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Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families indicators 2023: Data for 2005 to 2022
There are 9 indicators and underlying measures used to track national progress in tackling the disadvantages that affect families and children’s outcomes. One of these stated indicators is "Parental Drug and Alcohol Dependency" | DWP, UK
‘When I came to university, that’s when the real shift came’: alcohol and belonging in English higher education
[Open access] While young people’s alcohol consumption has fallen sharply in the United Kingdom and other high-income countries, universities remain places where heavy drinking is routine and normative. Drawing on interviews with undergraduate students, this article explores how heavy drinking is part of how students negotiate a sense of belonging and form personal relationships | JYS, UK
Collective Voice launch revamped website
Collective Voice is the national charity working to improve England’s drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system | Collective Voice, UK
North Wales Police officer turned to drink to cope with stress
An ex-policeman said he became a "rampant alcoholic" to deal with stress due to a lack of support | BBC, UK
Adfam Professionals Forum: Family Drug & Alcohol Courts
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:30 - 12:00 BST. Adfam's latest forum for practitioners and other professionals will focus on Family Drug & Alcohol Courts | Adfam, UK
CRC Annual Public Lecture and Reception 2022 - Niamh Eastwood
Tuesday, April 25 · 6 - 7:30pm BST. Niamh Eastwood, Executive Director of Release, will discuss human rights-based approaches to drug policy | CRC, USA
International news
‘Overwhelming’ support for regulation of vape imports amid ‘health emergency’, TGA reports
Experts call for higher restrictions on e-cigarette imports while health minister accuses industry of making ‘new generation of nicotine addicts’ | Guardian, UK
Tobacco-linked organisations and executives fail to declare interests to TGA vaping inquiry
Known links to tobacco multinationals and vaping lobby groups omitted in submissions to federal government consultation on reform | Guardian, UK
EMCDDA webinar: Responding to stimulant use — developments in treatment - video
In this webinar, we will begin our conversation with updates on the scientific research, discussing the results of the latest systematic reviews and also highlighting ongoing European studies. We will then bridge the gap between research and practice, learning from the experience of treating methamphetamine-related problems with prescription stimulants as well as identifying key policy and practice questions | EMCDDA, Portugal
Switzerland is giving weed a try as cannabis legalization gains steam in Europe
Germany and France are also considering changing their marijuana policies | Quartz, USA
Study hints at the promise of non-hallucinogenic LSD for treating mood disorders
Mood disorders are mental health conditions characterized by persistently dysregulated moods, such as recurring feelings of depression or euphoria. According to statistics by the National Institutes of Health, approximately 1 in 5 people in the United States will experience mood disorders at some point in their life | Medical Xpress, USA
Abrupt closure of ketamine clinic chain blindsides veterans and others with severe depression and chronic pain
"I cried for days," said a U.S. Navy veteran, who relied on the free treatment he received at the Ketamine Wellness Centers | NBC News, USA
Blogs, comment and opinion
Party politics are getting in the way of cannabis legalisation in the uk
Why isn't the UK progressing on cannabis legalisation? Alice Swift looks at the politics holding the country back from continued reform... | Volteface, UK
Taking drugs with your children? Gen Z won’t even want to share a beer with us
Hanif Kureishi talks of cocaine nights with his kids. He makes the whole issue sound simple. I can’t believe it is | Guardian opinion, UK
Looking Beyond Crisis, Our Opportunities Are All About Connection!
Societies, like people rise to challenges when faced and decay when hard tasks are avoided. Healing for people and societies are complex, multifaceted processes that take effort. Modern society is painful and isolative. Numbing strategies have isolated our community members and eroded social capital to the point we are in a crisis | Recovery Review blog, USA
‘We can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem’: Why some judges favor drug courts’ treatment-based approach
When he woke up shivering and handcuffed to a hospital bed two years ago, John was shocked by what police told him he’d done while high on a cocktail of cocaine, marijuana, acid and whiskey | JJIE, USA