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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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Do digital alcohol interventions work?

Cochrane Review finds that personalised digital advice from apps and other online resources do tend to help heavy drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption.

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Recovery apps go to the next level

Breaking Free offers online recovery resource free to all drug & alcohol users (& treatment agencies) affected by COVID-19.

Innovation

New app helps offenders desist from crime

Excellent initiative from Probation Board of Northern Ireland pioneers the use of an app to promote desistance and help with mental health & addiction issues.

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Using apps to buy and sell drugs

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.

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12 Addiction Recovery Apps

Olivia Ianculescu of Castle Craig Hospital looks at twelve of the best addiction recovery apps.

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How drug treatment is following drug dealing onto the internet

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.

Digital Engagement

Social media for community policing

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

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Drug Treatment 2.0

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

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