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[…] online services free for substance misuse organisations to help manage self isolation and social distancing during COVID-19. Link. Broadway Lodge: Catch up with their new podcast. Link. Cocaine Anonymous: Online meetings. Link. DrinkCoach: Online support and advice for people worried about their drinking. Link. Eileen Wellings: Hypnotherapist with over 20 years experience offering online […]

[…] for a long time without getting traction politically,’ he said. The game changer had been an outbreak of HIV, where the common factors were injecting heroin and cocaine in public spaces. A report, Taking away the chaos, led to a formal health needs assessment and brought in the international evidence – and among the […]

[…] recorded in 2018 involved three or more drugs, with 115 mentioning an opioid on the death certificate. More than 40 per cent mentioned diazepam, while deaths involving cocaine rose from just 13 in 2017 to 28, the highest level recorded. The number of deaths mentioning pregabalin has also risen significantly, up from nine in […]

[…] you forget there is a life outside of it; you need to remember you can enjoy yourself.’ Daniel, 25, is in recovery from an alcohol and crack cocaine addiction that began in 2007. He knew his attachment to crack came at a price, but it wasn’t until four years had passed and Daniel had […]

[…] it didn’t count towards your key performance indicators that were linked to money. So I think we took our eye off the ball around things like powder cocaine in particular.’ All of this has been compounded by ‘decimation’ of funding for young people’s services, she points out. ‘Part of the problem is that few […]

[…] lonely – my husband worked a lot. My drinking pattern progressed and I became more depressed, then hooked on antidepressants from my GP. I had my first cocaine at 30 and it got progressively worse. I had three children when my husband asked me for a divorce. I was drinking in public toilets and […]

[…] made national headlines after the government cut the maximum stake it was possible to place on controversial fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) – often called the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ – from £100 to £2, while a 2019 paper published in the BMJ argued for a revision of the 2005 Gambling Act to include […]

[…] cent of young people accessing treatment did so for cannabis, with 44 per cent for alcohol, 14 per cent for ecstasy and 10 per cent for powder cocaine. Less than 1 per cent sought treatment for opiates, although the number was up from 187 to 216 compared to the previous year. A third of […]

[…] only one that had lost my way, so it was inevitable that it needed to happen sooner or later. I’d been addicted for 27 years to crack cocaine, heroin and all other different substances. Change Grow Live helped me by sending me to rehab. I was asked ‘would you like to go?’ and at […]

[…] apocalyptic headlines. The government re-classifies magic mushrooms to class A, and – not for the last time – Britons are identified as among Europe’s biggest consumers of cocaine. 2006 The government warns drugs gangs to ‘be afraid’ as it launches the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), while – in a sign of how much […]

[…] Evidence of his drug use shouldn’t be used to make him feel bad, not while we were on holiday. But our friend was shocked. “You’re still taking cocaine?” he asked. Read the full article on Addaction’s Blog. DDN magazine is a free publication self-funded through advertising. We are proud to work in partnership with […]

[…] while the female rate increased for the ninth consecutive year to 47.5 per million. While more than half of all drug poisonings involved an opiate, deaths involving cocaine have now risen for seven years in a row and almost doubled between 2015 and 2018 – to 637. Fentanyl deaths, however, remained stable at 74. […]

[…] the total. Worryingly, methadone was implicated in, or potentially contributed to, 47 per cent of the deaths, and benzodiazepines to 67 per cent. Deaths involving MDMA and cocaine were also the highest since records began. People aged 35-44 accounted for 37 per cent of the deaths, and those aged 45-54 for 29 per cent. […]

[…] potent strains of cannabis and psychosis, for example, but the fact those strains have spread owes much to their illegality. You could say similar things about crack cocaine and heroin, or Spice, the horrible synthetic cannabinoid that now saturates our prisons. Legalisation of cannabis in some American states has, admittedly, led to a free-for-all, […]

[…] this impact on the UK drugs scene? Some drugs markets such as the UK homegrown cannabis market or the more ‘traditionally’ smuggled drugs such as heroin and cocaine will probably experience less disruption from these darknet closures. Indeed, closing down the online competition effectively ‘gifts’ a large market to the existing street suppliers – […]

[…] help link people up with appropriate community based services.’ The trend in increasing admission rates for younger patients was also ‘worrying’, he added, and mainly linked to cocaine and cannabinoid use. Meanwhile, a report from Audit Scotland shows a 71 per cent increase in drug-related deaths in Scotland since 2009, with 76 per cent […]

[…] we have to be brave enough to do less of something. The demand has increased – from the diversification of drug problems (no longer just daily heroin/ cocaine use) and the (perfectly sensible) addition of primary alcohol users to the system. And the resources are reducing – around 20 per cent in the last […]

[…] two problems. The first is a mismatch between presenting needs and allocation of resources. Our treatment system has been built around the needs of daily heroin and/or cocaine users. As this cohort has aged, there are new generations presenting to services with similar patterns of use, but many more whose problems are with cannabis, […]

[…] We need to do a lot more thinking about this – if there are exciting things coming down the line like vaccinations to neutralise the effects of cocaine, for example, or long-lasting versions of buprenorphine, then how do these fit in? We need to be skilled practitioners in knowing what’s right for people.’ It […]

[…] details of Connections at St Martins, a day centre where they can register for support services. Since April 2018 I have engaged with 112 clients, with heroin, cocaine and spice being the most commonly used drugs. Age and gender vary – women often have more complex needs, but can also be more engaged with […]

[…] the resignation of sports minister Tracey Crouch. The reduction will now be brought forward to next April. It is estimated that the machines – often called the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ – can account for around half of betting shop takings, with the Association of British Bookmakers stating that the maximum stake reduction would lead to […]

[…] pubs and clubs and I married a barmaid. She’s part of my story, and I’m part of hers. Her drug of choice at the time was crack cocaine. I knew she took a little bit but over the six years we were together it developed. It was a very volatile relationship – we were […]

[…] Norman, Independent, 3 June For a generation obsessed with all things ethical, isn’t it unethical to buy drugs when there’s so much baggage surrounding the trade?… with cocaine use on the rise in Britain – an estimated 3.6p per cent of millennials took the drug last year, well above the EU average – this […]

[…] phone stopped ringing, people crossed the street to avoid them, trust disintegrated at work or people became twitchy about their property. One wife whose husband was using cocaine said: ‘I’ve stopped going out and communicating with anyone, and I can’t mention his name to my family as it is like mud. They probably think […]

[…] started to look at the situation in their area some ‘killer facts’ had emerged – not only were there more than 22,000 people using heroin or crack cocaine but ‘children are affected, social services – the costs are enormous. Half of all burglary is to feed a habit, and the cost on all public […]

[…] the US, scientists ‘couldn’t even use harm reduction in the title of a paper’ for it to be accepted. Drug terminology became the language of fear: ‘Crack cocaine is the principle cause of urban ghettos’, President Reagan’s drug czar William Bennett had said in the 1980s. Even now, 40 years later, discussions take place […]

[…] met someone who didn’t drink. Maybe I would stop drinking now, I thought. Sadly I had fallen in love with someone who was on heroin and crack cocaine and I quite quickly became addicted. My life took a whole new downward turn. The weight fell off and I really did look like an Aids […]

[…] for adults over 18 who require assisted withdrawal from addictive substances from any combination 4of alcohol, heroin, recreational drugs, prescription drugs, st4imulants such as co4caine and crack cocaine, solvents and cannabis. bocus12www.focus12.co.uk • 01284 701702 Bury St Edmunds, Detox Centre Focus12 is a community ba4sed residential treatment centre offering intensiv4e primary treatment of alcoholism […]

[…] remains the main problem drug, with over 96,000 of the total treatment population of 197,000 seeking treatment for heroin dependency, and 63,000 for heroin and crack. Powder cocaine accounted for just 5 per cent of the treatment population, and cannabis 8 per cent. The current recession had not produced the same levels of youth […]

[…] on adult responsibilities or living in households where people misuse substances – are twice as likely to binge drink and 11 times more likely to use crack cocaine or heroin. If children regularly use substances from an early age, it can substantially impact their neurobiological and cognitive develop­ment, as well as affecting their ability […]

[…] to unmet needs and unreached groups, the afternoon session highlighted the ongoing needs of the more ‘traditional’ harm reduction clients – particularly those injecting heroin and crack cocaine. Nigel Brunsdon from HIT provided insight into the deeply ingrained rituals – or ‘foreplay’ – of drug preparation and why these can be so hard to […]

[…] time since 2012 – to 935 from the previous year’s 957 – although female heroin/morphine deaths increased from 244 to 274, their highest recorded level. Deaths related to cocaine were also at their highest levels since records began, at 371 – up by almost 170 per cent since 2012 – while deaths relating to the prescription […]

[…] of other psychoactive substances, image and performance enhancing drugs, ‘chemsex’ drugs, and misuse of prescription medicines. The pressing needs of an ageing cohort of heroin and crack cocaine users add to the problem. As minister for crime, safeguarding and vulnerability it is my responsibility to ensure that we do everything we can to tackle […]

[…] Welsh testing site WEDINOS, samples bought as powder or crystal MDMA contained a range of compounds including previously legal NPS such as methylone, mephedrone and a-PVP, alongside cocaine, caffeine, speed and a host of other compounds. There is no easy way for end users to assess pill strength, or the content of powders and […]

[…] Europe are ‘fuelling innovation’ and development of products such as vaporisers and e-liquids that could eventually affect patterns of use in the EU, the report adds, while cocaine purity and availability is also rising across the continent. ‘Our latest findings suggest that responses to new psychoactive substances, such as new legislation and measures targeting […]

[…] of cannabis or opium must be prevented – premises owners do not contravene the act by allowing the possession or injecting of controlled drugs like heroin or cocaine. Yet, based on statements from Sussex Police (a key stakeholder), the Home Office, and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the working group determined that […]

[…] adds, while ‘unethical’ online sales of prescription drugs via unregistered pharmacies are also increasing, with some people using prescription drugs to manage the comedown from stimulants like cocaine. Alongside prescription opioids, the most commonly diverted drug types are benzodiazepines and ‘Z drugs’, as well as pregabalin, gabapentin and anti-psychotics. The report wants to see […]

[…] provision of naloxone, but also to it being provided to prisoners on release. Prof David Nutt, former advisor to the ACMD, then talked about how opiate and cocaine-related deaths were at their highest ever, and that there was a need to push for allowing cannabis for medical use in England, as it was in […]

[…] or potentially contributed to 74 deaths, only three were thought to have been caused by NPS alone. The figure for benzodiazepines, meanwhile, stood at 191 deaths and cocaine at 93. ‘The deaths are heavily concentrated in our poorest communities and if you look behind the lives of most people who have died you will […]

[…] or potentially contributed to 74 deaths, only three were thought to have been caused by NPS alone. The figure for benzodiazepines, meanwhile, stood at 191 deaths and cocaine at 93. ‘The deaths are heavily concentrated in our poorest communities and if you look behind the lives of most people who have died you will […]

[…] Behaviour among Women in Methadone Treatment.  A.M. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse 2009, 35, 305-310. Freeman, Collier, Pirrill, Early Life Sex Abuse is a Risk Factor for Crack Cocaine Use in the Sample of Community Recruited Women at High Risk for Illicit Drug Use, 2002, 28, 109-131. Edwards Lee & Lyvers, Childhood Sexual Abuse and […]

[…] deaths – slightly up on previous years – with ‘worrying’ rises in Ireland, Lithuania and Sweden alongside those reported in the UK (DDN, October 2015, page 4). Cocaine remains the continent’s most commonly used illicit stimulant, cited as the primary drug for 60,000 people entering treatment, while levels of cannabis use are also rising […]

[…] of the world,’ he argues. ‘In the US the majority of people want to legalise cannabis, but less than 10 per cent want to legalise heroin or cocaine – there’s been no general spreading of that sentiment. If you look at polls of young people in Europe, they don’t want to; if you look […]

[…] the perceived ‘false dichotomy’ between harm reduction and recovery and explored the principles that actually unite them as an approach. Crew promotes a ‘stepped care approach’ to substance use which meets people ‘wherever they are at’ in their substance use and, crucially, doesn’t wait until people become problematic. It uses these principles in an approach that is person-centred and sets quality of life and wellbeing as important measures. CREWSUS workshops highlighted the key stages of the stepped care approach and invited delegates to look at practical measures that would work within their own organisations. Innovation was a key message for the day – particularly the potential in using new media for a range of interventions, beginning with information provision through to tackling problematic substance use within an environment increasingly fuelled by unregulated drug marketing.  Adam Winstock showcased the brand new web and smartphone based self-assessment tool  Drugsmeter.com. Crew also announced the successful funding of Crew Online, a service designed to support people looking to stabilise, reduce or stop their substance use based on the findings of their recent pilot and international collaboration OASIS, which clearly demonstrated an online service need in the community. From discussion with delegates, one of the main needs highlighted was ongoing updates on drug trends in Scotland. Crew training and outreach coordinator Katy MacLeod and George Burton from national training provider STRADA spoke about their development of training around novel psychoactive substances and emerging trends. In exploring key challenges for frontline staff, what was resoundingly echoed by delegates was a gap in services for psychostimulants users, with frontline staff and organisations generally opiate-focused and often lacking in knowledge and confidence to ask about or deal with psychostimulant use.  With statistics suggesting Scotland is the  cocaine capital of Europe (WHO), the rise in new psychoactive substances, re-emergence of MDMA and an increase in referrals for support around long-term cannabis use, it would be unwise not to respond to these findings. With current budget restrictions and more emphasis than ever on preventative spend, Crew suggests we need to be intervening earlier and not waiting until use becomes problematic. It also suggests the need to recognise that people  canand  douse substances relatively safely and therefore we must ensure that we have credible resources available for people to make informed choices.   So a day of highlighting challenges to workers certainly, but moreover a day of exploring ways of tackling these challenges, at every stage of substance use.  In partnership with Incite, Crew will be running open workshops in Aberdeen: Psychostimulation on 2b April and Legally High? on 25 April.   Crew are also running free training for trainers events on 30 April in Edinburgh and 21 May in Glasgow.  www.mind-altering.org beft: bive art at CREWSUS 2012 – demonstrating a range of outreach techniques to reach substance users. FbONTLINE CbEW For assessment information,   please call Steve Scorah on 07922 147200 enquiries@ttprehab.org.uk      www.ttprehab.org.uk s/VERSUCCESSFULCOMPLETIONRATESFROMBOTHCENTRES s0ICKFROMONEOFTWOHIGHQUALITYBED#1#REGISTERED   […]

[…] also have a ‘profound’ effect on Europe’s drug market. Cannabis is estimated to account for 38 per cent of the entire retail market for illicit drugs, while cocaine is the continent’s most commonly used illicit stimulant, with a market estimated to be worth at least EUR 5.7bn per year. The heroin market, meanwhile, is […]

[…] to ask that you get a little more angry.’ ‘Drugs are used as scapegoats,’ he said, quoting examples such as a newspaper headline from the 1930s: ‘Negro cocaine fiends are a new southern menace’…‘I hope this gives you conviction to change our narrative,’ he said. Using capability and courage involved critical thinking and calling on […]

[…] statistics. The figures represent a fall of around a fifth compared to 2005 and are down ‘hugely’ since the 1980s and ‘90s, says New opiate and crack- cocaine users: characteristics and trends. The downward trend has ‘flattened since about 2011, but available data do not suggest that this is the precursor to a new […]

[…] partly responsible for your death. This makes methadone significantly more toxic than heroin, (which had an implication rate of 83 per cent), buprenorphine (65 per cent) and cocaine (63 per cent). Put simply, methadone is the most dangerous drug out there. Methadone has the capacity to retain more people in treatment than buprenorphine, but […]

[…] widely consumed drug, with almost 20m people reporting use within the last year and more than 60,000 people entering first-time treatment for cannabis problems in 2013, while cocaine is still Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant. The document also reports increasing potency levels for cannabis, MDMA and other drugs. ‘The report shows that we […]

[…] widely consumed drug, with almost 20m people reporting use within the last year and more than 60,000 people entering first-time treatment for cannabis problems in 2013, while cocaine is still Europe’s most commonly used illicit stimulant. The document also reports increasing potency levels for cannabis, MDMA and other drugs. ‘The report shows that we […]

[…] per cent reporting alcohol use alongside other drugs. Many psychoactive substances were listed, including 2Cb, 2Ci, LSD, DMT, and AMT. Empathogens included MDMA powder and pills, while cocaine, amphetamine and skunk featured strongly. Men were significantly more likely to take psychedelics like DMT, LSD and mushrooms, as well as depressants, particularly diazepam. Of the […]

[…] years’ total immersion in Alcoholics Anonymous, to whom I owe a huge debt even though I don’t buy their disease model of addiction. Later I got into cocaine but didn’t become addicted to it – because the supply dried up. If it were legal I’d probably be a cokehead or dead by now. Damian […]

[…] means of identifying what substances an individual has used, and whether that use is recent or in the distant past. We can identify the use of cannabis, cocaine, heroin and a host of other drugs. At the moment though, drug testing programmes are used within prisons on a limited basis, with relatively small samples […]

[…] means of identifying what substances an individual has used, and whether that use is recent or in the distant past. We can identify the use of cannabis, cocaine, heroin and a host of other drugs. At the moment though, drug testing programmes are used within prisons on a limited basis, with relatively small samples […]

[…] typical user profile may be someone who’s taken drugs recreationally for years and whose drug use has previously been ‘relatively well contained’, he says. ‘They’ve taken ecstasy, cocaine, maybe some ketamine, but in the context of going out clubbing and maybe chilling out the next day – not this sort of days-on-end use. There […]

[…] device has been granted type approval and is available for purchase by UK police forces. The Securetec DrugWipe 3S – known as ‘Drugwipe’ – can detect the presence of cocaine or cannabis within eight minutes by analysing saliva, after which those testing positive can be taken to the police station for a blood test. ‘Drug drivers […]

[…] it is the actual fact of ‘usage’ which initiates and holds in place the addictive condition the drug generates. In addition to illicit drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin etc, ‘hypnotic and addictive reinforced demand substances’ (which include the benzodiazepines, the ‘Z’ drugs, chloral drugs and derivatives, plus clomethiazole, and some of the […]