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EMCDDA finds Europeans are spending at least EUR 30 billion on drugs each year, making the drug market a major source of income for organised crime groups.
New statistics show a continued rise in the number of cocaine users seeking treatment – up 32% in the last five years.
New research finds that although heroin users run a number of specific health risks, they mainly die because of common long-term conditions.
Entrenched opiate users to get daily doses of diamorphine in new Middlesbrough heroin assisted treatment programme.
Grim new statistics show that 726 homeless people died in England and Wales last year, at an average age of just 45 for men and 43 for women.
More Than My Past is a national campaign showing that ex-offenders and people in recovery not only want to change and succeed – they can and do.
The Housing First model provides housing “first” as a matter of right to people with complex needs, rather than “last” or as a reward.
The proportion of young people using cocaine is the highest for a decade.
There were 4,359 deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2018, the highest number and the highest annual increase (16%) since records began.
EMCDDA finds that 34% drug overdose deaths in Europe take place in the UK.
Peer-led report sets out key models for drug treatment in prison and, crucially, on release.
Take Home Naloxone: Forward Trust best practice to prevent fatal heroin overdoses on release from prison.
