
Smartphone apps for problem drug users
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction surveys the latest apps responding to drug use and associated harms.
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The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction surveys the latest apps responding to drug use and associated harms.
Cochrane Review finds that personalised digital advice from apps and other online resources do tend to help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption.
New app from National Prison Radio, Straightline shares films from 7 released prisoners who recount how they managed to stay on the outside of the prison gates.
Breaking Free offers online recovery resource free to all drug & alcohol users (& treatment agencies) affected by COVID-19.
New Hestia app helps those in abusive relationships by providing advice, support and the ability to compile a secret diary of abuse.
Excellent initiative from Probation Board of Northern Ireland pioneers the use of an app to promote desistance and help with mental health & addiction issues.
While there are an increasing number of apps designed to help drug and alcohol users in recovery, drug dealers are also taking advantage of apps to increase their customer base.
Olivia Ianculescu of Castle Craig Hospital looks at twelve of the best addiction recovery apps.
The internet has revolutionised the way that drugs are created and sold. There is an increasing number of online drug dealing sites and now treatment is getting in on the online act with a proliferation of computer assisted therapies.
This is the sixth in a series of posts based on the recent COMPOSITE report on police use of social media across Europe. The police are
Greater Manchester Police have just released a new app which uses geo-location technology to allow Mancunians to become crimefighters and to get closer to their local
This post is a celebration of the increasing range and variety of online resources developed by the drug treatment world. It’s great to report that