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Alcohol Related Deaths Increase by 20%
The long terms impact of lockdown is beginning to be felt. One of the most dramatic impacts has been an almost 20 per cent increase in...
Phil Harris
Dec 9, 20212 min read


Drug Related Death Report Published
The Office for National Statistics have published the latest report on drug related deaths in England and Wales. The main findings...
Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20202 min read


Non-Fatal Overdose: Is it a Window of Opportunity for Change?
Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant...
Phil Harris
Sep 2, 20193 min read


Overdose and Depression Linked
In my first book-Drug Induced- I demonstrated that opiate overdose was rarely ever linked to drug purity. Reviewing research and...
Phil Harris
Oct 5, 20183 min read


Alcohol & Tobacco: Still the Most Toxic Substances
A new review published online today in the journal Addiction has compiled the best, most up-to-date source of information on alcohol,...
Phil Harris
May 14, 20182 min read


A Vaccine for Heroin Overdose?
With ever increase awareness of the rise of opiate related death, and interesting research study has made a major step forward in...
Phil Harris
Feb 18, 20181 min read


Why Are Overdose Rates Increasing in the UK?
A major challenge for substance misuse and related fields in the UK is to address the dramatic rise in drug related deaths. Findings has...
Phil Harris
Nov 29, 20171 min read


Naltrexone Overdose Prevention: Gaps in Knowledge
Naltrexone has become an important tool in the front line defense against overdose from opiates in both the the US and the UK. However,...
Phil Harris
Nov 29, 20171 min read


Large-Scale Overdose Review Published in US
Drug related overdose rates are rising in both the UK and the US. One of the largest studies of over 13,000 deaths has just been...
Phil Harris
Nov 29, 20171 min read
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