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| In February the British Medical Association reported that misuse of alcohol in England costs £55.1 billion each year. Of that figure, £2.8 billion is spent on health and care services and £2.1 billion on other public services such as the criminal justice system and social services. Employers lose around £7.3 billion annually as a result of problem drinking. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The War Cry - 5th April 2008 |
| Teenagers are drinking 44 bottles of wine or 177 pints of beer a year each, a new study into under-age alcohol intake and violence shows. The figures relate to 15 to 16–year-olds in the North West of England and stem from a study of 9,833 youngsters. The report produced by the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moores University, Trading Standards North West and the Home Office, also states: of 190,000 15s-to-16s 57,000 binge-drink by taking five or more drinks in one session. Also, as many as 40 percent of teenagers in poor areas binge drink; just under half of those surveyed drank at least once a week, with 40 percent of girls and 42 per cent of boys later involved in violence. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 28th March 2008 |
| Drug addicts who drop out of treatment programmes could have their benefits cut under new plans announced today. The Government’s new 10-year drug strategy will reveal proposals to shake-up the welfare system. In another radical move, grandparents will be encouraged to look after children whose parents are addicts, and social workers will intervene earlier when children are growing up around drug-users. Under the strategy, schools will also be encouraged to improve anti-drugs lessons. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - February 27th 08 |
| President Bush, who gave up alcohol at the age of 40, made this comment during a visit to the Jericho Program, run by Episcopal Community Services of Maryland, which helps recently released prisoners re-enter the workforce. He said: “addiction is hard to overcome. As you might remember, I drank too much at one time in my life. I understand faith based programs. I understand that sometimes you can find inspiration from a higher power to solve an addiction problem.” | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sun - Spring 2008 |
| The Government wants to return cannabis to its ‘Class B’ status, according to Whitehall sources quoted in The Times. The drug was controversially downgraded to a class C bracket in 2004 by the then Home Secretary, David Blunkett. Since then, mounting evidence of mental health risks, and fears that the move sent out the wrong message to youngsters, has caused the Government to think again. Gordon Brown has launched a review on becoming Prime Minister in 2007, saying at the time: ‘It is the message you send out. Why I want to upgrade cannabis and make it more a drug that people worry about is that we don’t want to send out a message, just like with alcohol, to teenagers that we accept these things’. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Evangelical Times - March 2008 |
| The UK’s first family drug and alcohol court is due to open in London with the aim of helping parents beat addictions so they can keep their children. It will not hear criminal cases but will try to help parents kick their addictions with support from therapists and social workers. The three year pilot will cost more than 1.3 million. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel – 28th January 2008 |
| More than a fifth of 16-24 year olds have admitted using cocaine at least once a month, a European Union study has revealed. Almost 40% of school pupils have been offered drugs at some time. This compares with 14% in 2004-2005 and 17% in 2003-2004. Mary Brett, of campaign group Europe Against Drugs, said, "Older teens are turning to cocaine instead of cannabis. Young people need proper drug education in schools that is about prevention." | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Youthwork - January 8th 2008 |
| A major Government survey today revealed widespread under-age drinking and drug abuse among school children. At least one in seven secondary school pupils has tried illegal drugs, according to the Ofsted study – most often cannabis but also heroin, cocaine, LSD and ectasty. It also found a fifth of 10 to 15 year olds regularly get drunk. One in six 14 and 15 year olds admit to getting drunk at least three times in the previous four weeks. Researchers questioned more than 100,000 pupils across England and found the biggest worry for most children was their exams. Ipsos MORI questioned 111,000 children Year 6 8 and 10 at school for the “TellUs2” survey. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 16th November 2007 |
| Cigarette sales slumped by 11.6 in July compared to the previous year, figures have shown. The decrease followed the smoking ban which came into force in England on July 1st. It reflects cigarette sales across Britain from shops, bars, clubs, pubs and restaurants, according to market analysts Nielsen, who collected the data. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - October 3rd, 2007 |
| Cocaine and heroin addicts on a Government treatment programme are being given extra drugs as a reward for good behaviour, it was reported today. A survey of almost 200 clinics in England by the National Treatment Agency (NTA), which runs the £500 million-a-year scheme, found users were being offered extra heroin substitute methadone or anti-depressants for clean urine samples. The NTA admitted the practice was unethical and said it wanted to see certain practices “squeezed out of the system”. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - October 18th, 2007 |
| A quarter of a million people in Britain have a problem with gambling, according to a recent government study. CARE, the Evangelical Alliance and the Methodist Church have all expressed concern about the high number, with the EA in particular calling on the government to provide help for addicts. However, the British Gambling Prevalence Study suggests that this number has not increased since 1999. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Christianity - November 2007 |
| More than two thirds of motorists support Government proposals to introduce stricter drink-driver limits. At present drivers in the UK can have a maximum of 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood-compared with 50mg in most other European countries and 20mg in Poland, Sweden and Norway. Some 69% of British drivers support lowering the drink -drive limit to bring it into line with Europe, according to a poll for insurer More Than. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 5th September 2007 |
| Smoking cannabis on a regular basis can more than double the chances of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, new research has shown. Any use of cannabis which means even taking the drug just once, was associated with a 41% greater risk. The findings emerge from the most comprehensive analysis yet carried out of the evidence linking cannabis use and psychosis. Scientists in the UK pooled data from 35 different studies which together showed a clear dose-response effect. People who smoked the most cannabis were the most likely to suffer a psychotic breakdown. For frequent users, the risk rose to between 50% and 200%. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 27th July 2007 |
| A single cannabis joint damages the lungs as much as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, experts claimed today. The drug forces the lungs to work harder by obstructing air flow and causes chest tightness. The news comes after research last week showed cannabis could more than double the risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - 31st July 2007 |
| The Government was accused of failing to tackle binge-drinking today after a study found the number of A&E visits related to alcohol trebled after the introduction of 24-hour drinking laws. Researchers from a London hospital found that alcohol-related visits to A&E during the night increased after the laws were introduced in 2005. The authors said their findings were likely to represent the picture at other inner city hospitals across the UK and warned of the possibility of “very substantial” numbers of additional patients. The Tories described the findings as “worrying” but the Department of Health said more comprehensive research had found no rise in A&E attendances. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Sentinel - July 19th 2007. |
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