How has the UK’s health changed since 2001?
- Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
Assim como acontece com as mudanças climáticas, por que demoramos tanto para reconhecer a ameaça existencial que o uso de drogas representa para a humanidade?
As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?
The Thistle drug room in Glasgow could help fill some important gaps in knowledge about the benefits of these facilities.
Deaths from cocaine use have risen by almost 31%, according to ONS figures that also show stark regional differences in drug-related deaths.
More and more people are seeking medical help for problems related to ketamine use.
Alcohol and tobacco use carries significant health risks but they’re legalised – so why not cannabis? Despite the concerns, decriminalising cannabis could have public health benefits.
Pregabalin is prescribed for a number of conditions – including epilepsy, anxiety and nerve pain.
Synthetic opioids called nitazenes are ones to watch in 2024.
Women are catching up with men’s drug use.
Penelitian saat ini menunjukkan bahwa ganja dapat membantu maupun membahayakan memori. Bagaimana penjelasannya?
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says sale and possession of laughing gas for recreational use should not be banned.
Nearly 10,000 people died from alcohol in 2021.
Drug use among young people continues to fall, but harmful use among a minority continues.
The UK could learn from the kind of action Scotland is taking on drug deaths.
Ukraine’s 317,000 injecting drug users face a difficult future.
In 2001, the average age of death from a volatile substance was 28. By 2020, it had risen to 46.
When employers treat staff drinking problems as a health issue, they get much better results.
The recent review found that both high and low frequency cannabis users were six times more likely to develop schizophrenia.
Most hangover cures don’t work, but research shows a few make a difference.
Après deux années qui ont vu la consommation d’alcool progresser (et la période des fêtes), voilà qu’arrive le Dry January : le mois sans alcool. Quelles sont les erreurs à éviter pour tenir le défi ?
The key is start preparing before January.
Latest figures show the fatal consequences of pandemic drinking habits.
People who increased their drinking significantly during the pandemic are risking illness.
Although a recent review found a lack of evidence to support these products, this doesn’t mean cannabis can’t help some people with sleep. We need better research.
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