Fallout from binge drinking ‘costs UK £4.9bn’
Binge drinking is costing UK taxpayers £4.9 billion a year, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at a number of immediate factors upon which binge drinking has an effect, such
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NI conference learns from substance misuse experiences
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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Researchers call on DH to withdraw ‘seriously flawed’ alcohol report
The Department of Health’s interim evaluation of an alcohol industry pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market is flawed, argue researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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New resource to support substance misuse social workers
The first-ever national document to outline how social workers should respond when working with someone with alcohol and drugs problems has been launched. Leading social work and health organisations have
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£50m to tackle substance misuse in Wales over next year
More than £50m will be invested in programmes to tackle drug and alcohol misuse by the Welsh Government over the next year, Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething announced today. The
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Family Drug and Alcohol Court to be extended across England
Courts which help parents deal with drug or alcohol addiction so they can keep their children are to be extended in more areas of England. With courts currently operating across
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Royal College update alcohol guidance for mothers-to-be
Women trying to conceive and those in the first three months of pregnancy are advised not to drink any alcohol at all under new updated advice from the Royal College
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Alcohol prevention scheme to be extended across Edinburgh
A successful pilot scheme that helps frontline staff identify problem drinking amongst elderly people in the west of Edinburgh is set to be rolled out. An advice toolkit was drawn
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NI drug & alcohol treatment census published
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety have published a new statistical bulletin summarising information from the Census of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in Northern Ireland. The
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CQC launch consultation on substance misuse services in England
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is asking people for their views on proposed plans for inspecting and rating substance misuse services across England. Specialist substance misuse services for people who
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