This is the second in a series of blog posts discussing topics raised at the recent Drug Strategy Implementation Events which Collective Voice delivered on

Last month, Collective Voice delivered a series of events on behalf of the Home Office to assist the implementation of the Government’s 2017 Drug Strategy.

“One of the Government’s most fundamental roles is to protect the most vulnerable people in our society.” In difficult times, I felt a tinge of

This month saw the launch online by Public Health England of the Public Health Dashboard.  It tells us how well each local authority area performs

Last month, ONS released the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in England and Wales, which made for sobering reading. Yet again, the number of drug-related

Just over 2 million adults in England will use cannabis this year. Most will do so occasionally, slotting their cannabis use into otherwise unremarkable lives,

The recent rise in drug-related deaths is startling, but there’s a more troubling aspect of both the recent ACMD report and its predecessor from the

Context Between 2001 and 2008 investment in drug treatment increased from £250 million a year to £750 million a year. This yielded: Improved access to