£267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment
Every local authority across England to be allocated additional funding to help combat drug and alcohol misuse From: Department of Health and Social Care ...
New Hampshire's recovery-friendly workplace program expands to nationwide institute
Published November 9, 2023 1:45pm EST Approximately 350 businesses employing nearly 100,000 people have joined the nationwide program New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-hampshire) ...
Researchers identify brain network that is uniquely activated through injection vs. oral drug use
November 8, 2023 NIH study suggests the brain’s “salience network” is important for understanding substance use disorder, could be a future therapeutic target ©Getty Images/Klaus Vedfel ...
Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban: new UNODC survey
Kabul / Vienna, 5 November 2023 Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 per cent following a drug ban imposed by the de facto authorities in April 2022, according to a new research brief from the United Nations Office ...
When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?
Published: November 3, 2023By new bill (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-28/canberra-drug-decriminalisation-laws-begin-today/103032128) came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalising personal possession of common illegal ...
Over 220 Pounds of Suspected Controlled Substances Seized Including Pills Shaped to Resemble Heart Shaped Candy
United States Department of Justice / District of Massachusetts / PRESS RELEASE Monday, November 6, 2023 Believed to be one of the largest single-location seizures in New England BOSTON - An estimated 10 million doses of ...
Rally against drug abuse organized
By Daily Excelsior (https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/author/dailyexcelsior_wpadmin/) -November 6, 2023 news source (https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/rally-against-drug-abuse-organized/)
Alarming new trend is emerging as younger Americans eschew alcohol on dates, go more for cannabis
By Nikolas Lanum (https://www.foxnews.com/person/l/nikolas-lanum) Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/) Published November 3, 2023 3:30am EDT Gen Z Americans are drinking less than previous generations (https://www.foxnews.com/media) and ...
$1M to aid expansion of St. Joe’s measurement-based program targeting substance abuse
By Don Mitchell (https://globalnews.ca/author/don-mitchell/) Global NewsPosted September 11, 2023 4:14 pm latest report (https://globalnews.ca/news/9947591/opioid-overdose-calls-hamilton-sept-2023/) said there were 257 suspected opioid ...
College students can get free naloxone and fentanyl test strips from their schools to prevent drug overdoses
By Shiv Sudhakar (https://www.foxnews.com/person/s/shiv-sudhakar) Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/) Published October 28, 2023 5:45am EDT - Colleges are arming their students with more than just an education When it comes to the opioid ...
OH officials work to alleviate financial strain for families impacted by drug addiction
Published November 1, 2023 2:00pm EDT Joe Smith did not picture raising his granddaughter at age 66, but when his daughter’s substance use disorder (https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/mental-health/drug-and-substance-abuse) meant ...
Biden Administration Urges Schools to Carry Naloxone, the Opioid Overdose Treatment
Oct. 31, 2023By HealthDay (https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/healthday) By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout ...