A lot has changed in drug treatment in the past twenty years. Countless contracts have come and gone, entire providers have gone out of business, several drug strategies …
Paul North
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Watching from the other side of the world as the stories of Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell unfold has brought a sense of déjà vu to many Australians. It …
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Volteface is investigating how effectively UK policies around cannabis are safeguarding young people. Theresa May has promised that she is pursuing a war on drugs, and that such …
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‘Spice’ is a growing problem in the UK. Although harm reduction messages are starting to circulate in drug treatment, its unpredictable strength and effects are forcing users in prison …
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A new KCL study shows that cannabis potency could be a key contributing factor in levels of problematic use. The study is the first of its kind to …
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Today, Volteface launches a mini-report examining the lessons the UK can learn from ‘Youth in Iceland’. Outlining the Icelandic model and how it transformed substance misuse among adolescents, the report …
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This episode was recorded live from Cannabis Europa. In the first part of the show we talked to Clark (CEO) and Carly (Head of Creative Ops) from the United …
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This month on the Volteface Podcast, our Director of Policy Lizzie McCulloch catches up with Oxford University PhD student, and Co-Founder of entOURage Network, Jessica Steinberg. Liz & Jessica discuss …
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The 2nd National Substance Misuse Conference took place in Birmingham on Wednesday 13th September. The conference looked to bring together the UK’s leading clinicians, researchers, educators and more to …
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The Novel Psychoactive Substances Act has taken its first major blow as a court ruled that nitrous oxide could be defined as a medicine, and is therefore legal. For …