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Children’s Society finds 14-17-year-olds most likely to be exploited by criminal gangs, but children of primary school age are increasingly being targeted.
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Children’s Society finds 14-17-year-olds most likely to be exploited by criminal gangs, but children of primary school age are increasingly being targeted.

ACMD report on Drug-related harms in homeless populations and how they can be reduced.

The 10th anniversary of the Bradley Report finds we are slowly starting to make progress on the justice and health agenda.

ACMD report on the ageing cohort of drug users finds most treatment services are not equipped to help older opiate users.

ACMD report on Custody-Community Transitions highlights increasing drug-related harms in prison and increased risk of death by overdose on release.

Latest EMCDDA report found that public expenditure on drug-related issues is 0.5% of our GDP.

A series of striking infographics show the latest drug trends in Europe and the surprising level of difference between countries.

New Institute for Criminal Policy Research report warns of public health risks from prison overcrowding and lack of adequate healthcare

GDS2019 provides new data on the latest drug trends and crucial public health and policy issues, as well as a range of fascinating facts.

New probation healthcare commissioning toolkit recommends six approaches to improve offender access to services.

New research reveals full risks of MDMA use – higher strength tablets, idiosyncratic toxicity, different strength within the same batch and varying rates of release.

Clinks report sets out key principles towards developing a whole prison approach to good mental health.