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The Office for National Statistics today published statistics covering deaths related to drug poisonings in England and Wales for the year 2021. Once again there has been a rise (6.3%)

We are proud and excited to today launch our new three-year strategy. These years may prove to be a transformational time for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery field.

Third sector and NHS healthcare experts to unite at historic summit and pledge to deal with the escalating drug related death crisis. A public health emergency has been steadily building

As is often the case, support for people with drug and alcohol problems defies easy categorisation. It does not fit easily into a box marked ‘health’, ‘community development’ or any

Today’s announcement shows the Government is serious about righting the wrong of nearly a decade of disinvestment in England’s drug treatment system. We are proud to have worked together to

A new drugs strategy offers the chance for the Government to right the wrongs of disinvestment by funding Dame Carol Black’s rigorous, costed policy programme. The necessary resource must be

The 2020/21 drug and alcohol treatment data released today covers a uniquely challenging period in our field’s history. People facing drug or alcohol addiction, already a vulnerable and oftentimes isolated

On Monday 27 September, Collective Voice hosted its latest webinar, focussing on the intersection of substance misuse treatment and the criminal justice system. Recent years have seen government policy increasingly

We are pleased to be holding a webinar on the 27th September focused on the interconnecting policy and practice that shapes the experiences of people with drug and alcohol problems

The Office for National Statistics has released the latest numbers of deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2020. Together with the recent statistics on alcohol-related deaths