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Weekly news - 13th January 2023 |
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Drug driving on the rise as police reveal hundreds of festive arrests
More than 550 people have been arrested in West and North Yorkshire as part of a crackdown on drink and drug driving | BBC, UK
Labour Could Phase Out Sale Of Cigarettes, Says Wes Streeting
Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, the shadow health secretary said the move could help “get the NHS back on track” | Huffington Post, UK
New online community launched to support health tech professionals
A new online tech community has been launched by NHS Digital, aimed at supporting those working to integrate systems with national healthcare services | NHS Digital, UK
Prince Harry discusses drug use ahead of book release: ‘Important to acknowledge’ - video
In the short clip, the Duke of Sussex discusses “marijuana, magic mushrooms and cocaine” with ITV’s Tom Bradby, saying it’s “important to acknowledge” | Independent, UK
No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health
The risks and harms associated with drinking alcohol have been systematically evaluated over the years and are well documented. The World Health Organization has now published a statement in The Lancet Public Health: when it comes to alcohol consumption, there is no safe amount that does not affect health | WHO, Denmark
Managing Benzodiazepine Risk: Time for a benzo specific Intervention?
In this blog we consider interventions for people with dependent benzodiazepine (benzos) use alongside opiate use. We consider this in the context of the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards which would still largely apply in principle in Scotland, with some differences in emphasis | DRNS blog, UK
Laying the foundations for hepatitis C elimination: evaluating the development and contribution of community care pathways to diagnostic efforts
[Open access] There is much debate about effective approaches to scaling up diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among risk groups. Tayside, a region in the East of Scotland, developed low-threshold community pathways for HCV to lay the foundations of an elimination strategy. In this retrospective study, we sought to: quantify the contribution of community pathways to increasing HCV diagnosis; understand if shifting diagnosis to community settings led to a higher proportion of individuals tested for HCV being actively infected; and describe functional characteristics of the care pathways | BMC Public Health, UK
Press release: New cutting edge bag scanners to halt illegal items at prison gates
Dozens of new cutting edge bag scanners are being fitted at prison gates across 44 prisons to further strengthen the crackdown on drugs and phones behind bars, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced | Ministry of Justice and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, UK
Response to Drug Deaths Taskforce report - news story
More than 80 actions supported by £68 million over the course of this parliament are outlined in the Scottish Government’s response to Changing Lives, the final report from the Drug Deaths Taskforce | Scottish Government, UK
Deaths from chronic liver disease soar by almost 25% in Wales
It comes as data shows that deaths from chronic liver disease have more than doubled over the past 20 years | ITV, UK
More than 1,100 babies born in Scotland with signs of addiction in past five years
More than 1,100 babies have been born dependent on substances in the past five years, leading to calls for world-leading alcohol and drug services in Scotland | Scotsman, UK
Wolverhampton council targets high level of alcohol deaths
In Wolverhampton 70 people died due to alcohol consumption in 2020, the worst rate in the country, said the council | BBC, UK
Spiking: No need for specific offence, government says
The government has said it will not create a specific offence for spiking, arguing a new law is unnecessary | BBC, UK