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OPCprep: An E-Delphi study to prioritize outcomes for the evaluation of Overdose Prevention Centres
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...
Open Consultation: UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment
The consultation on the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment is now open.
Consultation description
This consultation asks you to review individual chapters from the draft UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
Each...
Pouring over public opinion: Alcohol Policies in the UK
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...
Families Awareness Week 2023
Adfam is a UK charity tackling the negative effects of substance use on families and friends. This week is Families Awareness Week 2023 (26 June - 2 July), Adfam’s campaign to raise awareness of the 5 million people in the UK negatively...
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
The Anti-Stigma Network
The Anti-Stigma Network has been launched!
The Mission
The Anti-Stigma Network has been created by a group of organisations coming together with a shared mission.
Collectively they aim to improve understanding of the stigma and...
2022-2023 Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Legacy Essay Competition
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?
...Better Than Well- Recovery Programme to Support Students in England
The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England
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...
Youth drinking in decline
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 20 April 2022: "Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice" by Dr Inge Kersbergen and Dr Laura Fenton from The University of Sheffield.
...Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 23 May 2022: "Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use" by Dr Amy Chandler and Annie Taylor from the...
Care for co-occurring heavy alcohol use & depression
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 21 June 2022:
"‘I’m just getting the impression I have to sort myself out’: How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression describe the...
Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
The paper provides an overview of:
- Alcohol harm in Scotland
- What is MUP and why was it...
Lockdown & Licensed Premises: COVID-19 Lessons for Alcohol Policy |
"Lockdown & Licensed Premises: COVID-19 Lessons for Alcohol Policy” by Professor Niamh Fitzgerald, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK & President of ICARA.
Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr Claire...
Маркетинг и потребление безалкогольных и слабоалкогольных напитков в Великобритании
С ростом популярности продуктов NoLo среди производителей и клиентов в новом отчете рассматривается, как эти напитки продаются в Великобритании и как и почему потребители их пьют.
Используя интервью с пьющими и непьющими, а также изучая...
Шотландия начинает национальную кампанию по борьбе со стигмой наркомании
Употребление алкоголя и проблемных наркотиков являются важными проблемами в Шотландии, нанося ущерб жизни людей, семьям и общинам и способствуя насилию и преступности.
Стигма, связанная с употреблением психоактивных веществ, может не...
Мероприятие по запуску: Независимый обзор наркотиков Кэрол Блэк, часть 2
Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2020
In 2020,1339 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland.
This is a 5% increase compared to figures from 2019.
Other key findings show:
- The number of drug-related deaths has increased substantially over the last 20 years –...
Независимый обзор наркотиков в Англии Кэрол Блэк
Опубликована вторая часть «Независимого обзора наркотиков» Кэрол Блэк. Этот доклад является второй частью крупного независимого обзора профессора Кэрол Блэк о злоупотреблении незаконными наркотиками в Англии.
Первая часть обзора была...
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