Here you can find over 500 posts tracking every major development in the substance misuse sector since 2011. You can keep up with latest treatment stats, funding news, policy developments and treatment innovations. If you’re looking for something in particular, try the search box below.
The latest drug misuse figures show a big rise in the number of people admitted to hospital for drug-related issues & worst ever number of drug-related deaths.
Very detailed and informative infographic summarising the last 30 years of cultural and political shifts in drug treatment in England & Wales from Lifeline.
Latest round-up of the latest drug & alcohol facts and figures from Andrew Brown reveals plenty of good news including reduced police use of section 136.
Invaluable DrugWise report on most recent trends in drug use and dealing in the UK at the end of 2016. Unprecedented purity levels & the fallout from ban on NPS
New report from Volteface drug policy think tank argues that a legal regulated market would better support people experiencing problematic cannabis use.
Encouraging lessons learnt from a pilot integrated domestic violence programme for men in substance misuse treatment run jointly by Cranstoun and DVIP.
Public Health England report celebrates English drug treatment system but avoids question of why our long-term recovery rates remain so low.
New research from Judith Aldridge and Rebecca Askew examines how drug dealers and buyers operating in darknet drug marketplaces avoid detection and arrest.
New online resource from European Centre for Monitoring Drugs and Drug Abuse provides excellent concise overview of €24billion European drug markets.
Latest Public Health England figures give a profile of young people in drug and alcohol treatment and show a further drop in overall numbers.
Excellent resource from the Talking Drugs website – an interactive map of Drug policy developments all over the world in 2016.
Andrew Brown with a round-up of the most illuminating, often shocking drug and alcohol statistics.
