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Border Force seizes £1bn worth of #cocaine in three months: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/border-force...
Border Force seizes £1bn worth of cocaine in three months - Drink and Drugs News
The Border Force confiscated almost 15 tonnes of cocaine worth more than £1bn between 1 June and 31 August, the Home Office has announced.
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Government consults on revising ‘outdated’ #licensing rules: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/government-c...
Government consults on revising ‘outdated’ licensing rules - Drink and Drugs News
The government has launched a four-week, fast-track review to ‘tear up outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars and local events’.
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Deaths of #homeless people up almost 10 per cent in a year: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/deaths-of-ho...
Deaths of homeless people up almost 10 per cent in a year - Drink and Drugs News
The number of people who died while homeless increased by 9 per cent last year, to 1,611. The figures equate to ‘an average of four needless deaths every day of the year’.
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DDN October 2025 We have thought-provoking contributions on wellbeing in this issue – mental and physical – including our cover story (p6) in which the team demonstrate that addressing nutritional deficiency should be a regular part of #harmreduction. www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ddn-october-...
DDN October 2025 - Drink and Drugs News
Read the October 2025 issue of DDN magazine for free online – contains coverage of drug and alcohol treatment, recovery, harm reduction and more.
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Urgent action needed to improve #alcohol care in Scottish hospitals, say specialists: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/urgent-actio...
Urgent action needed to improve alcohol care in Scottish hospitals, say specialists - Drink and Drugs News
The Scottish Government needs to take urgent action to improve hospital care and support for people with alcohol issues.
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#Opioid related deaths more than 50 per cent higher than official figures, say King’s College researchers: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/opioid-relat...
Opioid-related deaths more than 50 per cent higher than official figures, say King’s College researchers - Drink and Drugs News
Opioid-related deaths in England and Wales from 2011 to 2022 were 54.7 per cent higher than recorded, according to research by King’s College London.
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Scottish Government announces funding for women’s and young people’s services: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/scottish-gov...
Scottish Government announces funding for women’s and young people’s services - Drink and Drugs News
The Scottish Government has allocated £1.1m to the Aberlour Children’s Charity for perinatal support and recovery services, Public Health Scotland has announced.
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A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing #drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug report from #UNODC: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/global-drug-...
Global drug use at historically high levels - Drink and Drugs News
A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug report from UNODC.
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Dehumanising language rife when discussing #homelessness, say researchers: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/dehumanising...
Dehumanising language rife when discussing homelessness, say researchers - Drink and Drugs News
The language regularly used when discussing homelessness is perpetuating and reinforcing stigma, according to a Centre for Homelessness Impact report by researchers at King’s College London.
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Campaigners urge #Irish government to make sure mandatory #alcohol health labelling goes ahead: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/campaigners-...
Campaigners urge Irish government to make sure mandatory alcohol health labelling goes ahead - Drink and Drugs News
An open letter signed by more than 75 health organisations and others is urging the Irish government to guarantee that the introduction of alcohol health labelling goes ahead next year.
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More than a quarter of all women in #prison are being held there on remand, according to a new briefing from the Prison Reform Trust. This includes women who are ‘severely mentally unwell’ and should be receiving #treatment in the community: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/one-in-four-...
One in four women in prison being held on remand - Drink and Drugs News
More than a quarter of all women in prison are being held there on remand, according to a new briefing from the Prison Reform Trust.
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The government has published its 2025-26 #drug, #alcohol and #recovery grant funding for local authorities. The allocations will see £310m go to councils to ‘build on their vital work of improving outcomes for people who need treatment and recovery support’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/government-a...
Government announces £310m drug and alcohol grant funding - Drink and Drugs News
The government has published its 2025-26 drug, alcohol and recovery grant funding for local authorities.
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MPs have voted to pass the #tobacco and #vapes bill by 366 to 41. The bill has now passed its third reading and committee stage in the House of Commons, and will go to the House of Lords next month: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/mps-pass-tob...
MPs pass tobacco and vapes bill - Drink and Drugs News
MPs have voted to pass the tobacco and vapes bill by 366 to 41. The bill has now passed its third reading and committee stage in the House of Commons, and will go to the House of Lords next month.
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Global executions for #drug offences ‘at crisis levels’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/global-execu...
Global executions for drug offences ‘at crisis levels’ - Drink and Drugs News
More than 615 people were executed for drug-related offences last year, according to Harm Reduction International (HRI).
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Public Health #Scotland (PHS) is urging caution after the recent increase in #overdoses – some fatal – among people using #heroin: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/public-healt...
Public Health Scotland issues warning after increase in ‘sudden’ overdoses - Drink and Drugs News
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is urging caution after the recent increase in overdoses – some fatal – among people using heroin.
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo #Duterte has been flown to The Hague, following his arrest at Manila airport: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/duterte-flow...
Duterte flown to The Hague, as lawyers file petition - Drink and Drugs News
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been flown to The Hague, following his arrest at Manila airport.
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Former #Philippine president Rodrigo #Duterte has been arrested after the ICC issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity following his notorious ‘war on #drugs’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/duterte-arre...
Duterte arrested for ‘crimes against humanity’ - Drink and Drugs News
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested after the ICC issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity following his notorious ‘war on drugs’.
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Women are more likely than men to increase regular #drinking during marital separation, according to a study. They are also more likely to drink at higher levels in the years afterwards, the researchers found: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/separation-h...
Separation has more impact on women’s drinking than men’s - Drink and Drugs News
Women are more likely than men to increase regular drinking during marital separation, according to a study.
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Increasingly unreliable #medicine supply chains are yet another reason why we need systems of #care that are genuinely responsive and patient-centered, say Shayla Schlossenberg and Riley Johnson of @releasedrugs.bsky.social : www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/supply-demand/
Supply & demand - Drink and Drugs News
Increasingly unreliable medicine supply chains are yet another reason why we need systems of care that are genuinely responsive and patient-centered.
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🚨Save the date! #ddnconf 🎉The DDN Conference is back for 2025! 🗓️DATE: Thursday 10th July 2025 🏍️VENUE: The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham ℹ️Find out more and take part in our conference consultation: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ddn-conferen...
DDN Conference 2025 - Drink and Drugs News
Save the date! The DDN Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday 10th July at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.
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Thank you for your support throughout 2024! Have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. From all at DDN.
A national survey of the frontline #drug and #alcohol treatment workforce has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (#DHSC): www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/dhsc-launche...
DHSC launches first ever survey of treatment workforce - Drink and Drugs News
A national survey of the frontline drug and alcohol treatment workforce has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
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At what point is intervention possible? Read the December 2024/January 2025 issue of DDN magazine now: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ddn-december... #harmreduction #substanceuse #substancemisuse #recovery #treatment #cocaine #gambling #livedexperience #trauma
DDN December 2024/January 2025 - Drink and Drugs News
Read the December 2024/January 2025 DDN magazine for free online - contains coverage of drug and alcohol treatment, recovery, harm reduction and more.
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The #Scottish Government is being urged to boost its investment in #alcohol treatment ahead of tomorrow’s #budget: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/increase-inv...
Increase investment in alcohol treatment, Scottish Government urged - Drink and Drugs News
The Scottish Government is being urged to boost its investment in alcohol treatment ahead of tomorrow’s budget.
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The government has confirmed its plans to impose a statutory #levy on #gambling company profits: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/government-c...
Government confirms compulsory levy for gambling operators - Drink and Drugs News
The government has confirmed its plans to impose a statutory levy on gambling company profits.
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Prevention-based #alcohol strategy urgently needed, say #health professionals: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/prevention-b...
Prevention-based alcohol strategy urgently needed, say health professionals - Drink and Drugs News
There is an urgent need for a new national alcohol strategy with a ‘strong focus on treatment and prevention’, says a new report from the MCA.
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MPs are to vote on the #tobacco and #vapes bill today, the government has announced, moving the UK ‘one step closer to becoming #smoke-free’: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/mps-to-vote-...
MPs to vote on tobacco and vapes bill today - Drink and Drugs News
MPs are to vote on the tobacco and vapes bill today, the government has announced, moving the UK ‘one step closer to becoming smoke-free’.
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