Portugal. The mobile methadone van that helps drug addicts live normal life Daily Record chief reporter Mark McGivern visited Lisbon to see if Portugal's enlightened approach to addiction could help tackle Scotland's drug crisis. (Daily Record, Sch…

ACMD report- Ageing cohort of drug users In recent years, statistics have been published to show a demonstrable shift in age profile of individuals accessing treatment for drug use in the UK. In response to this the Advisory Council on th…

Number of older opiate users in treatment has tripled The number of older opiate users in treatment in England has tripled in just 12 years, a report by the ACMD reveals today. (ACMD - Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, UK, 14.06.2019) https…

Schottland. Methadone overdose figures slammed by Scottish Conservatives The Conservatives have called for alternative treatments for drug addicts as figures indicate hundreds of people were taken to hospital after overdosing on the heroin replacem…

Self-Rated Physical Health and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Swedish Patients in Opioid Substitution Treatment. Troberg K, Håkansson A, Dahlman D. J Addict. 2019 Apr 15;2019:7942145. doi: 10.1155/2019/7942145.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pm…

USA. Significant barriers to care for patients seeking medication for opioid use Boston, MA – Buprenorphine-naloxone (buprenorphine), a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), is difficult to access in states with…