The emergence of nitazenes on the Irish heroin market and national preparation for possible future outbreaks onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Heroin’s fatal mixer prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…

Evaluation of the 2021–2026 National Mission on Drug Deaths publichealthscotland.scot/publications/e…

This is the truth of community development. We don’t need any more middle class ‘missionaries’ and their colonialist charities plonking middle class imports into working class communities.

Drugs 1000 times stronger than heroin could ruin this summer's music festivals, charities warn LBC lbc.co.uk/news/drugs-100…

Stigma in life and stigma in death. People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care at end of life, finds study medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-p… via Medical Xpress

Russell Newcombe obituary

Russell Newcombe, who has died aged 66 was an advocate of progressive policies on illicit drug use and the first person to use the term “harm reduction to describe an alternative path to the punitive goals of the war on drugs theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

A devil-may-care culture led to the UK’s highest drinking rates. Are we now paying the price for years of excess? theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

More than 80% of children’s homes in England and Wales are now run to make a profit, with many owned by private equity companies. What could go wrong? theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Patients prescribed gabapentinoids at increased risk of drug misuse or overdose, researchers find keele.ac.uk/about/news/202…

Scotland's alcohol deaths worst in UK as rates hit record high news.stv.tv/scotland/scotl…

Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

The stories behind the infected blood scandal canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/contaminated-b…

Deadly nitazene drug adverts on X and SoundCloud, BBC finds bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687123…

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Animal tranquilliser found in cannabis vapes and illicit sedatives in UK theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

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bbc.co.uk/news/health-68… drug xylazine found in cannabis THC vapes in UK

Xylazine has infiltrated the UK's illicit drug market
Xylazine, a powerful animal tranquiliser linked to horrific side effects, is now widespread in the UK illicit drug market kcl.ac.uk/news/xylazine-…