Wednesday 30 January 2013

Can we learn about alcohol pricing from other countries?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21244194

As the debate about minimum pricing of alcohol rages on can we look abroad for an indication of its potential impact?  The experience of Saskatchewan, a Canadian prairie province, suggests that minimum pricing can lower alcohol consumption and in turn reduce the number of alcohol related deaths.  However there still remains an opinion that minimum alcohol pricing will not effectively tackle problem drinking.

What do you think?

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Ketamine understanding generally lacking?

Have you got a problem with ketamine?  Steps2rehab speaks to many people who are experiencing problems with ketamine and is it widely reported that prior to speaking to us people have tried to get help from a number of services, only to speak to someone who has no real idea what ketamine is or what it does - this is both unhelpful and very frustrating.  It takes courage to call a stranger and speak about your problems, so I understand that you want to be reassured that the person you are talking to knows what a k hole is and has an understanding of what you are going through. Please do get in touch if you need some help or let us know if you have had a negative experience trying to get help in the past...