“Brazen drug dealers” were exposed by the Scottish Sun for pushing heroin & cocaine to desperate addicts outside UK’s 1st fix room, the £2.3million-a-year Thistle in Glasgow. Neighbours warned that some are taking NHS-prescribed smack at a centre next door…
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Mapping advice on NoLo drinks
Sheffield University aims to understand what advice UK alcohol treatment and recovery service providers give to their service users on their use of alcohol-free drinks, as well as their own beliefs about the benefits and risks of people in recovery…
Police ignore drug dealers
Come back in office hours, police told a drug dealer handing himself in when he confessed to having cannabis and fleeing the scene after crashing his car. DB Recovery+News’ Deirdre Boyd notes that, when she was [reporting something different in…
More drug-use rooms, more deaths
Since the Thistle shooting gallery in Glasgow is a government-endorsed scheme which cannot be adjudged a failure, expect swift dismissal of any criticism, Philip Patrick bemoaned in TCW. Since its opening, Glasgow recorded the biggest spike in drug deaths in…
Improving dual disorder outcomes
Yet more research – this time from 4 Spanish research organisations – confirmed that integrated psychological treatment, in which the same team simultaneously addresses both the substance use disorder and a mental health disorder, is more effective than treating them…
Digital addiction and aggression
Digital addiction significantly predicts aggression and reduces psychological wellbeing in adolescents, Turkey’s Karabük University confirmed. Gender, smartphone usage time and academic achievement are critical influencing factors.
Housing discrimination and drug use
US bipartisan congressional lawmakers filed a bill – the Fair Future Act – that would strike a section of the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act that the lawmakers say has prevented over 9million people from accessing rental housing, no matter…
US senate goes after kratom
Lawmakers last week urged the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on the rapidly expanding market for opioid-like products commonly sold online and in gas stations, calling on regulators to classify both 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and the kratom leaf as…
Bill to restrict AI in psychotherapy
The Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy committee last week considered HF 3893, a bill limiting the use of AI in psychotherapy services. It would prohibit individuals and corporations from offering therapy or psychotherapy services unless the service is conducted…
Amazon’s free health AI tool
This month, Amazon launched its Health AI tool/agent on its website and app with free 24/7 access to virtual care for over 180million Prime members. The new Health AI answers questions, explains health records, manages prescription renewals, books appointments, and…
