No level of regular drinking is without risks to health, the UK’s chief medical officers have said as they published a raft of changes to advice on alcohol. The new
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A new plan to tackle the harms caused by ‘legal highs’ and risky drinking behaviours by older people has been unveiled by the Welsh Government. The three-year ‘Working together to
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American company Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. has today announced that it has signed a ‘definitive agreement’ for the acquisition of the Priory Group and expects to complete the transaction by
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An innovative online learning tool on substance use has been launched by health and social care experts at Manchester Metropolitan University. Funded by Health Education North West, the open educational
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The Duchess of Cambridge has celebrated the achievements of graduate addiction counsellors during a visit to a centre which trains professionals to work with substance abusers. Kate is patron of
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Powerful “skunk weed” cannabis causes significant damage to vital nerve fibres linking the two halves of the brain, a study has found. The damage occurs in the corpus callosum, the
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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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Over the past three years, Pilotlight has brought together commissioners, deliverers and users of services to research and design some of the different pathways to self-directed support. With its new
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The number of drug-related deaths in Wales has fallen by 30% over the last five years, the Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething has confirmed. Deaths from drug misuse in 2014
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