Support Nathan Williams as he runs for Hope UK
Nathan says: “As a bit of a personal challenge i’m going to be running from Coverack to Porthlevan (along the helston coast).The run is 22.83 miles in distance and will be in aid of Hope UK – a...
View ArticleCannabis most harmful to under-18′s
A remarkable long-term study of 1,000 individuals in New Zealand has found that those who regularly used cannabis in their youth lost up to eight IQ points as adults compared to before they began to...
View ArticleWhy are so many children being treated for alcohol misuse?
Health professionals are blaming poor celebrity role models and cheap alcohol for the fact that 3,200 children as young as 12 needed treatment for alcohol misuse last year.1 But what of the nearly...
View ArticleHope UK receives Big Society Award
Hope UK is pleased to announce that we have been given the Government’s Big Society Award, established to recognise organisations that demonstrate an outstanding level of commitment to improving their...
View ArticleHope UK receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award for Volunteering
2012 has been a great year for Hope UK. We added another four teams to our growing number of voluntary Drug Drug Educators and developed a new 8-week course for young people in youth groups. Our work...
View ArticleShould legal drugs stay legal?
Senior police officers have recommended to a House of Lords all-party parliamentary group on drug policy reform that legal highs, at least those whose use is deemed low-risk, should be regulated rather...
View ArticleDrinks Industry set to oppose minimum pricing
According to a press release from the Alcohol Health Alliance, the Wine, Spirit and Trade Association is about to launch a campaign against minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol – ‘Why should we pay...
View ArticleYoung people talk about alcohol
The BBC website is currently carrying a programme where 4 young people tell about the experience they each had with alcohol that changed their attitudes towards drinking. Find it at...
View ArticleVote for Hope UK
Hope UK is one of a number of charities hoping for a donation of £2,000 from the Big Break initiative. The charity that gets the most votes by the end of the month gets the top prize of £2,000 but...
View Article“Hope UK is a shining example of women in volunteering”– says the Big Society
Hope UK voluntary Drug Educator Hayley Humphreys was interviewed by the Big Society to commemorate International Women’s Day. See her inspiring interview at the link below:...
View Article2013 Annual Conference for volunteers
Hope UK’s annual conference for its voluntary Drug Educators took place over the past weekend (12-14th April) at the beautiful setting of All Nations College in Ware. Around 85 volunteers and eleven...
View ArticleRising numbers hospitalised by cannabis
The number of people admitted to hospital for mental or behavioural issues because of cannabis rose from 651 to 1,003 between 2008/9 and 20011/12. Not surprising given that ‘Skunk’, the most commonly...
View ArticleDownward trend in young people’s drinking, smoking and drug use continues
The latest ‘Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England’ report is out and 2012 saw a further reduction in the number of young people engaging in these activities. However, there is a...
View ArticleLegal highs in the news again
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that death rates from drugs continue to decline overall, which is great news (although Britain still has the worst drug problem in Europe)....
View ArticleLegal Highs – do we need another name?
With the news that legal highs can now be purchased along with your morning newspaper or fish and chip takeaway in the North of England, Hope UK staff are wondering if legal highs is a good name for...
View ArticleDry January
Hope UK supports Alcohol Concern’s campaign to encourage people not to drink alcohol for a whole month (ie, January). The charity wants to get at least 10,000 people to sign up. We hope that even...
View ArticleAlcohol Concern reports Dry January changing lives
Alcohol Concern hoped that at least 10,000 people would sign up for Dry January. Instead, they had 17,300 sign up, many of whom are reporting improved well-being and plans to cut back on drinking in...
View ArticleWill the decriminalisation of drugs make things better?
Of course there are arguments on both sides and these are becoming more heated now that a petition calling for Parliamentary debate on the issue has received the requisite number of signatures. As a...
View ArticleLatest newsletter now available
Hope UK’s latest newsletter is now available. The front page features some of the arguments for and against the reform of drug policy, illustrating the complexity of the issue. We welcome your...
View ArticleMedical staff struggle to treat legal high users
According to a BBC Newsbeat article, the United Nations has issued a warning about the difficulty of treating users of legal highs since they are rarely able to identify the substance that is causing...
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