Virginia, arguably the state hardest hit by the epidemic, and before that as the health officer in the state’s largest county | STAT News, USA
Why Aren’t We Celebrating the End of Teenage Smoking?
When I was a teen in a small Midwestern town in the 1970s, the US high school smoking rate was over 25 percent. It was legal for 16-year-olds in many states to purchase tobacco products, and many high schools had designated smoking areas where both students and teachers took smoke breaks | Filter Magazine, USA
New Jersey Bans Employment Discrimination Over Cannabis Testing Alone
New Jersey marijuana regulators have approved new guidance for employers that makes clear they cannot penalize workers based solely on positive drug tests for cannabis metabolites | Filter Magazine, USA
Could Australia follow Canada's lead on alcohol guidelines? - audio
Canada has proposed big changes to its alcohol guidelines in its first update in over a decade | abc.net.au, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
United Kingdom Data Show the U.S. Public Is Badly Served by the FDA
The United Kingdom’s leading anti-smoking organization, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), has released a report detailing the use of vaping products in England, Scotland and Wales. The report is based on a survey of 13,000 adults and has been widely publicized in British media | Inside Sources, USA