Two new substances a week identified in Europe New psychoactive substances (NPS) are now being detected in Europe at a rate of two per week, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs ...
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Psychoactive Substances Bill must be re-worded, warns ACMD The Psychoactive Substances Bill should be re-worded to ensure the legislation is effective, enforceable and does not result in ‘serio...
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News in brief A round-up of national news – July 2015 Report it A new campaign to raise awareness of LGBT hate crime, and urge people to report it, has been launched by a coalition of more than...
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Media savvy The news and views from the national media Yes, politicians who abandon the failed mantra of the drug war risk the incandescent rage of the Daily Mail. But how many lives have to be l...
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Two new substances a week identified in Europe New psychoactive substances (NPS) are now being detected in Europe at a rate of two per week, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs ...
https://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/new-psychoactive-substances-detected/
The government is to introduce a blanket ban on ‘legal highs’, as announced in last month’s Queen’s Speech. The Psychoactive Substances Bill will ‘prohibit and disrupt’ the production...
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Media savvy The news and views from the national media The alleged purpose of the Bill is to ‘protect hard-working citizens from the risks posed by untested, unknown and potentially harmful dr...
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The song remains the same Music festivals may go hand in hand with drug culture, but we can be loud and clear on harm reduction, says Tracy Walker In a muddy field, the distant thud of bass and...
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Novel ideas Dima Abdulrahim talks about meeting the treatment challenges of novel psychoactive substances When it comes to managing substance misuse, there is an existing – and substantial – ...
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Who’s responsible? Responsible drinking messages in advertising are being used by the alcohol industry to promote their brands rather than help consumers ‘make sensible choices about their dr...
News in brief A round-up of national news from the substance misuse field Drug driving regulations The government’s drug driving regulations have come into force, making it illegal for someone...
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Grayling announces tough NPS penalties for prisoners People found smuggling or using new psychoactive substances (NPS) in prison will face a new range of punitive measures, the government has ann...
Psychoactive challenge New psychoactive substances don’t show up in mandatory prison drug tests and their use level in jails appears to be soaring, with worrying consequences. Last week justi...
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The language of new drugs can be unhelpful at best and risky at worst. Kevin Flemen offers a guide Our KFx training course Cats, Bees and Dragonflies explores the subject of newer, emerging drugs...
The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has called for a royal commission on UK drug policy to be set up in its Drugs: breaking the cycle report, the result of the all-party committee’s ye...
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Europe could be moving into a ‘new era’ in which heroin will play a ‘less central role’ in the continent’s drug problem, according the annual report from the European Monitoring Centre ...
An injecting drug user in Oxford has been diagnosed with an anthrax infection, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The patient is said to be recovering. The case brings the total...
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