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Within a treatment system that has faced significant cuts to funding in recent years, detox and rehab services have fared particularly badly. Vital pathways have suffered from the critical combination

The effects of the era of austerity on local government commissioned drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services have been well documented by Collective Voice and others. But ours is

The Review We welcome the enthusiasm and rigour Dame Black has brought as the Independent Reviewer, and her whole-person approach to treatment and recovery, acknowledging mental health support, housing and

In October the Office for National Statistics published the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in 2019, showing – yet again – a record year in almost a decade of increasing

Today’s 2019/20 figures for adults in substance misuse treatment do not make happy reading, especially in light of yesterday’s Spending Review. Some of the trends we have seen in recent

Drug misuse impacts on almost all domains of human life – and cost England £18.7bn in 2017/18. Our drug related deaths figures reveal an appalling picture of human loss and

As part of our ongoing series focused on the role of the voluntary sector in supporting people with drug or alcohol problems, we spoke to Tim Sampey, Chief Executive of

Covid-19 has demonstrated the incredible value of treatment and recovery in providing life-changing – and life-saving – support to some of the most vulnerable people in our country – and

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest England and Wales statistics on drug-related deaths for 2019. Yet again they reveal an appalling picture of human loss and suffering

Collective Voice is pleased to announce that 20 grassroots VCSE organisations will receive funding from the Addiction and Recovery Covid-19 Response Fund, administered by us on behalf of the Department