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Overview of the National County Lines Coordination Centre’s Efforts

4 minute read

Aug 2024

Melanie Barr, Head of Analysis, National County Lines Coordination Centre (NCLCC), Metropolitan Police, joined us at our National Combatting Gangs, Violence and County Lines Conference 2023. The NCLCC is engaged in comprehensive data collection and analysis related to county lines across the country.

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Government Guidance and Updates on Tackling Substance and Drugs Misuse

29 minute watch

Jul 2023

In 2021, there were 4,859 deaths reported deaths related to drug poisoning. In this video, the Home Office Joint Combatting Drugs Unit share the latest guidance for tackling drug and substance misuse, highlighting how authorities can learn from high performing areas to reduce drug rates.

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Articles

Analysis of all-cause Mortality in the Substance Misuse Treatment Population Deaths January 2012 to August 2020

7 minute read

Mar 2022

In this article, Martin Smith, Recovery Lead for Substance Misuse Services at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, shares his analysis of mortality rates in the substance misuse treatment population between January 2012 and August 2020.

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Revising Drugs Support and Education for Children and Young People

21 minute watch

Nov 2021

The tragic death of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs highlighted the lack of awareness and understanding around drugs among both young adults and parents. His mother, Fiona, founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, explains the importance of being realistic about drugs in order to save young lives.

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Engaging with Rough Sleepers to Improve Uptake of Drug and Alcohol Support

18 minute watch

Nov 2021

Every area has a distinct homeless cohort, and blanket policies are not the answer. Councillor Trish Hardy of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council explains that treating each area as unique and taking the time to learn the intricacies of the rough sleeping population is vital to helping individuals.

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Delivering Evidence-Based Approaches to Tackling Drug and Substance Misuse

29 minute watch

Nov 2021

It is argued that the approach to drug addiction taken in the UK for the past 30 years has been a failure. Crispin Blunt MP, co-Chair of the APPG for Drug Policy Reform, explores the example of Portugal and how the UK can bring its policies in line with the overwhelming bulk of new evidence.

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Case Studies

Learning from Portugal’s Health-Based Approach to Drug and Substance Misuse

7 minute read

Mar 2021

This case study examines how Portugal has tackled drug related crime through decriminalisation and what we can learn from this in the UK.

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