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Correspondence - ACMD vulnerable groups: young people’s drug use
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has undertaken a review of research evidence relating to the prevalence of drug use and commissioning of treatment services for young people. This letter outlines ACMD findings to date, notes important developments in the field of young people’s drug use and recommends areas of focus for future work | ACMD, UK
Drugs A to Z: A guide to common drug names in Scotland
This guide has been produced by the RADAR Team at Public Health Scotland (PHS). The purpose of this document is to provide a resource for emergency service call handlers to appropriately identify, categorise and coordinate the response to emergency call outs involving drugs. It includes key street names of common drugs as well as brief descriptions of drug types and categories | Public Health Scotland, UK
Stop and search: a plan for change
An independent national task force must be set up to bring about wholesale changes in the way police in England and Wales use stop-and-search powers, particularly around public confidence and disproportionality - that’s the principal recommendation from our latest report | CREST, UK
Pregabalin: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to help ensure Pregabalin is not misused in patients who consume alcohol and smoke while being prescribed that drug | They work for you, UK
120 police officers in the north-east to be issued naloxone kits to combat record drug death numbers
This is the first time officers in north-east division are receiving the personal issue kit, with more officers to be trained and equipped in the near future | Press and Journal, UK
Burgers and coats: county lines gangs exploit hardship to recruit UK kids
Headteachers report that drug groups are using the cost of living crisis to groom cold and hungry pupils | Guardian, UK
First football ban for drugs offences, say Staffordshire Police
A football fan caught taking cocaine at a match has become the first person in the UK to be banned for drug offences, a police force said | BBC, UK
Correspondence. Barriers to research with synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists
The government responds to a report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and commissions Part 2 of work on barriers to research | Home Office and ACMD, UK
Ketamine for alcoholics trial goes to next stage
A programme of therapy involving the drug ketamine will be made available to alcoholics in a research project. The University of Exeter-led trial, with funding of £2.4m, will go ahead at seven NHS sites across the UK | BBC, UK
Alcohol-related deaths in Wales reached record high in 2021
The rate of deaths in Wales, at 15 per 100,000 of the population, are higher than the UK average | BBC, UK
Drug consumption rooms workaround update requested from Crown Office
Audrey Nicoll, the convenor of Holyrood’s criminal justice committee, has written to the Crown Agent John Logue, asking for an update on the Crown Office’s plans to draw up plans to circumvent UK drug laws and create a safe drug consumption room | National, UK
Interactive timeline. 25 years of the EU Early Warning System (EWS) on new psychoactive substances (NPS)
In 2022, the EWS celebrated 25 years of existence. This interactive timeline highlights some of the key achievements and milestones over the last 25 years of monitoring new psychoactive substances in Europe | EMCDDA, Portugal
Drug misuse in England and Wales: year ending June 2022. An overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales
Approximately 1 in 11 adults aged 16 to 59 years (9.2%; approximately 3 million adults) and approximately 1 in 5 adults aged 16 to 24 years (18.6%; approximately 1.1 million adults) reported last year drug use in the year ending June 2022; there was no change compared with the year ending March 2020 | ONS, UK
Health Survey for England, 2021 part 1
The Health Survey for England is used to estimate the proportion of people in England who have health conditions, and the prevalence of risk factors and behaviours associated with certain health conditions. Part 1 features Smoking, E-cigarettes and Alcohol. 79% of participants reported that they had drunk alcohol in the last 12 months, and 49% reported that they drank alcohol at least once a week. A higher proportion of men than women drank alcohol | NHS Digital, UK
Nicotine vaping now one of the top forms of substance use among teens
Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results from a national study released today. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol and 5% who used cannabis. Among 10th graders, 14% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days, compared to 13.6% and 12% for alcohol and cannabis use, respectively | University of Michigan, USA