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UK news
Public backs plans for a ‘smoke-free’ Wales
New figures show the majority of Welsh adults support plans for Wales to become smoke-free. The figures come just weeks after Welsh Government unveiled its plans to reduce the number of adult smokers in Wales to 5% or less by 2030 | ASH Wales, UK
Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?’ The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland
[Now open access] People who use drugs in Scotland are currently experiencing disproportionately high rates of drug-related deaths. Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) are harm reduction services that offer a safe, hygienic environment where pre-obtained drugs can be consumed under supervision. The aim of this research was to explore family member perspectives on DCR implementation in Scotland in order to inform national policy | Harm Reduction Journal, UK
Why Those Giant Laughing Gas Canisters Are Suddenly Everywhere
Seen them littering your street? Done a balloon off them? Here's what you need to know about these supersize nitrous oxide cylinders | VICE, UK
Creating Recovery
A special exhibition for National Recovery Month is highlighting the power of art as a vital recovery tool, says Kenn Taylor | DDN, UK
Ketamine as a treatment: the SSA talks to Merve Mollaahmetoglu
Natalie Davies and SSA-funded PhD student Merve Mollaahmetoglu discuss the potential of ketamine for treating substance use problems, and Natalie asks Merve about her experience of publishing peer-reviewed papers while a student | SSA, UK
FREE WEBINAR: Every Family Has A Story: How We Inherit Love and Loss
Monday 10th October, 13:00 - 13:30. Bestselling author and psychotherapist Julia Samuel will talk about latest book, drawing on her acclaimed work with individuals from a wide variety of families, across multiple generations | Addiction Professionals, UK
FAVOR UK Recovery Walk - podcast
In this special episode, we speak to Andy Hackett from Newcastle City Council and Annemarie Ward from FAVOR UK about the UK Recovery Walk, which this year is being hosted in Newcastle. They explain the history of the walk, who and what the walk is for and how anyone can get involved! | Changing Lives, UK
International news
Canadian advocates pledge to continue selling pure drugs amid overdose crisis
Over the last six years, the vast majority of overdose deaths in British Columbia have been driven by impurities in street drugs | Guardian, UK
'Years of life lost' to unintentional drug overdose in adolescents spikes during pandemic
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a 113% increase in the "Years of Life Lost" among adolescents and young people in the United States due to unintentional drug overdose, according to researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine | Medical Xpress, USA
Check It: How Drug Testing Programs Can Reduce Overdose Deaths
Drug testing programs can reduce overdose deaths—but politics are getting in the way of the growing public health emergency | Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, USA
Extracting Juul Settlement Is About the Money, Not the Truth
Juul is back in the news, this time for tentatively agreeing to pay a whopping $438.5 million in a multistate agreement to settle numerous allegations related to youth vaping. The money is to be paid out over a period of six to 10 years | Filter Magazine, USA
Researchers aim to find out what Aussies really think about medicinal cannabis
Australian researchers are aiming to recruit 1,500 participants for a study investigating public perceptions of the use of CBD to treat mental ill-health. A survey taking 15 minutes to complete is open to all people aged 18-plus who have lived in Australia since July 2018 | Cannabiz, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
Guidelines for Colombia’s New Drug Policy under Petro
In an effort to guide future Colombian drug policy, several researchers from the Centro de Estudios y Seguridad y Drogas (CESED) in the University of the Andes have come together to identify the key goals that the national government should pursue in the future | Talking Drugs, UK
Addiction often goes hand-in-hand with mental illnesses — both must be addressed
Natalie struggled with a methamphetamine use disorder for more than nine years. She was one of the fortunate few to receive treatment to address her addiction, yet that help felt incomplete. Like many people trying to heal from substance use disorders, she eventually began taking meth again | The Hill opinion, USA