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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A review is being undertaken to decide whether the public health guidance on ‘Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people’ (PH4) should be updated. All registered stakeholders are
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Following the declaration of a major incident at the Odyssey Arena, Health Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a multi-agency meeting to look at preventative measures. The Minister called the meeting
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Hundreds of people have been admitted to hospital across Scotland after taking so-called legal highs in the past five years, according to new figures. The problem, highlighted in a Scottish
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Drugs-related deaths in Northern Ireland are mostly linked to prescription drugs, unlike other regions of the UK, a study suggests. Whereas the vast majority of drug-related deaths in the UK
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The deadly risk of so-called ‘legal highs’ and other designer drugs, such as the notorious ‘meow meow’, has been confirmed by a huge leap in their links to drug-related deaths
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In light of recent events, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents across Northern Ireland about the importance of talking to their children about the risks associated with alcohol
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The Stormont Assembly has been urged to investigate how young children in Northern Ireland are able to access alcohol in the wake of a major incident outside a Belfast concert
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People living in the Northern area are invited to attend an information event about drugs and alcohol support services available throughout area. The public information event will be held in
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