#Warwickshire #Teenagers Defying Stereotypes
If you still believe that teenagers are heavy drinkers, smokers and drug takers, you may need to think again, with official figures telling us that our traditional views of [...]
September 2014
#LGA calls for change in law for #legalhighs
The Local Government Association (LGA) – which represents 400 councils – wants the government to adopt a similar approach to so-called ‘legal highs’ [...]
#Drug #Deaths Rise 20% in Just One Year
An article in Mancunian Matters has stated that a total of 1,182 deaths in England last year were attributed to drug poisoning with 322 in the North West. The mortality rate [...]
#Alcohol costs to society
Another in our regular Friday afternoon series… Every single year alcohol costs the criminal justice system £11bn; enough to keep more than 260,000 police officers on [...]
Fascinating interactive global #alcohol map
Click here to see who drinks what and where. Hovver over each country to see the average adult weekly consumption. How do you compare? (It is not a competition) [...]
Don’t forget – ‘Recovery Street Film Festival’ roadshow is in #Birmingham on 16th September
Reminder A group of treatment providers is organising a UK wide film festival featuring short films about addiction and recovery. The group is led by Phoenix with [...]
