Category: drug abuse

Addiction and divorce: challenges for the client and the adviser – Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in alcohol abuse, alcoholism, children, divorce, drug abuse, families, family courts, legal profession, legal representation, news by sally

‘As family lawyers, we are used to meeting our clients at a time when they are at their most vulnerable. This is intensified when addiction is present within a family. Divorce or separation places an added burden upon everyone involved and those individuals are likely to have experienced or still be experiencing the destruction that addiction can cause, some of it obvious and some of it less so.’

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Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 14th February 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Nurse who drugged patients for an ‘easy life’ is struck off – The Independent

Posted January 14th, 2025 in drug abuse, news, nurses, perverting the course of justice, professional conduct, standards by tracey

‘A nurse who drugged patients on a hospital stroke unit for an “easy life” has been struck off the nursing register.’

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The Independent, 12th January 2025

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Drink spiking to be made criminal offence as Starmer pledges crackdown on violence against women – The Independent

Posted November 26th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, criminal justice, drug abuse, news, violence, women by tracey

‘Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make spiking a drink a specific criminal offence as he demanded joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to crack down on violence against women and girls (VAWG).’

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The Independent, 25th November 2024

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The case for FDAC: a speech by Lord Justice Peter Jackson – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 25th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, alcoholism, children, drug abuse, families, judges, news, speeches by tracey

‘The following speech was given by Lord Peter Jackson to the Family Drug and Alcohol Court Judges Conference at Inner Temple in London on 22 December 2024.’

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Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 22nd November 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

October 2024 Roundup – Football Law

Posted November 20th, 2024 in bills, drug abuse, news, professional conduct, sanctions, sport by tracey

‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from October 2024.’

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Football Law, 4th November 2024

Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk

Children taken away from parents due to misreporting of drug tests, say experts – The Guardian

Posted November 11th, 2024 in care orders, children, drug abuse, expert witnesses, families, local government, news, race discrimination by tracey

‘Children are at risk of being wrongly removed from their parents’ care by the family courts because drug tests are being misinterpreted, experts have warned.’

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The Guardian, 9th November 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Bar’s licence revoked within a year of opening – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2024 in drug abuse, licensing, news, noise by tracey

‘A bar has had its licence revoked less than a year after it opened, following repeated breaches of its conditions.’

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BBC News, 28th October 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Novichok inquiry latest: Probe opens into poisoning of Dawn Sturgess via nerve agent in Salisbury – The Independent

Posted October 14th, 2024 in attempted murder, drug abuse, inquiries, intelligence services, medical treatment, news, poisoning, police, Russia by tracey

‘The public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who died in the Salisbury Novichok poisonings, is set to open on Monday.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Strangeways jail put in emergency measures over ‘catastrophic’ levels of drugs and violence – The Independent

Posted October 11th, 2024 in death in custody, drug abuse, health & safety, news, prison officers, prisons, suicide, violence by sally

‘The notorious Strangeways prison has been put into emergency measures after standards of safety and hygiene were found to have collapsed, leaving the jail “fundamentally unsafe” for both prisoners and staff.’

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The Independent, 10th October 2024

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Grandmother who stole £70,000 from school jailed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, drug abuse, education, fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A grandmother who took more than £70,000 from the school she worked at has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th September 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts generate “significant savings” for local authorities in comparison to standard care proceedings: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 7th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, care orders, children, courts, drug abuse, families, family courts, local government, news, placement orders by sally

‘The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) could save local authorities almost £10,000 per case in legal costs compared to standard care proceedings, according to a financial analysis carried out by the Centre for Justice Innovation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Teen jailed for murdering dad-of-three in smoking row – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2024 in drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

‘A teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-three with a machete following a confrontation near a children’s play area.’

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BBC News, 5th August 2024

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Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons – The Independent

Posted July 26th, 2024 in drug abuse, mental health, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, self-harm, statistics, violence by sally

‘Violence and self-harm in Britain’s prisons is soaring while drugs are readily available with almost a quarter of jails overcrowded, grim new data has revealed.’

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The Independent, 25th July 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’ – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2024 in detention, drug abuse, immigration, news, reports, suicide by sally

‘The prisons watchdog has described “truly shocking” conditions in an immigration removal centre close to Heathrow airport as the worst its inspectors had ever seen.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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Bournemouth man guilty of murdering lodger and cutting up body – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in drug abuse, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, preventing lawful & decent burial by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his lodger before scattering his severed body parts in packages and a suitcase.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2024

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Capacity, presumptions and catastrophe – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 14th, 2024 in children, consent, drug abuse, hospitals, medical treatment, news, parental responsibility by tracey

‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) looks at a High Court judge’s careful approach to the presumption of capacity in relation to the mother in a case about end of life treatment for one of her twin sons.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Pair jailed for neglect after boy’s window fall – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2024 in child neglect, children, drug abuse, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man and woman have been jailed after a child they were looking after fell out of a window while they were under the influence of drugs.’

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BBC News, 30th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Outdated and offensive’: police in England and Wales barred from blaming restraint deaths on ‘excited delirium’ – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in death in custody, drug abuse, mental health, news, ombudsmen, police, racism by sally

‘The police watchdog for England and Wales has removed a controversial medical term from its incident forms after claims it plays into racist stereotypes and detracts attention from police brutality.’

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The Guardian, 20th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

More synthetic opioids banned to protect communities – Home Office

Posted March 25th, 2024 in criminal justice, drug abuse, drug offences, drug trafficking, government departments, news by tracey

‘Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.’

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Home Office, 20th March 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Black inmates at Wormwood Scrubs ‘disproportionately subjected to use of force’ – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2024 in drug abuse, mental health, news, prisons, race discrimination, restraint, statistics by sally

‘Black prisoners are disproportionately subjected to the use of force inside one of Britain’s most notorious jails, a report has found.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com