University of Glasgow evaluated a 3-year therapeutic community – River Garden in Scotland – which aimed to support recovery from problem substance use via peer support and social enterprise activities. Meaningful work was seen as the key to successful recovery…
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Track alcohol/drug public opinions
The YouGov survey organisation tracks public opinions on addiction and drugs biannually. Topics include How addictive is alcohol, How do MPs’ views on drugs and alcohol policy differ from the public, and more.
“Trump admin dramatically weakened how we treat addiction”
The Trump administration’s cuts to federal addiction programs are striking a blow to the US economy, not just public health, Addiction Science Under Siege from the Addiction Science Defense Network revealed yesterday. Alcohol and substance abuse drain over $740billion a year…
Americans’ attitude to addiction and recovery
Public Perceptions of Addiction and Recovery: A 20-Year Follow-Up to the Hart Benchmark (2004-2026), released yesterday by Faces & Voices of Recovery showed that these shifted dramatically over the past 2 decades, moving away from moral judgment and toward a public…
Major lawsuits filed against Big Pot
Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana updated us that 2 federal class action lawsuits filed 4 May mark the beginning of what could become hundreds of lawsuits against the marijuana industry nationwide. The complaints target major cannabis corporations including Cresco Labs, Curaleaf, Green Thumb…
New $18million men’s addiction rehab
A frail Bill Clinton appeared unsteady and struggled to speak during the groundbreaking of an $18million men’s addiction facility in Brooklyn yesterday. He marked the expansion and renovation of Anchor House Men’s Addiction Rehabilitation Facility, a faith-based addiction recovery program…
Australia: alcohol and cancers
University of Sydney found that alcohol causes more cancers in Australia than previously thought: over 7,800 cancer cases or 4.6% of all cancers. The findings from this study were used by the Cancer Institute NSW to create a practical online alcohol…
Australia: secret Senate hearing and Big Tobacco
A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia heard closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers, leading to accusations of giving Big Tobacco a private platform in parliament, the Guardian reported. See also Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn…
Britain has worse mental health than all other rich countries
Some 28% of Britons have a mental disorder such as depression, anxiety or addiction, an analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found. The figure is the highest among 44 mostly rich countries covered by the report. The…
