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Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill : Hansard Volume 811: House of Lords debate on Friday 16 April 2021 https://buff.ly/32sjS5u

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The £80 million investment into #AlcoholAndDrug services is designed to address the current system & pilot new treatment models.

See our position paper & blueprint specification to advise on commissioning #tier4 provision. Download via our website: https://zcu.io/ixKe

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Drug misuse among people over 65 year olds is a hidden and growing problem globally, international experts say, and worrying trends are emerging among New Zealand's older people too #sedatives and #tranquilisers.| Otago Daily Times https://buff.ly/3gltAPj

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dotbirchProfessor Dorothy Newbury-Birch PhD@dotbirch·
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PLEASE RT: We are looking at alcohol use in Middlesbrough during COVID. see below and link to survey is https://teesside.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/covid-alcohol-survey and literally takes less than five minutes....

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Upcoming webinar : Shopping Addiction: Recognising the Threat of a Neglected Addiction and Creating Strategies to Deal with Compulsive Buying Disorders: Tuesday, May 4th 2021: 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM https://buff.ly/3e1K0cK

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Changes in Alcohol Use and Drinking Context due to the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Multimethod Study of College Student Drinkers #WileyOnlineLibrary https://buff.ly/2Qiigsx

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Why your social media habit is probably not an addiction – new research https://theconversation.com/why-your-social-media-habit-is-probably-not-an-addiction-new-research-158888?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationUK

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