Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Drinking patterns in 2016
House of Commons briefing paper finds alcohol consumption has stabilised but there are still more than 300k alcohol-related hospital admissions in England
7th July 2016
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House of Commons briefing paper finds alcohol consumption has stabilised but there are still more than 300k alcohol-related hospital admissions in England
Digital interventions for cannabis problems are promising and could help access large numbers of people who don’t want to use drug treatment agencies
Fascinating new book by Doctor Hannah Graham explores how probation officers resolve conflicts between their own values & the requirements of their organisation
The 2016 Global Drug Survey reveals the world’s 10 most popular illegal drugs and charts the rise of laughing gas and resurgence of Ecstasy.
The final post in a series on the EMCDDA’s 2016 report on drug use in Europe finds a continuing decline in HIV but a worrying rise in drug-related deaths.
June 2016 round up of interesting drug and alcohol facts from Andrew Brown focuses on Scottish Prisoner survey, rough sleeping and poisonings among teenagers.
EMCDDA Drug Report for 2016 finds growing concern about the use of synthetic opioids.
New DrugWise report vives an overview of legal highs, tracing their evolution & summarising what we currently know about levels of use and treatment responses.
Second in a series of posts on the EMCDDA Drug report 2016 looks at changes in drug markets and drug supply.
How a $200k competition launched by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism sparked the next generation of sobriety bracelets.
A report by User Voice for the NHS confirms that synthetic cannabinoid Spice is the most popular drug in prison and causes serious health & security problems. Its popularity is attributed to its “bird killing” properties.
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions describes a resilient European drug market with increased levels of use and potency of many drugs.
