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Drug-related offenders in football to be given stadium bans
People caught in possession of or supplying class A drugs in connection with football will be banned from games for up to 10 years | BBC, UK
Health Education: Nitrous Oxide
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help teach young people in schools on the dangers of using nitrous oxide | They work for you, UK
US alcohol deaths rose nearly 30% in first year of Covid, data shows
Figures show 13 alcohol-induced deaths per 100,000 Americans in 2020 – highest rate recorded in at least 40 years | Guardian, UK
Drink and Drug News: November issue out now
The most recent drug-related death figures make a mockery of the government’s proposed Swift, certain, tough approach to possession offences. According to the ONS (p16), DRD stats focus on a particular generation, people who are now in their late 40s. Furthermore, regional data show death rates are up to seven times higher in the most deprived areas of England and Wales | DDN, UK
Warning of 'human catastrophe' as more turn to drink and drugs to 'numb stress' of cost of living
Charities are warning of a "human catastrophe" as more people turn to drugs and alcohol to "cope" with the cost of living crisis | ITV, UK
E-cigarettes may be better than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women stop smoking
E-cigarettes may be more effective than nicotine patches for pregnant women trying to quit smoking, research found. The study did not raise any new safety concerns with e-cigarettes (vaping) | NIHR, UK
Relaunch of the National Substance Misuse Non-Medical Prescriber Forum
Addiction Professionals are delighted to work together with NSMNMPF to re-launch its activities. This forum was established many years ago with the aim of providing a peer support network and learning opportunities for NMPs, of whom there were very few at the time. Fast forward to today and the majority of independent prescribers actively working in the drug and alcohol sector are now NMPs. As such, the forum has become more and more important | Addiction Professionals, UK
Estimated numbers of people prescribed opioid substitution therapy in Scotland
In 2021/22, Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) was prescribed to an estimated minimum of 29,600 people in Scotland. This was a small increase compared to the 2020/21 estimate (29,416) | Public Health Scotland, UK
Drug checking services make festivals safer, research shows
New research has found that drug checking services at festivals reduce the possibility of drug-related harm, provide opportunities for targeted health interventions amongst higher risk drug users and, on balance, do not result in increased quantities of drugs being consumed | University of Liverpool, UK
Scottish Health Survey 2021 published
Twelve per cent of adults reported using drugs in the previous 12 months. Prevalence was highest amongst those aged 16-24 (22%). Mental wellbeing for adults who had used any drug in the last 12 months was significantly lower than for those who had not (WEMWBS mean scores of 45.4 and 49.1 respectively) | Scottish Government, UK
Psychedelic drug research held back by UK rules and attitudes, say scientists
Active ingredient of magic mushrooms still classified as having no medical value, despite clinical success | Guardian, UK
Stop and Search: The Evidence
Crest Advisory have released findings from one of the largest polls of its kind showing support for the principle of stop and search - but significant concern about how the police use it in practice, particularly among Black people and those of a Mixed ethnic background | Crest Advisory, UK
Stigma Kills
New website. Although addiction is a common health issue that requires medical intervention and support, people suffering from this illness are some of the most stigmatised in society, often seen as not even unwell and in some way deserving of their experiences | NHS APA, UK
Surveying Over the Counter and Prescription Only Medication Misuse in Treatment Services During COVID-19
[Open access] A greater understanding of Over the Counter (OTC) and Prescription Only Medication (POM) misuse amongst adults accessing substance misuse services (SMS) during COVID-19 is required to identify how SMS can better meet the needs of the people who require treatment | Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, UK
Big tobacco must follow energy and banks to pay its fair share from its excessive profits
In advance of the Autumn statement next week the influential All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health are calling on the Chancellor to make Big Tobacco to pay for the shortfall in funding for tobacco control and public health | ASH, UK
London councillors call on Secretary of State for Health to publish Tobacco Control plan and reignite smokefree 2030 ambition
London councillors with an interest in health have written to the new Secretary of State for Health, Steve Barclay, to demand action on tobacco’s grip on the capital. Setting out concerns London’s almost one million smokers they are calling for the government to publish its Tobacco Control Plan, implement a levy on tobacco companies and raise the age of sale from 18 to 21 to protect young people | London Post, UK
Naloxone kit may have no needles – check your kit
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a Class 4 Medicines Notification to anybody who supplies and possesses a naloxone kit that some kits may have been supplied incomplete | SDF, UK
Illicit sedative drug deaths continue to rise in Cornwall
An annual review found in 2021 there were 12 deaths involving the sedative in Cornwall, 32% of the total number of drug fatalities | BBC, UK
More than 3 Million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022
A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 3.08 million (11.3%) U.S. middle and high school students reported current (past 30-day) use of any tobacco product in 2022, which includes 2.51 million (16.5%) high school students and 530,000 (4.5%) middle school students | CDC, USA