Drug Addiction

• Your say / Drug Addiction

  ‘We must face up to Bristol’s drug problem with bold solutions’

  Cara Lavan reflects on how a personal connection influences her take on Bristol's drug issue

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• News / Transform

  UK’s first overdose prevention centre comes to Bristol

  'A humane and pragmatic response to a significant issue that the city has'

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• News / Drug Addiction

  Pilot scheme to tackle drug misuse and associated problems in Bristol

  A total of £4.9m government funding has been allocated for the project

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• News / bristol city council

  Booze could be banned in some Bristol parks and streets

  It's one of the ideas included in a new four-year drug and alcohol strategy

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• Features / addiction

  Spending New Year’s Eve in recovery

  While Bristol gears up for a party, support is available for alcohol-dependent people

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• News / Decriminalisation of Drugs

  Inside a safer drug consumption room

  Campaigners argue the introduction of hygienic, supervised facilities would reduce fatality rates

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• News / Chandos House

  ‘It had been impossible to break through the cycle of addiction’

  A Chandos House resident shares his story of how the rehab centre gave him hope

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• News / Chandos House

  ‘If this place closes down, people will die’

  The future of Bristol's last remaining residential rehab centre is hanging in the balance

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