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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
Safety leaflet on opioid medicines to help patients and their families reduce the risks of harm.
Foresight project looking at how future scientific advances may affect our understanding of addiction and drug use.
Resource for commissioners, providers and clinicians to identify the essential functions of addiction specialist doctors in recovery oriented treatment.
A record number of offenders with alcohol problems will be forced to stay dry this festive season in a bid to cut booze-fuelled crime over Christmas.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Manual for healthcare practitioners on building and carrying out an effective plan for recovery from substance addiction.
New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published.
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