Barriers to Recovery: Overcoming obstacles to alcohol recovery in the UK Research shows that dependent drinkers face multiple, persistent barriers to entering recovery and social reintegration. This report uses data from interviews with professionals working in addiction and alcohol harm…
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Alcohol control
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Wales (PDF)In January 2025, the Welsh Government published the final reports of the independent evaluation it had commissioned on the operation and effect of the Act. It is also undertaking a consultation to gather…
Tobacco control
Integrating tobacco harm reduction into drug treatment and harm reduction servicesThis publication offers some ideas for drug treatment and harm reduction services keen to help people reduce smoking and tobacco-related harm | GSTHR, UK [See also item below] Smoking among…
Harm reduction – drugs
Global State of Harm Reduction: 2025 Update to Key Data This briefing provides updates to key data from Harm Reduction International’s flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The full report is published every two years, with updates to…
Tobacco
I Know – International Knowledge Hub home | Drugs home | Alcohol home | International document sources Tobacco: Prevalence Health Treatment and recovery Education and prevention Tobacco control
Alcohol
I Know – International Knowledge Hub home | Drugs home | Tobacco home | International document sources Alcohol: Prevalence Health Treatment and recovery Education and prevention Enforcement and criminal justice Alcohol control
Drugs
I Know – International Knowledge Hub home | Alcohol home | Tobacco home | International document sources Drugs: Prevalence Health Harm reduction Blood borne viruses Treatment and recovery Education and prevention Enforcement and criminal justice Reform debate
Education/Prevention – tobacco
NHS stop smoking services quarterlyThis release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information from October to December 2025 on NHS Stop Smoking Services in Scotland and health boards’ progress towards their annual Local Delivery Plan (LDP) Standard. In the period…
Treatment – tobacco
Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme (2023) One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new ‘swap to stop’ scheme designed to improve the health of the nation and…
Prevalence – tobacco
Integrating tobacco harm reduction into drug treatment and harm reduction services This publication offers some ideas for drug treatment and harm reduction services keen to help people reduce smoking and tobacco-related harm | GSTHR, UK [See also item below] Smoking…