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James Parker, Forward Trust's Head of community services substance misuse, describes their involvement in new community drug and alcohol services in North Northamptonshire. I am...

Arron Henery is walking 15 miles from Staithes to WithYou in Redcar and Cleveland to mark one year of sobriety, raise money, and challenge...

Heated tobacco products have proved to be highly effective at replacing cigarette smoking in countries with vaping restrictions, such as Japan, says a new...

Mental health issues such as trauma, loneliness and isolation are the biggest chemsex-related concerns for LGBTQ+ people in London, according to a report from...

Surviving Earth is a new film that rejects stereotypes and easy explanations to shine a light on the complexities of substance use and family,...

Analysis of wastewater samples by the Home Office shows that an estimated 123,000kg of cocaine was consumed in England in the year to July...

Ketamine use is rising exponentially among young adults. That means early awareness and support are vital, says Dr Martyn Hull. Ketamine, once a niche anaesthetic...

A network of mobile and fixed-site consumption rooms should be established nationwide, SDF chief executive officer Kirsten Horsburgh told Abbeycare’s Listen Up podcast. The facilities...

Ketamine was derived from phencyclidine to be used for surgical anaesthesia. The first instances of the illicit use of ketamine were reported in the...

A 46-year-old man from Ludlow whose struggle with alcohol nearly killed him has shared his life-saving story for Recovery Month, observed throughout September to...

A 26-year-old man from Scunthorpe whose struggle with ketamine left him hospitalised with liver and kidney failure has shared his life-saving story for Recovery...

This Alcohol Awareness Week, Zoe, a previous client of Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS), provided by the charity WithYou, is speaking out about...

Our service Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House is a purpose-built facility set in over nine acres of beautiful grounds at Heswall, Wirral, designed to provide the...

Residential addiction treatment overseas remains a truly viable consideration for some UK clients and families, particularly where privacy, rapid access to support or alternative...

THE CASE FOR ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION For individuals with alcohol dependency, recovery can feel like an endless cycle of setbacks. While abstinence­ based programmes work...