University of Missouri combed through over 3million records of Medicaid claims in Missouri 2017-2021, compared them against 2018 US census data and data from 2020 detailing the primary care shortage – and found that male patients and people middle-aged up…
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Meth addiction and recovery: before and after photos
AA and NA have often been called a “beauty shop” in that they transform former users’ appearances. The Daily Mail illustrates this with photos of a former meth addict grandmother who spent 15 years on the drug and her “shocking”…
Australia: does ‘medical’ cannabis for pain work?
Professor Suzanne Nielsen and Myfanwy Graham of Monash University conclude that the growing use of medicinal cannabis for chronic pain reflects a high burden of pain in the community and gaps in access to effective care – and evidence suggests any…
Monday 26 May: US Memorial Day, UK Spring bank holiday
We will not be publishing DB Recovery+News this coming Monday, as it is a holiday in both the US (Memorial Day) and UK (Spring bank holiday).
Call for UK government to fulfil pledge for N Ireland rehab
The people of Derry were made a promise during the NDNA negotiations where the Northlands Centre would get a £1million for a new centre for addiction. “Now they are being told by the Department of Health in Stormont that their core…
New ACMD members’ biographies
Biographies of members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs were updated this week to include Professor Amira Guirguis and Professor Graeme Henderson.
Drugs-Alcohol Workforce Knowledge and Skills Framework, Learning Directory
The Scottish Government published the non-mandatory Drugs and Alcohol Workforce Knowledge and Skills Framework for practitioners, commissioners and service providers. With it is the Drugs and Alcohol Workforce Learning Directory with 5 themes: family-inclusive practice, stigma, harm-reduction, human rights, trauma-informed…
Slot machine firms target UK’s poorest areas
The number of slot machine shops rose 7% since 2022, as company-friendly planning and licensing laws flood high streets with new “adult gaming centres”, most of which are open 24 hours a day. Venues are disproportionately concentrated in the most-deprived areas,…
