Wales Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething has officially launched the refurbished Dyfrig House, in Cardiff, which offers a specialist service for homeless people dealing with drug and alcohol problems. Dyfrig
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Scotland is leading the way in alcohol policy in the UK while the Westminster Government “comes out worst” on almost all such measures a new report has found. Academics from
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The Duchess of Cambridge has heard the uplifting stories of offenders battling their addictions in a unique unit within a women’s prison. Kate sat down and chatted with the female
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Kendrick Lamar’s major-label debut album good kid m.A.A.d. city, released in October 2012, provides rich narratives relating to important mental health themes, including addiction, depression and stress resilience, according to
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Prescribing heroin to addicts could be cheaper than methadone, an expert on addiction has suggested. Professor Martin Schechter, who has long campaigned on the issue, said the drug substitute did
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The more adolescents witness alcohol consumption in films, the more likely they are to try alcohol and participate in risky drinking behaviour, according to new research from the University of
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The Regional Service User Network (RSUN), with support from Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland (CHNI) and the Public Health Agency (PHA), hosted a conference last week to look at
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DrugScope, one of the UK’s leading independent centre’s of expertise on drugs and drug use is closing it doors today. The charity says its trustees have taken the decision because
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A special issue of Drugs and Alcohol Today hopes to critically examine international developments in addiction recovery policy and practice. This edition welcomes literature reviews and empirical research using qualitative,
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Two new projects which will focus on how people can recover from addiction, especially after returning from careers in the Armed Forces, have been launched in Sheffield. Sheffield Hallam University
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