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Women’s drug and alcohol treatment - EDM (Early Day Motion)950: tabled on 09 March 2023
This motion has been signed by 10 Members. Motion: That this House is alarmed to see the rate of both drug-related and alcohol-related deaths among women increase; notes that women face stigma, shame and many initial challenges to accessing treatment services; further notes that women have separate and specific requirements within treatment, including the need for safe, women-only spaces; recognises that, in the past, drug and alcohol treatment services have not consistently been designed or adapted for women... | UK Parliament, UK
Patients face losing noses due to cocaine use, medics warn
A rising number of people are suffering irreparable damage to their noses due to cocaine use, doctors have warned | BBC, UK
Evaluating and responding to the public health impact of no and low alcohol drinks: A multi-method study of a complex intervention in a complex system
This project examines whether making non-alcoholic or low-alcohol drinks more common and popular in the UK can improve people’s health. Non-alcoholic or low alcohol drinks are beers, ciders, wines, spirits that contain little or no alcohol | University of Sheffield, UK
Big tobacco, not ElfBar, will be the real winner from disposable vapes
As last year drew to a close, big tobacco was struggling to pitch its vaping products against trendy challenger brands | The Grocer, UK
Vaping year 9 lesson pack
New lesson. A year 9 lesson exploring the consequences of vaping and challenging the influences that might encourage young people to vape | PSHE Association, UK
Richard Mylan talks new play inspired by 20 year battle with heroin addiction
The Swansea-born former Waterloo Road actor first opened up about his addiction battle last year | Wales Online, UK
The Cambridge Building Society Cost of Living Crisis Fund
The Cambridge Building Society has launched the Fund, in partnership with Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, to distribute £100,000 via local charities to help families and individuals have access to the food, heating and other essentials they need this winter | Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, UK
Drugs seized and 24 arrested in Lincolnshire county lines raids
Twenty four people have been arrested in a police operation targeting county lines gangs in Lincolnshire | BBC, UK
International news
‘Sober up jab’ could cure hangovers - video
Scientists are exploring if a “sobering up” injection could help people recover from the negative effects of alcohol | Independent, UK
Irish women in hospital with severe liver damage from alcohol doubled during pandemic
Professor John Ryan warned a shift in drinking habits has resulted in record numbers of females seeking help for cirrhosis of the liver | Irish Mirror, Ireland
Fixpunkt Berlin: Supporting People Who Use Crack in Berlin
A harm reduction organisation is on the frontline of helping those marginalised people who use crack on the streets – Read our report from Berlin and watch our short film about the drug consumption van by Fixpunkt! | Drug Reporter, Hungary
FDA proposes tobacco rules to make manufacturing more consistent and ingredients more transparent
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that would help prevent contamination of their products and set some standards for the way they make and package products so regulators and consumers will know precisely what is in them | CNN, USA
CBD oil doesn't reduce pain after common treatment for urinary stones
Treatment with an FDA-approved cannabidiol (CBD) oil product does not lower pain scores after surgical treatment and stent placement for patients with urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the April issue of The Journal of Urology | Medical Xpress, USA
Tobacco Fairs, Free NRT and Few Vapes: A Conversation in Cuba
Winning a prize for my laughable “dancing” skills at a bar in Havana was a major surprise. But it should have surprised me less that the gift bag I was awarded contained a box of cigarettes | Filter Magazine, USA
The deaths of three New Yorkers from fentanyl-laced cocaine shows the growing danger in the US drug supply
On a single day in March 2021, three New Yorkers ordered cocaine from the same drug delivery service, then died after unknowingly ingesting fatal doses of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid | abc.net.au, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
Harry’s Blog 117: An Unholy Trinity
On 15th March, Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Vital Strategies (VP) will co-host the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit with London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The Summit will bring together mayors and other city leaders from the Partnership global network to discuss strategies to combat the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries | NSP, UK
Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?
A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco. The pilot study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, is the first to use PET imaging to compare smokers’ lungs with vapers’ lungs | Conversation, UK
Prince Harry's cocaine stories could be his most useful contribution yet
The sooner we all realise it’s not just freaks and fiends who enjoy altered states of consciousness, the better | i news opinion, UK