Although it goes against my instincts as a doctor, the lack of funding for drug and alcohol services means I have no choice, NHS liaison psychiatrist Mariam Alexander writes in the Guardian.
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How many people plan to give up alcohol for Dry January?
An extra 1.1 million people are planning to give up drinking at the start of 2019 as part of Dry January, the drinks business frets. Also: Why do Dry January?
Another 10 distressing facts about our prisons
… including that 47% of men and 31% of women reported that it was easy to get drugs in their prison.
Tobacco cessation: funding opportunities
The NHS National Institute for Health Research has opened 4 grant opportunities for application, relating to tobacco cessation and harm reduction.
EMCDDA: Trendspotter manual
This user-friendly guide takes the reader, step by step, through the trendspotter methodology developed by the EMCDDA to explore emerging drug trends, new patterns of use, developing drug markets and technologies. Also: Recent changes in Europe’s cocaine market: results from an EMCDDA…
EMCDDA: EU-ANSA activities in 2018
This month, the EMCDDA approaches the end of its presidency of the EU Agencies’ Network on Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) and looks back on a productive year.
Alcohol consumption & hospitalization burden in an adult italian population
Heavier drinkers have a higher rate of hospitalization for all causes, including alcohol‐related diseases and cancer, a risk that appears to be further magnified by concurrent smoking, Dr Simona Costanzo of Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health found on a…
