A report said that drug use in the United Kingdom was changing, with increasingly available novel psychoactive substances (often referred to as ‘legal highs’), increasing numbers of people presenting for
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Areas of the North West and North East of England have the highest rate of emergency hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease in the country, new figures show. The Health
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Approximately nine people a month are losing their lives due to drug-related incidents throughout Northern Ireland. That was the stark message given by Health Minister Edwin Poots as he met
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A national public health warning is being issued by councils about ‘laughing gas’ as they launch a crackdown on the potentially lethal drug. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents
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One of the most significant developments on the Internet of late has been the step change in quality of web-based video. You don’t have to be a geek to appreciate
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The number of children calling ChildLine to confide in a counsellor about their parents’ drinking and drug abuse has doubled in the past year, the charity has revealed. The 24-hour
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Adfam has launched a major new report examining the dangers to children when their parents or carers are prescribed Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) medications. Medications in drug treatment: tackling the
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Children as young as four are among hundreds of youngsters being referred to specialist drug and alcohol treatment services in the UK. Charities have called for improved drugs education in
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Skills for Health has launched the revised National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Drugs & Alcohol workers. The Standards were developed by Skills for Health as part of a UK Commission
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DrugScope has launched a report on behalf of the Recovery Partnership, It’s about time: tackling substance misuse in older people revealing the extent to which problems among older people remain
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