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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence.

Evidence suggests strong links between ACEs and a wide range of health and social problems across the lifespan...

There is a pressing need to protect the wellbeing of children growing up within our society.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are highly stressful events or situations that happen during childhood and/or adolescence. 

There is clear...

A public health treaty set up to cut tobacco-related diseases and deaths has been extended to Jersey and Guernsey by the UK.

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the distinguished global tobacco control instrument...

The Welsh Government will introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol of 50p from 2 March 2020, with regulations today being approved by the National Assembly for Wales.

The new law supports the Welsh Government’s work to address harmful...

With recent declines in drinking rates across parts of the world including Europe and Australia – particularly amongst younger people – and the rise of ‘positive sobriety’ movements, ‘dry months’ and online communities, further research...

In 2018, the Scottish Government released the Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy.

Scotland's first drugs strategy for a decade focuses on treating the issue as a public health concern rather than a...

Ireland has introduced new legislation to reduce child exposure to alcohol advertisements and products.

Alcohol advertising in or on public transport, at public transport stations, and within 200 metres of a school, creche, or local...

Following the concerning findings that one in three adults in Great Britain have been negatively affected by the substance use of someone we know, Adfam has launched their 2020 manifesto.

Adfam's five asks are:

1. Make funding available...

The physical and psychological harm caused by heavy alcohol consumption to the individual drinking is often clear. What is often less obvious, is the damage an individuals alcohol consumption can have to the people around them.

A recent...

The alcohol industry in France have begun their protest against the dry January campaign proposed by the French Health Minister Dr Agnès Buzyn.

The campaign is designed to encourage people to abstain from alcohol for one month. It is hoped...

In 2018–2019, CCSA worked with partners across Canada and internationally to gather and share the newest, best practices and advice on substance use to drive action where it matters for Canadians — tackling stigma, informing cannabis policy...

Presented by: Northeast Telehealth Resource Center Presenters: Don Hilty, MD, USC Keck School of Medicine and Kaweah Delta Medical Center Terry Rabinowitz, MD, DDS, University of Vermont College of Medicine and University of Vermont Medical...