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Synthetic Pot: Not Your Grandfather’s Marijuana

Scientific article

7 February 2017

In the early 2000s in Europe and shortly thereafter in the USA, it was reported that ‘legal’ forms of marijuana were being sold under the name K2 and/or Spice. Active ingredients in K2/Spice products were determined to be synthetic...

Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the Risks to Children – One Year on

Book

1 November 2015

This ‘One Year On’ report expands upon the findings and recommendations of Adfam’s Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the risks to children, published in 2014, and further contributes to the debate on reducing the risks to children...

Medications in drug treatment - one year on

Medications in Drug Treatment – Tackling the Risks to Children

Book

1 April 2014

This report examines cases where children have died or come to harm from ingesting Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) medicines prescribed to help people overcome drug addiction. There have been 17 Serious Case Reviews involving the...

Families, Drugs and Alcohol - Policy and Research since 1984

Book

1 November 2014

The past 30 years has seen a huge amount of change in the policy, practice and politics around both families and drug/alcohol (‘substance’) use. Laws, behaviours and public perceptions have all altered substantially. As part of Adfam’s 30th...

Adfam's 30th Birthday Celebration - Families, drugs and alcohol - policy and research since 1984

Challenging Stigma: Tackling the Prejudice Experienced by Families of Drug and Alcohol Users

Book

1 July 2012

Stigma and drug use have been associated for a long time, and in recent years they have been popular topics of debate and the focus of a growing body of research. But in the same way that families have often been absent in other drug policy...

Becoming Visible: The Somali Community and Substance Use in London

Book

1 January 2009

In 2006 Adfam was awarded a three year grant by the Department for Communities and Local Government to work with the Somali community around substance use and family support in London. Becoming visible gives an overview of the issues...

Crime and Social Impacts of Alcohol

Book

6 February 2017

Alcohol-related crime and social disorder is estimated to cost UK taxpayers £11bn per year, at 2010/11 prices.[1] Alcohol-related crime makes up a substantial portion of violent offences across the UK (47% in England and Wales in 2014/15,[2...

Cognitive Behavioural Approaches Training

5 April 2017

Eastleigh

United Kingdom

Cognitive behavioural approaches (CBA) encompasses a series of evidence-based techniques derived from cognitive behavioural therapy. During this training, delegates will learn what we feel and think determines how we act and that these thoughts can be challenged and intervened, therefore having a positive impact on behaviour.

Webinar: Enhancing Residential Addiction Treatment Services

3 February 2017

Webinar

Canada

Date & Time:

Fri, 3 February 2017

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Reviewing England's Drug Misuse Treatment System

Book

2 February 2017

Public Health England’s recently published review reveals that the country’s drug misuse treatment system is performing well. However, there are still several areas that call for improvements. Amongst the report’s findings, notable are: 60%...