Drug Driving and Drink Driving: What Are the Dangers?
With the festive season upon us, it's time to educate people about the dangers of driving under the influence. The Police will be targeting offenders who pose a risk to themselves and other road users. So you may consider rolling out the same message for your...
Cocaine and Alcohol: How They Damage Your Heart
Cocaine and Alcohol Combined The UK has always had a serious alcohol problem, what hapens when cocaine and alcohol are combined? Binge drinking culture is rampant to this day, with UK citizens being drunk more often than any other country. As most know, the party...
How Nitrous Oxide Damages Your Brain and the Environment
This Nitrous Oxide debris is what's left behind when people get together & inhale laughing gas (aka “NOS”). People open the canister, transfer the gas into a container (usually a balloon), then inhale from the balloon. Inhaling nitrousoxide directly from the...
Rise in Drug – Related Deaths in England and Wales
Official figures show that drug deaths have risen sharply in England and Wales, reaching record numbers last year. A total of 4,359 people died due to drug poisoning last year. This includes accidental overdoses and suicides from medicinal drugs, as well as illicit...
Alcohol Dependency Advice
Alcohol awareness I think you will agree, the UK has seen an increase in alcohol consumption during COVID-19. The bigest increase was during the 1st furlough period in the summer. Many people use alcohol to deal with stressful events, such as losing a job or...
Drug Use in the UK: Statistics
We often get asked “what is the level of drug use in the UK really like?”. Here are some bullet point figures from England & Wales for 2018/19: 1 in 11 (9.4%) adults aged 16 to 59 had taken a drug in the last year. This equated to around 3.2 million people 1 in 5...
News: 185 Drivers Failed Roadside Drug Tests
Police Scotland share some results following their festive campaign For the 1st time officers were able to test for drugs at the roadside and found 185 drivers failed roadside drug tests. Drug tests for cannabis & cocaine resulted in 185 positive results from 480...
Random Drug Testing For Love Island Contestants
Random Drug Testing For Love Island Contestants Drug testing has hit the news again, with random testing on contestants for the hit ITV show, Love Island. It's been widely reported that many of the 2019 Love Island contestants have now been axed. This is after...
The Increasing Strength of Cannabis: THC Levels
As the strength of cannabis has increased, so too has the number of people entering treatment for cannabis use problems. More Europeans are now entering drug treatment because of cannabis than heroin or cocaine. In herbal cannabis, THC concentrations increased 14%...
Drug Driving: How Heavy Drug Use Makes Dangerous Drivers
Dangerous driving link to heavy drug users Running red lights and driving at high speeds. Crossing center lines into the other lanes, getting into accidents and even hitting pedestrians. A new study found these were some of the dangerous driving behaviors of regular,...
Alcohol Awareness Week
Charity Alcohol Change UK have announced Alcohol Awareness Week (AAW) 2019 will take place from 11-17 November. It is a an ideal opportunity to: Drive a conversation about alcohol and; Signpost those who need help - to the support they need. This year the theme...
4 Reasons for Random Drug Testing in the Workplace
4 Reasons To Carry Out Random Drug & Alcohol Testing In the Workplace Random drugs and alcohol testing is successfully carried out by Police forces worldwide and contributes to the overall safety of our roads and communities. As an Employer, just one employee...