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Previous research has demonstrated that remissions from alcohol use disorders can occur without accessing treatment. The current study explored the prevalence of such untreated remissions in the UK and further, examined the...

Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)? 

Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?

Researchers at Queen's...

Background:

In the last 20 years, the term "recovery" has become crucial in dealing with addiction. However, different groups, such as researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and people with lived experience of alcohol or drug (AOD)...

In the UK, alcohol presents an urgent and growing problem: 70 people die due to alcohol every day. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this crisis, with alcohol-specific deaths having increased by 27% between 2019 and 2021, reaching...

In this blogpost, produced by academics from the University of Stirling, the authors discuss the See Beyond – See the Lives – Scotland campaign, which involves the stories of those left behind after losing a loved one to alcohol and drug...

The impact of addiction on family finances is multiple.

It is therefore no surprise to find that the cost of living crisis is causing additional difficulty and strain to families affected by substance use, adding further complexity to the...

Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy (meaning it is both effective in reducing harm and cost-effective). However alcohol was 72%...

Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.

دا لنډیز د الکول مصرف ، د الکول زیان ، د الکول درملنه ، او د LGBTQ + خلکو ترمنځ د الکول کارولو په اړه د پوهې تشې لنډیز وړاندې کوی.

دا د LGBTQ + لنډیز کاروی ترڅو همجنس ، همجنګ ، ابی جنسی ، ټرانسجینډر ، کویر ، پوښتنې ، او ایز خلک شامل کړی...

It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?

Abstract

The last few years have seen the emergence of new psychoactive substances among the homeless population, specifically synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists. The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge and...

د مخدره توکو او الکول په څیر موادو باندې د روږدی کیدو پایلې ، یا په ځینې چلندونو کې ښکیلتیا لکه قمار ، لوبې کول ، یا جنسیت ، کیدی شی سخت وی. روږدیتوب اکثرا د اصلی ټراما او ټولنیز فشار کونکو ته ځواب وی ، او د دې موادو یا چلندونو دوامداره...

The International Journal of Drug Policy has published a special collection of articles focusing on UK drug strategy.

The collection includes:

• Introduction to special section on UK drug strategy
• Words matter: A commentary on the new UK...

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...