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The government has today launched a new campaign aimed at providing support and advice to parents and carers in the West Midlands.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
An Expert Working Group (EWG) of the UK’s Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) met yesterday at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to begin the review of the benefits and risks of opioid medicines, including dependence and addiction.
£50 million awarded through the Safer Street Fund to tackle violence against women and girls and make streets safer.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Ward on 29 November 2018
Smokefree legislation to extend to private vehicles carrying children and consultation launched on stopping sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The health harms arising from licit and illicit substance use and misuse are wide-ranging and vary depending on the substance used and the pattern and context of their use, but it is well established that their use represents a major public health...
PHE has published the first-ever evidence review of dependence and withdrawal problems associated with 5 commonly prescribed classes of medicines in England.
Ministers are announcing action to prevent medicines being prescribed unnecessarily, following a new review led by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England.
Screening for lung disease is not common in drug and alcohol treatment services but Lambeth has set up a lung health clinic in its CDAT team.
Professionals have made progress in responding to the large volume of cases of domestic abuse.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Clough on 27 August 2021.
Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull moved to 'areas of intervention', with residents told not to meet with people from outside their households to control the spread of the virus.
This written ministerial statement was laid on 30 October 2014 in the House of Commons by Norman Baker and in the House of Lords by Lords Bates of Banbaurgh.
Reminder on risk of serious and fatal toxicity in overdose.
A scheme to help young people in the Blackpool area make healthy choices has been awarded over £90,000.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The 10 communities that will lead work to tackle binge and underage drinking have been announced by the Government Champion for Active Safer…
PHE will work with drug treatment providers and service users to develop tools to improve the quality of substitution treatment.
The recovery committee supports the government’s drug strategy and says there is reason to be optimistic.
The UK is now the world-leader in social investment, according to a new report looking at progress towards supporting disadvantaged people.
Ketamine should be upgraded to a Class B drug following increased evidence of bladder damage from frequent misuse, experts have recommended.
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