Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs chair professor David Wood wrote yesterday to minister for Policing & Crime Sarah Wood about Ethylbromazolam: review of the evidence on its use and harms. The ACMD recommended that ethylbromazolam be classified under…
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New toolkit for addiction placements
The British Psychological Society’s Faculty for Addictions launched a toolkit to help drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services and higher education institutions guidance for providing high-quality placements for Doctorate in Clinical Psychology students. It includes guidance on core and…
Police diversion schemes in England
In this Policing and Society article, University of Sheffield et al examined implementation fidelity of police drug diversion schemes in 3 police forces across England – PDD had lower than intended coverage owing to the exercise of discretion by frontline…
New synthetic opioids beat naloxone
Leiden University et al confirmed limitations in reversing opioid overdoses with naloxone when potent synthetic drugs like fentanyl and sufentanil are involved. Because naloxone is less reliable against stronger opioids, it is vital to call 911 immediately when an overdose…
Could knowing about alcohol and cancer help alcohol policies?
Effective alcohol policies, such as increasing alcohol prices or restricting where alcohol is sold, are among the best tools for reducing alcohol harm – but tend to be the least popular with the public. So how do we close the…
Lithuania: highest to lowest alcohol level
What happens when in law and in practice, a European nation bans promotion of alcoholic beverages? In Lithuania “a large decline in the prevalence and frequency of alcohol intoxication among adolescents” resulted in the country going from the highest to…
Summit at White House on addiction treatment best practices for homeless
Drug Czar Sara Carter hosted a 2-day summit hosted by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the US Department of Housing…
New way to define addiction recovery
Virginia Tech introduced a way to better capture recovery in people who struggled with multiple substances. They developed a measure that tracks recovery across different substance use disorders – and showed how higher levels of remission across substances were linked…
New ASAM Implementation Guide for hospital and ED substance use disorder care
Between 2014-2018, 11.9% of inpatient hospitalizations and 9.4% of emergency department visits were for patients with SUD. The toll of not treating SUD is enormous, with high rates of premature discharge, cost and mortality after discharge, the American Society of…
The biggest takeaways from the new RFK Jr tell-all
In the book RFK JR: The Fall and Rise out yesterday from Harper Collins, New York Post investigative reporter Isabel Vincent uses Kennedy’s private diary entries to illustrate the intimate details of the controversial figure’s life – from addiction to…
