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Alcohol and COVID-19 campaign: Stay healthy, stay safe

Earlier this year, Balance responded to rising concerns about alcohol consumption during COVID-19 with the launch of its Stay Healthy, Stay Safe partner toolkit and campaign.
Addiction services not equipped to treat the 8 million people drinking at high risk during pandemic, warns RCPysch

Addiction services in England are not equipped to treat the soaring numbers of people drinking at high risk during the pandemic and must receive a multi-million-pound funding boost in the upcoming spending review, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Dr Steve Brinksman co-opted onto the ACMD Technical Committee.

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Free Clinical Update: Special Edition

This clinical update focuses on Buvidal® (CAM2038), the new prolonged-release subcutaneous buprenorphine injection for opioid use disorder.

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