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More people could be encouraged to purchase alcohol-free drinks under government proposals to make alternatives to alcoholic drinks more widely available.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Stoptober is back and calling on smokers to join the thousands of others committing to quit from 1 October.
The Home Secretary has today announced the reappointment of Professor Owen Bowden-Jones as the chair of the ACMD.
Call for evidence from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the prevalence and drivers of powder cocaine use by young people and adults.
Twelve projects awarded a share of £5 million to reduce rates of fatal drug overdoses, as part of Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackle health challenges.
Government response to the ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of diphenidine.
The Home Office is looking for 16 new members to join the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).
Letter commissioning the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to work on a project to prevent drug use in children and young people.
Government response to the ACMD's review of the evidence on the use and harms of Cumyl-PeGaClone.
A year on from its Women’s Health Strategy, the government has announced a package of new measures to boost the health and wellbeing of women and girls.
The number of NHS Health Checks offered and carried out more than doubled in 2022 to 2023.
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) regarding electronic prescribing of controlled drugs proposal from NHS England.
Digital NHS Health Check to be rolled out across England next spring delivering an additional one million checks in the first 4 years.
The government commissions the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to review the harms of Xylazine and 2-Methyl-AP-237.
The government has written to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for advice on the scheduling and lawful access to nitrous oxide.
Government takes steps to crack down on rogue firms targeting children with free samples.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times that marketing vapes to children is unacceptable - they should only have a role in helping smokers quit.
Celebrities and medical experts including comedian Tom Davis, Dr Ranj Singh and Dr Linda Papadopoulos support new government campaign to boost mental health.
The government commissions the ACMD to conduct an updated harms assessment of synthetic cathinones.
New data released today (20 April) reveals the largest quantity of cocaine and ketamine seized by Border Force and police forces since records began.
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