Faces and Voices of Recovery UK on LinkedIn: German police seize 35 tonnes of cocaine in ‘largest bust Europe has ever… (2024)

Cocaine Use Disorder Market Set to Cross $2 Billion by 2030: The Cocaine Use Disorder Market was estimated at USD 1.32 billion in 2023, USD 1.39 billion in 2024, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.21% to reach USD 2.01 billion by 2030.Global Trends, Analysis and Forecasts by Therapeutic Approach, Medication, Treatment Setting and Region with Profiles on Key PlayersHowever, the limited availability of specialized healthcare providers and social stigmas associated with drug addiction may limit the adoption of treatment options. Regulatory hurdles and variability in treatment effectiveness across populations also pose significant challenges for market growth.https://lnkd.in/eA-MKuU9

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Launch of new European Union Drugs Agency on 3 JulyUpcoming inauguration of new European Union Drugs AgencyOn 2 July, a new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) will officially replace the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), which has been operating in Lisbon since 1995. The development is the result of new legislation entering into application onthat day which revises the EMCDDA mandate and name and formally establishes the EUDA.The EUDA will have stronger powers than its predecessor to address current and future drug problems. With its broader mandate, the new agency will contribute to EU preparedness on drugs, helping the EU and its Member States to anticipate and respond effectively to the impact of drug-related threats.https://lnkd.in/dGss2YRz

FAVORUK ANNUAL RECOVERY CONFERENCE 2024Hinde Street Methodist Church, London W1U 2QJ Friday 13th SeptemberRegister now!Addiction, Recovery and DisrespectLived experience speakers will intercede each academic speakerhttps://lnkd.in/e58riDZK#UKRW24 #RecoveryWalk24 #UKRWLondon24 #FavorUK

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Xylazine and Bromazolam in illegal drug market – inc vapesThe Forward Trust issued a national alert to staff following increasing reports of Xylazine and Bromazolam being detected in the UK’s illegal drug market.In the UK, nitazenes have been detected in substances sold as heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis products – and it is coming in liquid form and put into vapes.#Xylazine #Bromazolam #Vapes #Cocaine #heroin #cannabishttps://lnkd.in/dHvaA_p6

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Alcohol price rises 'are a blunt instrumentRaising the price of alcohol through duties is a "lazy, blunt instrument" to tackle Guernsey's drinking culture and could hurt the hospitality sector, according to the head of a local industry group.Alan Sillett, president of the Guernsey Hospitality Association (GHA), criticised the recommendations in a recent Public Health Services (PHS) report.https://lnkd.in/d4twpvZV

Three years of Project ADDER in MerseysideProject ADDER (Addiction, Diversion, Disruption, Enforcement and Recovery) was launched in January 2021 across Wirral, Knowsley and Liverpool by Merseyside Police and partners.It was introduced to test a whole-system, public health approach to tackling drug misuse and drug-related crime, which is driven by police and local authority partners and involves drug treatment and recovery services.Merseyside Police https://lnkd.in/eB86uVVb

Activists: ‘Let Scots smoke crack and heroinAddicts should be allowed to smoke Class A drugs at a soon-to-open drug room in Scotland, activists have said.The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) has proposed that the ‘safe consumption facility’ in Glasgow, which is already set to allow the injection of drugs, should be expanded to embrace the smoking of crack cocaine and heroin.Kirsten Horsburgh, Chief Executive of the Government quango SDF, criticised the city’s £2.3 million pilot project for failing to have an “inhalation component”.She claimed, “there’s a lot of people smoking crack cocaine and also smoking heroin that would benefit from that being part of the facility too”.But Anne Marie Ward of drugs charity FAVOR UK said drug rooms just lead “to more substitute prescription drugs.“If you are not providing services that can help people to get freedom from addiction, then you are simply offering palliative care.”https://lnkd.in/eyyYN-Tq#heroin #drugs

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