Essex Police’s Christmas anti-drink driving campaign
Essex Police’s Christmas anti-drink driving campaign has already seen 22 people arrested and over £5,000 in fines issued, and the Christmas festive period has only just begun. Members of Essex Police have stopped and breathalysed 2,072 drivers since December 1st 2013; of these, 64 were over the legal limit for alcohol. The police are keeping
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Parental substance abuse is destroying families
The Arizona Department of Economic Security in America has reported that the main reason for children being taken into foster care is due to parental substance abuse. Most cases involve one or both parents abusing alcohol or illegal drugs to the point that they can no longer safely raise their children. In 2012, 10,141 children
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Manufacturers of legal highs must prove that they are safe
In the continuing battle to reduce substance and drug abuse in the UK, the Home Office has announced plans to introduce new legislation that will force manufacturers of legal highs to prove that their drugs are safe. Today there is a huge variety of designer drugs on the market; over the past year the number
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More than 20,000 alcohol-dependent people in Suffolk
The NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, which is chaired by Long Melford-based GP Dr Christopher Browning, has raised his concerns that many people in Suffolk are drinking excessively on a regular basis. According to a new report by Suffolk County Council, as many as 15.1% of people over the age of 18 years are
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