The number of people being treated for crack cocaine problems has increased by 18% since last year and 44% since the year before that, official figures show. There was also
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A scheme to prevent young people from becoming repeat offenders has been given lottery funding. Police Scotland has been given money to help employ two adult mentors who have first-hand
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Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been accused of putting “party political dogma ahead of people’s lives” with his refusal to allow a safe injecting room to be set up in
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More than eight out of 10 councils are being forced to reduce their public health budgets this year following £96 million in “devastating” Tory health cuts, the Labour Party has
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Applications to study the highly regarded Foundation degree (FdSc) in Addictions Counselling in September 2019 are now open. The degree is a franchised programme of the University of Bath, delivered
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Vaughan Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services in Wales, has announced the re-appointment of Caroline Phipps as Chair of the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse. She has been
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A charity has called for a Government review of how alcohol marketing is regulated, claiming the current watchdog is inconsistent and operates without scrutiny. The new charity, formed by the
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Most students have not used drugs during their time at university and more think excessive alcohol consumption is a bigger issue, a new study suggests. The survey also found that
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Offenders in South Wales who commit low-level crimes while under the influence of alcohol will be offered the chance to take a two-hour educational course rather than face court, police
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The prevalence of recent cocaine use among young adults in England and Wales is the highest in Europe, a study from the EU’s drug monitoring agency suggests. Analysis cited 2016
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