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Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy
The Scottish Government has released the new Alcohol and Drugs Strategy, which aims to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths. There were a record 934 drugs-related deaths in Scotland in 2017...
The Alcohol Change Report
Alcohol Change UK have released their latest report, which highlights the state of alcohol use in the UK and recommends changes that will reduce harm and promote a healthier society.
The report gives a clear overview of the cost and...
Alcohol Occasionals: Seminars 2013–2018
Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland.
Scottish...
Dying for a Drink
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has published its latest report, ‘Dying for a drink’.
Scottish people tend to consume more alcohol than people in England and Wales. Alcohol is a harmful substance and, consumed in...
Tackling Alcohol-Related Anti-Social Behaviour through Civil Injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders: A Missed Opportunity?
A new report released by Alcohol Concern/Alcohol Research UK explores the current use and issues over legal powers available to address alcohol-related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).
The Government estimates that alcohol misuse costs the...
#StatusofMind: Social Media and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing
KEY POINTS
- 91% of 16-24 year olds use the internet for social networking
- Social media has been described as more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol
- Rates of anxiety and depression in young people have risen 70% in the past 25...
The Hardest Hit: Addressing the Crisis in Alcohol Treatment Services
This research, launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm on 1 May 2018, warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced...
Taking a New Line on Drugs
This report, ‘Taking a New Line on Drugs’, comes at a timely moment for drugs strategy both in the UK and across the world. The special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem, which took place in New York...
Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective help from either alcohol or mental health services. National...
د الکولیز د ماشومانو په اړه ټول ګوندی پارلمانی ډله: د بدلون لپاره یوه فاینیسر
د اجراییه لنډیز
په برتانیه کې په هرو پنځو ماشومانو کې یو د مور او پلار سره ژوند کوی چې ډیر څښی - دا د ۲،۵ میلیونو څخه زیات ماشومان دی. دوی د بریتانیا د شرابو بې ګناه قربانیان دی.
سخت څښونکی مور او پلار خپل ماشومان د ژوند لپاره خوږ کړی...
په سکاټلینډ کې د الکولی موادو شتون او زیان
کلیدی موندنې
په ټول سکاټلینډ کې، هغه ګاونډ چې د الکولو د ټولو نه زیات شتون لری د الکولو په اړه د روغتیا زیان او جرم د پام وړ لوړ نرخونه درلودل.
- د الکولو سره په ګاونډ کې د الکولو د مړینې کچه د الکولو د ډیرو بیو سره په ګاونډ کې دوه...
The Economic Impact of Changes in Alcohol Consumption in the UK
Executive Summary
The alcohol industry (both manufacturing and sales) is important to the UK Economy as it supports thousands of jobs (IAS, 2017a; Oxford Economics, 2016). However, there are many well documented adverse effects of high...
United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report
The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal.
Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for...
د مخدره توکو ناوړه ګټه اخیستنې مخنیوی کیفیت معیارونه
د کیفیت دا معیار د ماشومانو ، ځوانانو او لویانو لخوا د مخدره توکو زیان رسونکی کارونې مخنیوی یا ځنډ پوښی چې ډیری احتمال لری د مخدره توکو کارول پیل کړی ، یا دمخه کله ناکله د مخدره توکو تجربه یا کارول. پدې کې غیرقانونی روانی فعال توکی ،...
Deaths Related to Volatile Substances and Helium in Great Britain
Main points
- In 2016, there were 64 deaths related to volatile substances registered in Great Britain; over 80% of these volatile substance abuse (VSA) deaths were males.
- There were 834 deaths involving volatile substances registered...
Our Invisible Addicts
Older adults are often overlooked or even illegally excluded from treatment and support. A recent report found that 75% of residential rehabilitation centres had arbitrary upper age limits and had limited or no disabled access, and follows...
Supporting Nurse Mentors to Reduce the Barriers to Implementing Alcohol Interventions and Brief Advice (IBA) in Primary Care
Key Findings
- The findings of this project suggest that providing a relatively low level of support to nurse mentors based in primary care leads to a significant increase in the delivery of IBA.
- There was a marked increase in the...
سګرټ څکول او ډیمنتیا
مقدمه
ډیمنتیا د هغه نښرانو یوه برخه ده چې د دماغ او د هغې د وړتیاوو د روان زوال سره تړاو لری. دا د حافظې له ضایع کیدو ، فکر کولو ، ذهنی چابکی ، ژبې او پوهېدو سره ستونزې شاملې دی. ډیمنتیا عامه ده - په سکاټلینډ کې شاوخوا ۹۰ خلک دا حالت لری...
Alcohol and Drugs Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Why Invest?
Estimates show that in the UK the social and economic costs of alcohol related harm amount to £21.5bn, while harm from illicit drug use costs £10.7bn. These include costs associated with deaths, the NHS, crime and, in the case of alcohol...
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