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Call for evidence: mental health
The Department for Health & Social Care published Informing the mental health strategy for England: call for evidence document to inform a new strategic cross-government approach to mental health under the 10 Year Health Plan for England. Share your views…
Drug driving: 5x higher than alcohol
Freedom of Information data obtained by the RAC showed that motorists caught drug driving are 5 times more likely to be repeat offenders than those convicted of drink driving. 12,391 drivers in the UK were caught for drug driving 3…
The world’s unexpected coke capitals
The annual release of drugs’ wastewater analysis showed ketamine’s load increasing 41% since 2024, and England’s Bristol named the highest-using city among 115 analysed by the European Union Drug Agency. But “most intriguing” were 2 locations with the highest wastewater rates of…
Support workers in addicted families
The University of Leeds published Nested family support: the axial role of support workers for families in which a parent is in treatment for substance misuse. Following 11 support workers, the key finding was that “supporting the support worker is vital…
Chase Recovery sets up
Chase Recovery has set up a group in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, run by Debs Bolton and other people who have addiction and recovery experiences. Chase Recovery is part of the Staffordshire Treatment and Recovery System, led by Midlands Partnership University NHS…
Senate passes Acupuncture Access Act
The Senate voted 34-0 to pass Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill (SB) 944, the Acupuncture Access Act. “Acupuncture is a proven treatment that has been used for thousands of years to manage chronic pain, mental health, addiction and more… It…
White House adviser shares recovery
Kathryn Burgum, co-chair of the Great American Recovery Initiative and White House senior adviser for addiction recovery, yesterday shared her personal struggles with alcohol and opened up about her 20-year recovery. She wants to “foster a culture that celebrates recovery”.
What’s caught ASAM’s interest?
The American Society of Addiction Medicine drew our attention to communicating information on harm reduction, the tobacco industry’s influence in the White House, drug overdose deaths, the surgeon general’s warnings about alcohol, the Clinical Consensus Statement on Drug Testing in Substance Use…
