£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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Anti-drug schemes can increase the risk of drug use, report
Anti-drugs campaigns can increase the risk of drug use, a report to Home Secretary Theresa May has found. Some preventative work, including drug education in schools and mass-media publicity campaigns,
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Drug-driving crackdown rules start today
New regulations to crack down on motorists driving under the influence of drugs take effect from today. Drivers will be prosecuted if they are caught exceeding new legal limits which
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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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Belfast team bid to stamp out drugs ‘online supermarket’
There is a virtual “supermarket” for legal high drugs where abusers in Northern Ireland can access whatever they want, the head of Belfast’s effort to stamp out the threat has
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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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Survey highlights growing prescription drug misuse
Misuse of two prescription drugs typically used to treat epilepsy, pain or anxiety has been significantly increased, a survey has shown. Pregabalin and gabapentin, which are being commonly used alongside
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Engage: Many people use drugs – but here’s why most don’t become addicts
Drug use is common, drug addiction is rare. About one adult in three will use an illegal drug in their lifetime and just under 3m people will do so this
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Wrexham drug and alcohol hub officially opened
A Welsh Government-funded centre in Wrexham to support people who with drug and alcohol addiction has been officially opened by the Deputy Minister for Health Vaughan Gething. Champions’ House will
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