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UK news
Single-use vapes ban
Guidance for businesses preparing for the ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes from 1 June 2025 | DEFRA, UK
PCCs back call for lowering of legal blood alcohol limit for drivers
The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners' Addictions and Substance Misuse leads and their Roads Policing counterparts are jointly backing the British Medical Association's call for a reduction in the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers | Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, UK
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of awareness amongst police constabularies of the legislation around the use of prescribed medical cannabis | They work for you, UK
Ketamine
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking through public health campaigns to warn people of the dangers of ketamine | They work for you, UK
Former rough sleeper aiming to inspire others
A former rough sleeper of three years said he appreciated the patience of support workers who never gave up on helping him off the streets | BBC, UK
#57 - Sarah Hicks (Part 1): Emotional Manipulation, Coercion, Self-Worth, Societal Stigma, Domestic Violence, Addiction, Trauma, Abuse, Codependency, Gaslighting, Generational Influences, Parenthood, Abandonment and Overcoming Adversity - podcast
In this comprehensive two-part episode, Matt sits down with Sarah Hicks to explore her life story, touching on a wide range of themes that include addiction, trauma, abusive relationships, grief, and recovery. Sarah reflects on her early experiences with substance use, the impact of coercive control and emotional manipulation in her relationships, and the challenges of coping with profound loss and abandonment | Believe in People, UK
The 'Functioning Alcoholic' Problem - audio
Alcoholism and the idea of the 'functioning alcoholic' is one of the serious topics tackled by Marian and Tara in this final edition of series 4 | BBC Sounds, UK
"Rob you of your beer": The British fight against prohibition
In 1920 the United States of America introduced Prohibition, a national ban on the production, transportation and sale of alcoholic drinks which remained in place until 1933. In response, the British brewing industry stepped up its campaign against the temperance movement and argued against the introduction of restrictions on the sale of alcohol in the UK. These leaflets were produced between approximately 1920-1926 by the National Trade Defence Association and are included in the archives of the British Beer and Pub Association | University of Warwick, UK
Mid-life Women and Alcohol: Why It Matters
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00 - 12:00 GMT. Join us for a chat about why alcohol matters for mid-life women - let's share stories and support each other! | Oxford Brooks University, UK
International news
Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes
Seems a good idea – to trade on the kudos of sport to implement substance use prevention through sports organisations. But the verdict across the 11 trials to have assessed such attempts for drinking was that they “may have little to no effect on alcohol consumption” | Cochrane, UK
Ireland's First Safe Injecting Facility
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:00 - 14:00 GMT. Online. We will examine safe injection facilities, focusing on the recently opened facility in Ireland and comparing it to similar facilities across Europe, primarily in the Netherlands | Board Members of Int NSA Ireland, Ireland
Retailers face annual fees of €1,000 to sell tobacco and vapes under new licensing rules
Retailers selling tobacco and vapes will face fees of up to €1,000 a year under a new licensing regime coming into force from next year | Irish Independent, Ireland
Parent warning: Nicotine pouch school epidemic raises alarm
A legal loophole is allowing children to ‘get high’ on nicotine pouches in Ireland. Schools across the country are sounding the alarm about a sneaky new nicotine craze that’s taking classrooms by storm. Tiny, unregulated pouches – dubbed ‘nicopods’- are being slipped under students’ lips for a discreet nicotine hit, leaving teachers none the wiser and parents in the dark | Euroweekly News, Belgium
Blogs, comment and opinion
Latest Welsh research shows minimum pricing remains a cornerstone of alcohol harm reduction
Almost five years after minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol was introduced in Wales, the final evaluation report on the measure demonstrates why it is needed as much as ever | IAS blog, UK
Beyond Stigma: Understanding and Using Human Rights in Recovery
In our latest blog, Tom Bennett, Rights in Recovery Development Officer at the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), discusses the importance of overcoming stigma to understand the human rights of people with alcohol problems when accessing support. SRC's recent publication 'Using Human Rights in Recovery – A Guide' invites all those impacted by addiction to become better informed about their human rights so they can advocate for themselves and others | SHAAP blog, UK
What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl
United States President Donald Trump recently threatened to impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods coming from China in response to the illegal import into the U.S. of the opioid fentanyl. Fentanyl has become the latest battleground in an ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China is currently the primary source of the precursor chemicals needed to manufacture fentanyl | Conversation, Canada