Kathryn Burgum, the White House Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery, has issued a stark warning. Housing without treatment does not save lives. In fact, she says, it can end them. Her comments follow the death of a former patient. He received housing, then died soon afterwards from a fentanyl overdose. A Familiar Face in the...
NHS doctors have cured more than 100,000 people across England of hepatitis C in a single decade. The country is closing in on hepatitis C elimination and aiming to become one of the first nations in the world to wipe out the virus entirely. A national testing and treatment drive has turned what was once...
Drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales reached 5,565 in 2024. That is the highest total since records began in 1993, and a rise of 2.1% on the previous year. Behind that figure sits a much bigger shift. Emerging drug trends are changing what people actually take, and how professionals in family law can find...
Two events happened within weeks of each other this year. Together they may say more about the marijuana debate than any campaign advert ever could. In Washington, the Drug Enforcement Administration wrapped up historic hearings on whether to reschedule marijuana under federal law. At the same time, Massachusetts confirmed that voters will face a ballot...
Police stations, courts, jails and clinics across America are changing how they handle mental illness and substance use. New research is driving that shift. Evidence-based criminal justice practices, such as diversion schemes and supportive housing, now replace punishment with treatment in many areas. Professor Faye Taxman leads that work at George Mason University’s Schar School...
Cannabis use and diabetes may be a risky combination for people taking GLP1 receptor agonist medication, according to a large new cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The research links cannabis use to markedly higher rates of death, heart problems and kidney harm in this group. Tracking Thousands of Diabetes Patients The research...
Millions of people give up alcohol for a fortnight or a month at a time. They might do it for Dry January, on medical advice, or simply to cut back. A new study from Indiana University School of Medicine has now tested a basic assumption behind these breaks. Does stepping away from alcohol for two...
A new study out of the University of California, Riverside has found that vanillin, one of the most common flavouring chemicals used in e-cigarettes, can interfere with the earliest stages of human embryo development, at concentrations low enough to be reached through ordinary vaping. What the Researchers Did Vanillin turns up in more than half...
Figuring out how to quit drinking, or even just cut back on alcohol, is the easy part. Making it stick is harder. Most people who manage it long-term aren’t relying on willpower alone, they’ve got a plan, and a few habits that make the plan easier to follow. Start With Your Reason Get clear on...
Communities Prepare to Come Together On Saturday 12 September 2026, thousands of people across the country will lace up their trainers and step out together for the UK Recovery Walk 2026, a nationwide celebration of recovery, resilience and hope. This year the flagship event lands in Bradford, where a full weekend of activity has been...