DDN Magazine

@DDNMagazine

Drink and Drugs News is the monthly magazine for the substance misuse field. All the latest news, features and jobs - http://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com

London

Joined February 2009

517Following

10KFollowers

Pinned

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 15 h

Designer Joe Hartley’s five-month residency at a Greater Manchester #rehab has been helping to redefine #recovery narratives and break down boundaries, says Sara Teiger: bit.ly/459lBg3

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 16 h

Milestone hit on #WorldHepatitisDay as local drug and alcohol charity confirms micro-elimination of #hepatitisC: bit.ly/41fnVAO @WeAreWithYou

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 17 h

Smokeless #nicotine is at the heart of #Sweden’s #smoking decline: bit.ly/4lObt3k

DDNMagazine's tweet card. Smokeless nicotine products - not abstinence - are driving Sweden’s dramatic drop in smoking, according to a leading clinical psychologist.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 17 h

Free quit #smoking app for #Devon residents offers personalised support: bit.ly/4f7CyvP

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 18 h

Inside the UK's #ketamine crisis: bit.ly/471aY1g

DDNMagazine's tweet card. With data showing increasing numbers of people using the drug, and the government considering reclassifying it, Sky's Shingi Mararike has been speaking to people who have experienced life-changing...

110

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · 21 h

Food Standards #Scotland issues warning after potentially harmful counterfeit #vodka discovered: bit.ly/4lPEImA

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

#US: #Alcohol use has increased among women — and so have cases of #liverdisease: bit.ly/4520QTs

DDNMagazine's tweet card. More than 51,600 adults died from liver disease in 2020 in the U.S.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

People experiencing #homelessness are one of the most at-risk groups for #hepatitisC infection, the St Mungo’s charity has warned in advance of next week’s #WorldHepatitisDay: bit.ly/3TU846Z

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

The Loop launches fundraising campaign to set up new mobile #drug testing lab: bit.ly/4mgVx9U

DDNMagazine's tweet card. The harm reduction charity is hoping to raise £25,000 as part of its Test & Know campaign

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

#French #nicotine pouch ban on hold amid EU backlash: bit.ly/45k42Lr

DDNMagazine's tweet card. France has once again delayed its ban on nicotine pouches, pushing enforcement to August 25 after seven European Union (EU) countries filed formal objections.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

#Ketamine could treat depression by interacting with the brain's '#opioid system': bit.ly/416Am1U

DDNMagazine's tweet card. New research has found that Ketamine's antidepressant effects involve the brain’s opioid system.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

Is #London on the brink of an #opioid crisis? What the capital's clubbers need to know: bit.ly/4kZOtxf

DDNMagazine's tweet card. Synthetic opioids called nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, are appearing in the capital in the form of pills, powders and vapes

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

Judge-supervised #drug treatment sentences expanded: bbc.in/45jPNWZ

DDNMagazine's tweet card. The government says the new system is 'tougher than prison' but not everyone will be eligible.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 25

#Irish government delays introduction of mandatory #alcohol health labelling: bit.ly/40BBQ43

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

Parents and families invited to complete national online survey into #alcohol harms: bit.ly/4mruvN9 @ForwardTrust

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

Bottling it: Have we missed an opportunity to address #alcohol harm?: bit.ly/3GC8LPl @changegrowlive

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

Australia: Illicit #tobacco is 'out in the open' but what is the best way to deal with it?: ab.co/46mXTiI

DDNMagazine's tweet card. Consumption of illicit tobacco is growing as more tobacconists pop up and revenue is lost from the legal excise.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

I turned to medical #cannabis to treat my ADHD – and I’m not alone: bit.ly/46mSXKB

DDNMagazine's tweet card. Tom Evans initially took conventional ADHD medicine to manage his symptoms but supply was soon disrupted

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

Rise in #drug trafficking in #Derbyshire, report says: bbc.in/4o21uck

DDNMagazine's tweet card. The new figures also showed there had been a rise in the number of drug-related deaths.

DDN Magazine@DDNMagazine · Jul 22

Unmet need in #Scotland’s #drug crisis revealed: bit.ly/44Ihc4Q

DDNMagazine's tweet card. Scots affected by drugs say while peer groups provide