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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Thousands of prisoners are getting clean thanks to a doubling of drug-free wings in jails as the government’s war on addiction steps up a gear.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The building voluntary and community sector (VCS) involvement in integrated offender management (IOM) programmes.
Five projects will receive part of £5 million innovation fund to test new ways to reduce use of so-called recreational drugs.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Public Health England (PHE) has issued a warning of a sharp rise in the number of overdoses linked to people using drugs in several areas across England.
Following a review of the risks associated with use of opioid medicines for non-cancer pain, the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) has recommended that fentanyl transdermal patches are contraindicated in opioid-naive patients in the UK.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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