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Evaluation of the 10-year drug strategy investment in the treatment and recovery system in England
Through the National Institute for Health and Care Research's (NIHR) Policy Research Programme (PRP), DHSC is inviting applications for a single research project to design and deliver the evaluation of the treatment and recovery portfolio of the new 10-year drug strategy 'From Harm to Hope'. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced research team to carry out the evaluation of a significant national multi-year portfolio of work. The closing date for stage 1 applications is 1pm on the 4th October 2022. More information on applying, including Guidance for stage 1 applications, can be found on the NIHR website | NIHR, UK
Inside the UK’s new psychedelic drug trial clinic trying to treat depression and anxiety
Interest in psilocybin as treatment is growing, and this month Europe’s first commercial facility for psychedelic trials opens in London | i news, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London: Questions to the Mayor of London (1)
How are you working with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to determine what more can be done to prevent drug-related deaths? | They work for you, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London (2): Questions to the Mayor of London
Do you support the principle of more drug checking services in London, including at clubs and music events? | They work for you, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London (3): Questions to the Mayor of London
How are MOPAC working with the MPS and partners to consider whether frontline officers should be equipped with naloxone, and whether take-home kits could be made available to those testing positive for opiates in police custody? | They work for you, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London (4): Questions to the Mayor of London
What campaigns around drug misuse/overdose in London have you run? | They work for you, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London (8): Questions to the Mayor of London
You have stated the Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) training for frontline venue staff is effective in reducing drug-related harms in venues. Can you please provide data as to how many venue staff have received the training and how many recorded cases there have been of this training used with positive outcomes? | They work for you, UK
Reducing Drug Deaths in London (9): Questions to the Mayor of London
Can you tell the Assembly how many officers within the Metropolitan Police Service are trained to handle, and actively carry nasal naloxone spray? | They work for you, UK
What's the Deal With Those ‘Dispenseroo’ Weed Adverts Across London?
An illegal weed business in the UK which stuck hundreds of unauthorised adverts on London’s Tube trains tells VICE World News it is now selling £50,000 worth of cannabis products a week | VICE, UK
Tom Freeman on cannabis units, academic careers and on becoming an SSA trustee
We interview Dr Tom Freeman, the latest addition to the SSA’s board of trustees, about his work at Bath University on cannabis units and on having a positive impact on people who use drugs | SSA, UK
‘Music was a lifeline’: the record label helping former offenders thrive after prison
Red Tangent Records is helping ex-prisoners discover their talent and enter the music industry. Three of its artists discuss the label’s impact on their post-prison lives | Guardian, UK
Whitehaven cannabis raid: Two charged after 400 plants seized
Two men have been charged after about 400 suspected cannabis plants were found when police raided a town centre building | BBC, UK
International news
Key harm reduction messages for the replenishment conference, implementation of new Global Fund Strategy and NFM4
In advance of the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference to be hosted by President Biden in New York on September 19, 2022, the Network of People who use Drugs (INPUD), the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) and Harm Reduction International (HRI) developed key harm reduction messages for the Global Fund Replenishment Conference, implementation of the new Global Fund Strategy and the NFM4 cycle | INPUD et al, UK
Meth Is Turning Fiji From a Tropical Paradise Into a Narco’s Playground
The Pacific island has become collateral damage in the global drug trade, as an influx of meth fuels a rise in sex work, poverty and corruption | VICE, UK
Passenger ‘insists on smoking cannabis’ on flight delayed for five hours in Tel Aviv
The incident ‘almost devolved into physical violence,’ according to a witness | Independent, UK
Drinking in Denial: In Ireland we underestimate harmful alcohol consumption
HRB research analysed data from Ireland’s 2014/2015 Drug Prevalence Survey, which explored alcohol consumption among 7,005 individuals over the age of 15 years, and particularly looked at their self-awareness about their drinking patterns | HRB, Ireland
European framework for action on alcohol, 2022–2025. Information sheet
The European framework for action on alcohol, 2022–2025 has been developed through consultations with Member States and civil society organizations and the public. The framework lays out priority areas for action. It further contributes to the realization of the European Programme of Work, 2020–2025 (EPW), including the achievement of the target of a 10% relative reduction in alcohol per capita consumption by 2025 (from a 2010 baseline) and to targets 3.4 and 3.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals | WHO, Denmark
Nearly all US states now set limits for opioid prescriptions
By the end of 2019, 39 states had enacted limits restricting prescriptions for opioid analgesics, according to new data released today by the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, with the vast majority of those limits having been enacted since 2016 | Medical Xpress, USA
How to Respond Sensibly to an Increase in Youth Vaping
For the past few years, the United States public health community has been amplifying irrational fears among certain sections of the public toward youth vaping. At times, it has reached such fevered levels that one could be forgiven for forgetting that respected public health bodies in the United Kingdom have estimated vapes to be at least 95 percent less harmful than the combustible cigarettes they typically replace | Filter Magazine, USA
Experiences of Harm Reduction Service Providers During Dual Public Health Emergencies in Canada
This report examines the benefits and challenges harm reduction workers across Canada are facing as they continue to deal with the concurrent opioid-related toxicity emergency and COVID-19 pandemic | CCSA, Canada
Blogs, comment and opinion
How parents’ internet addiction can fuel their children’s - and what to do about it
Teenagers are often accused of being addicted to their mobile devices, but new research shows they’re often just modelling their parents’ behaviour | Conversation, UK
Brazilian Activists Deliver Manifesto to End Drug War to Leading Presidential Candidate
While left-leaning presidential and gubernatorial hopefuls are either silent about or dodging the issue of drug policy in their campaigns and manifestos, there are two political forces gaining momentum in Brazil. The first one emerges from right-wing, military-minded candidates. It aims to normalise the police operations (a cornerstone of prohibitionism) that have claimed several thousands of lives in recent years | Talking Drugs, UK
Self-reported Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
By innovative use of administrative data sources, Han et al1 established a cohort study of 1 537 836 adult Asian individuals aged 20 to 39 years and examined the association between self-reported alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) | JAMA Network Open, USA