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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 chapter...
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?
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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...
اسکاتلند راه اندازی کمپین ملی برای مقابله با ننگ اعتیاد
الکل و مصرف مواد مخدر مشکل ساز مسائل قابل توجهی در اسکاتلند، باعث آسیب به زندگی مردم، خانواده ها و جوامع، و کمک به خشونت و جرم و جنایت است.
نه تنها ننگ مربوط به مصرف مواد تاثیر سلامت افراد, اما می تواند مردم را از آمدن به جلو و گرفتن کمک...
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 – there...
Dame Carol Black's Independent Review of Drugs in England
The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published. This report is the second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England.
The first part of...
Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Professorship Scheme
The ‘SSA Addictions Professorship’ scheme aims to support individuals who are already senior academics with established expertise and who wish to move to become part of UK academic growth in addictions research, but who would face potential...
Roadmap to a Smokefree 2030
In July 2019, the UK Government set out its ambition for England to be smokefree by 2030. Government guidelines say the next steps should have been announced by 6th January 2020, but it has yet to do so.
Several key charities, including...
Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise
Deaths caused by the drug fentanyl are on the rise in the UK, a recent report published by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) warns.
The report, which included a a literature review of the effects of fentanyl, details of...
Commission on Alcohol Harm
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is supporting a Commission on Alcohol Harm, consisting of a panel of varied experts.
The Commission on Alcohol Harm has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in...
Seizures of Illegal Diazepam Tablets Double in a Year
Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family. It is often used to treat anxiety, spasms, seizures and occasionally withdrawal.
Diazepam typically slows down the functioning of the body and produce a...
پیشگامانه مطالعه جدید بریتانیا تایید ارتباط بین روزانه، استفاده از ماری جوانا با قدرت بالا و روان پریشی
Adfam Survey: State of the Family Support Sector
Statistical Bulletin: Deaths Related to Drug Poisoning in England and Wales
Scotland Becomes the First Country to Enforce Minimum Pricing on Alcohol
Scotland has become the first country in the world to enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol. As of 1 May 2018 all alcohol must cost no less than 0.5GPD or 50 pence.
The move is the result of a long process of research and...
Thousands Die without Access to Alcohol Treatment
The BBC reports that almost 8,000 high-risk drinkers died from alcohol-related causes in Wales, UK between 2005 – 2014 without having received treatment for alcohol addiction. This is despite repeated hospital and A&E admissions for as much...
رقابت صداهای خانوادگی
آیا شما تحت تاثیر مصرف مواد مخدر یا الکول شخص دیگری قرار گرفته اید؟ آیا دوست دارید که قادر باشید داستان خود را بگویید؟ مسابقه صداهای خانوادگی ادفم به دوستان و اعضای خانواده که از طریق مصرف مواد شخص دیگری زندگی کرده اند، اجازه می دهد تا...
کلوب شبانه مشهور جهان پس از مرگ ناشی از مواد مخدر بسته می شود
کلوب شبانه مشهور جهان لندن " پارچه" به دلیل آنچه مقامات محلی به عنوان "فرهنگ مواد مخدر" در محل برگزاری توصیف کرده اند، مجوز خود را لغو کرده است. در چهار سال گذشته شش مورد مرگ و میر ناشی از مواد مخدر در کلوب شبانه وجود داشته است. پنج تن از...
