#TurningPoint launches essay collection by experts on addressing #health and #care crisis: @TurningPointUK

Dozens use UK's first #drugs #consumptionroom in opening weeks – but 'barriers' still remain:

Send first-time, low-level offenders to #rehab instead of court, Bar Council says:

New research suggests that spending on those with the most complex needs can release so much financial benefit that it should be regarded as an investment:

#Scotland: MSPs debate new approach to #prison #alcohol care:

Almost 20,000 people were treated for #drug and #alcohol misuse in the #WestMidlands last year:

'Sniffing #ketamine in hospital was my lowest point':

‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take #drugs’: The rising threat of synthetic #opioids: #nitazenes

#Alcohol calorie labelling might help change #drinking habits:

Local #publichealth services given £200 million boost – funds will drive key #health services, from #smoking cessation to #addiction recovery and children’s health:

Individual Placement and Support programmes are about more than just a job, says Vicky Lomas, @WeAreWithYou – they offer new experiences, new support networks and a transformative way of living: #IPS

Calls for UK government to tackle #alcohol-related deaths in older people:

#Coventry and #Manchester charities get £2m for #homeless:

They may seem innocuous, but not only can #poppyseeds lead to positive #drug tests – they’re also dangerously #addictive in their own right, say Dilesh Popat and Sadaf Akhtars from @TurningPointUK :

Public urination and #drug disposal ban in towns:

Children are starting secondary school already addicted to #vaping, a Welsh government minister has said:

Is minimum unit pricing helping? The reality behind #Scotland's 15-year-high #alcohol death rate: #MUP

People recovering from problems with #alcohol and #drugs are helping to combat a rise in anti-social behaviour and violence in an area of #Liverpool:

#Cumbria Police: Yellow #opioid #pills alert after #overdose risk warning:

An international team of researchers is trying to find new ways to prevent #opioid dependency by inhibiting the brain pathways involved in #addiction: