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UK news
Collective failure in substance misuse care, report finds
People experiencing mental ill health along with substance misuse problems are being failed by support services across Scotland, a report has found | BBC, UK
Pioneering Middlesbrough heroin addiction clinic to close
A ground-breaking clinic for people tackling heroin addiction is set to close because funding has run out | BBC, UK
Overdose Prevention Centres with Gillian Shorter and Mat Southwell - podcast
In this week’s Drug Science podcast Professor David Nutt is joined by Matt Southwell and Dr Gillian Shorter for a conversation about preventing drug related deaths and the need for supervised injection facilities in the UK | Drug Science, UK
ASH Deputy Chief Exec Hazel Cheeseman discuss vaping on BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' - audio
ASH Deputy Chief Executive Hazel Cheeseman joins BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' to discuss the harms from vaping the opportunity of many more smokers switching | ASH, UK
Football's sleeping pills crisis: 'Drugs would have killed me, but they are used top to bottom'
[Possible paywall] Ryan Cresswell tells Telegraph Sport of his recovery from addiction and tales of top-level players mixing them with alcohol for a 'buzz' | Telegraph, UK
New Head of Forward Leeds appointed
Helen Cook has been appointed as the new Operations Director for Forward Leeds, the city’s alcohol and drug support service | Forward Leeds, UK
An Exploration of Psychedelics & Creativity
Tue, 18 October 2022, 18:00 – 21:00 BST. Join our expert panel to learn about the links between psychedelics and creativity. Presented by Seed Talks & Drug Science | Seed Talks, UK
East Belfast: Three 'commercial suppliers' of cocaine are sentenced
The judge said Glenn Rainey "was a significant player" in the illicit drugs trade and could rightly be described as having played a "leading role" | BBC, UK
International news
Medicinal cannabis companies fined almost $1m by TGA over false treatment claims
Australia’s drugs regulator issues 73 infringement notices over claims prescriptions could treat conditions such as cancer and epilepsy | Guardian, UK
Psychedelic medicine faces the acid test
Mind-bending drugs are entering the therapeutic arena | Nature, UK
Your brain on psychedelics
Mind-altering drugs are shaking up medicine — but how they actually work remains a mystery. A flurry of imaging studies could clarify the picture | Nature, UK
Finding medical value in mescaline
After millennia of sacramental use, mescaline is finally entering fully powered clinical trials | Nature, UK
One in four Irish adults now binge drink every time they drink alcohol
One in four drinkers now engage in binge drinking when they drink, according to a new survey | Independent, Ireland
Evaluation of Early Ketamine Effects on Belief-Updating Biases in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression - audio
Interview with Liane Schmidt, PhD, and Philippe Fossati, MD, PhD, authors of Evaluation of Early Ketamine Effects on Belief-Updating Biases in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. Hosted by John Torous, MD | JN Learning AMA, USA
Your medical implant or food wrapper could someday be made of CBD
With the legalization of hemp cultivation, products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have become popular. Many of these oils and creams claim to alleviate pain and other conditions, and now, new research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces suggests that CBD could have another function: as a bioplastic. The research team created a CBD-based bioplastic material that could one day be used in medical implants, food wrappers and more | EurekAlert, USA
How Can Local Politicians Stem the Toxic Drug Crisis?
Stop using bylaws and business licences to quash overdose prevention, say advocates. Instead, work to facilitate creative solutions | The Tyee, Canada
Blogs, comment and opinion
‘I gave up drinking after lockdown and lost two and a half stone in four months’
[Possible paywall] Telegraph readers share their experiences of cutting out alcohol, and their tips for resisting temptation | Telegraph, UK
Why suicide prevention support is crucial for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability that affects the brain and body of people prenatally exposed to alcohol. New research is backing concerns raised by the FASD community about the high rates of suicidality among people with FASD | Conversation, Canada
‘Gutter water’, ‘monkey tail’ and smoked faeces: new dangers on Nigeria’s drug scene
New, unconventional drugs are becoming popular in Nigeria, designed by dealers and users to replicate the effects of illegal substances like cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy. They affect how the brain works and cause changes in mood, feelings and behaviour. Policymakers have labelled them as “new psychoactive substances” because they’re not recognised under international conventions | Conversation, Nigeria