Category: Drugs and Alcohol

Partners come together to tackle drug-related harm in Worcestershire

Jemma Bufton, March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

The Safer Worcestershire Partnership, including Worcestershire County Council’s Public Health Team and Police and Crime…

Sam Collison, November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

Worcestershire is a mostly well-off county, but there are big health gaps in its poorer…

Sam Collison, September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

People with drug and alcohol dependence often struggle to find stable employment, which can be…

Sam Collison, July 17, 2024September 6, 2024

School and youth services staff have welcomed new free drug and alcohol training across the…

Sam Collison, March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

A drug rehabilitation programme led by the Safer Worcestershire Partnership has seen an extraordinary increase,…

Amy Medway, September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

An Evesham shopkeeper has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco. This follows multiple…

Amanda Berry, May 24, 2023August 22, 2023

Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes and almost 5,000 illegal vaping products were found during Worcestershire County…

Amy Medway, May 3, 2023August 22, 2023

The latest figures from NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire show that fewer women are smokers when…

Amy Medway, May 3, 2023August 22, 2023

A new survey is being launched across Herefordshire and Worcestershire asking smokers ex-smokers, and vapers…