Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Official picture of drug use 2017
Latest official drug stats shows no major changes in patterns of consumption except for a drop in the use of New Psychoactive Substances.
31st July 2017
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Latest official drug stats shows no major changes in patterns of consumption except for a drop in the use of New Psychoactive Substances.
Latest treasure trove of most recent drug & alcohol research from Andrew Brown focuses on rough sleepers and child sexual exploitation.
Harm reduction, a focus on NPS & Chemsex and a national recovery champion all feature in the new drug strategy with the Home Office still taking the lead.
Making It Happen is an Adfam guide for commissioners, service managers & frontline professionals to use in developing effective support for adult family members.
Evaluation of the Addaction Right Turn service which builds on armed services comradeship for mutual support for recovery from addiction & desistance from crime.
This edition of Andrew Brown’s monthly round-up of the latest drug & alcohol stats focuses on sentencing and substance misuse treatment in community orders.
The 2017 EMCDDA European Drug Report highlights concerns over drug overdoses, new drugs, the rise of fentanyl and whether EU countries will legalise cannabis.
European Drug Report puts the UK in a European context, highlights our high levels of heroin, cocaine & MDMA use and our troubling drug-induced mortality rate.
Analysis of drug policies of the 7 main political parties in the UK General Election of 2017 from Talking Drugs.
Brits are using more MDMA and psychedelics, are more likely to buy drugs from the darknet and more likely to be hospitalised after using purer cocaine.
A new conceptual paper by Breaking Free Online argues that digital technologies are idea to address substance misuse and offending behaviour at the same time.
Andrew Brown’s latest round-up of key drug & alcohol facts and figures looks at attitudes to drinking and the rapid growth in anabolic steroid injectors.
