05/12/2024: Welcome Rise Of Numbers In Drug & Alcohol Treatment
2023/24 treatment stats show welcome (7%) rise in numbers in drug & alcohol treatment.
25/11/2024: ‘I had no idea being a social drinker would damage my liver by 31’
At 31 years old, I was told by doctors that if I didn’t stop drinking alcohol, I could die.
06/11/2024: What is the UK smoking ban and how many people still smoke?
It will be illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or under to ever buy cigarettes in the UK, under new laws proposed by the government.
04/11/2024: ‘I wish I’d never taken it’: More young people seeking rehab as ketamine addiction spirals in the UK
Casey Innalls was left in excruciating pain and was hospitalised for 12 days with a condition known as k-bladder
31/10/2024: Students taught about spiking dangers in new campaign
Students are being taught about the dangers of drink spiking using goggles that simulate how it might feel to be drugged.
31/10/2024: Youth club on wheels hoping to improve young lives
A mobile youth club that aims to stop children “going down the wrong path” has launched with an amnesty bin to allow knives to be surrendered.
28/10/2024: The Tragic Rise Of Drug-Related Deaths
There were 5,448 deaths related to drug poisoning in 2023; the highest number on record.
24/10/2024: Disposable vapes to be banned from June
The sale of single-use disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year, the government has confirmed.
21/10/2024: Smoking, Drinking & Drug Use Among School Children
Latest stats show a fall in the number of school children taking drugs.
09/09/2024: Fitness of youngsters who vape ‘is just as bad as smokers of same age’, study reveals
Young vapers perform worse in exercises than their peers who do not use e-cigarettes and record performances similar to smokers the same age, according to a study.