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UK news
King's receives UKRI funding to assess harm reduction in homelessness services among people who use drugs
A project led by researchers at the Policy Institute and the National Addiction Centre at King's College London has been awarded over £176,000 by UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Evaluation Development Fund | KCL, UK
Heart of the matter
The Heroic Hearts Project UK (HHPUK) helps UK military and emergency services veterans gain legal access to psychedelic therapy. The organisation connects veterans to trusted retreat centres around the world where such practices are legal, and conducts research during the retreats into the effects of psychedelics in ceremonial settings | DDN, UK
Breaking down barriers – our Peterborough service is bringing support to some of the country’s most vulnerable women
Luci Weir leads EWE (Empowering Women Everywhere), the Vulnerable Women’s Project at Change Grow Live’s Aspire Recovery Service in Peterborough. She explains how just one of the activities, the Wildflowers outreach clinic, is breaking down barriers to support some of the country’s most vulnerable women | Change Grow Live, UK
Plans approved for police to confiscate alcohol
A new public space protection order (PSPO) has been approved which would give police additional powers to confiscate alcohol to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) | BBC, UK
'Large scale' drug dealers given prison sentences
A pair of "large scale" drug dealers have been jailed for two years and three months after admitting to being concerned in the supply of Class A and Class B substances | BBC, UK
International news
Drug smugglers targeting Oslo as gateway into Europe
Mayor of Norwegian capital, Anne Lindboe, says drugs worth up to £570m have entered through the port | Guardian, UK
Mexico president asks cartels not to fight each other after arrest of drug lords
Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes unusual public appeal after arrest of top leaders of Sinaloa cartel | Guardian, UK
Cathay Pacific pilot suspended after reportedly failing alcohol breath test – causing 24-hour flight delay
A Cathay Pacific flight was delayed in Australia for over 24 hours when a junior pilot allegedly failed an alcohol breath test | Independent, UK
Inpatient addiction services help continue lifesaving medication for opioid use disorder treatment after discharge
Previous research has found that over 80% of people with opioid-use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based lifesaving medications. While access to these medications is better in New York City than elsewhere in the United States, numerous structural and social barriers impede access to treatment, and more than 100,000 people in the U.S. continue to die from drug overdoses each year | Medical Xpress, USA
Researchers find potential therapeutic to counteract mental health effects of cannabis
Researchers at Western have found an over-the-counter natural health product may help counteract the negative effects of heavy cannabis use among adolescents aged 12 to 17, including depression, anxiety and diminished motivation in adulthood | Medical Xpress, USA
Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?
Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions on nicotine vapes and other safer alternatives to smoking? | Filter Magazine, USA
The opioid crisis is hard to solve. Partisan politics isn't making it easier
The epidemic of opioid addiction is a real problem. And there is a real difference of opinion between Liberals and Conservatives about how the federal government should be responding to that crisis | CBC News, Canada
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD)
August 31st. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Our theme for 2024 is “Together we can”, highlighting the power of our community when we all stand together | Penington Institute, Australia
Blogs, comment and opinion
To address the fentanyl crisis, greater access to methadone is needed
Over the past several years, the increasing prevalence of fentanyl in the drug supply has created an unprecedented overdose death rate and other devastating consequences. People with an opioid use disorder (OUD) urgently need treatment not just to protect them from overdosing but also to help them achieve recovery, but highly effective medications like buprenorphine and methadone remain underused. Amid this crisis, it is critical that methadone, in particular, be made more accessible, as it may hold unique clinical advantages in the age of fentanyl | NIDA/Nora's blog, USA