“We’ve noticed lots of young patients with severe bladder problems that we would not expect to see until patients are much older. Ketamine destroys the lining of the bladder, and that can have very serious consequences” Dr Mohammed Belal – British Association of Urological Surgeons 2024 Background Ketamine was developed in the early 1960s as … Read more “FocusOn: Confronting the Growing Threat of Ketamine Misuse”
Read moreCatch22 – a leading national charity dedicated to building a better society by empowering individuals to overcome challenging circumstances – welcomes three new, high impact services into our community. The onboarding of these new services marks a significant step in their bid to combat child exploitation and support the most vulnerable people across the UK. … Read more “Case Study: Catch22’s Frontline Work Against Child Exploitation”
Read moreAt ILLY, we’re very proud to be able to support the many services that are working hard to help vulnerable individuals across our communities. On Tuesday 17th June, we hosted our “Understanding and Addressing Co-occurring Conditions” webinar. We were delighted to welcome nearly 150 attendees from the fields of mental health, substance misuse and public … Read more “Webinar: Understanding and addressing Co-occurring conditions – Mental Health and Substance misuse”
Read more“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein ILLY Webinar Invitation (Free-to-attend): Title : “Understanding and Addressing Co-occurring conditions – mental health dual diagnosis and a substance misuse disorder” Date: Tuesday 17th June at 11am – 12pm. (Free-to-attend via MS Teams) If … Read more “Webinar: “Understanding and Addressing Co-Occurring conditions (COMHAD)””
Read more“It is likely that many people who are suffering from ARBD are not diagnosed. One symptom of ARBD is a lack of insight into the problems that it causes, which means that many patients do not recognise that there is anything wrong and do not seek medical help”. Carol Mochan – MSP for South Scotland … Read more “FocusOn: Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD)”
Read more“The correlation between rising exclusions and rising knife crime isn’t coincidence … if you’re excluded from school, you’re 200 times more likely to get caught up in a gang”. Dame Louise Casey (King’s College London). The UK is facing a deeply concerning trend: a sustained rise in knife crime. This complex issue, impacting communities … Read more “Focus On: Addressing the Challenge of Knife Crime in the UK”
Read moreBackground: There has been a significant rise in e-cigarette use among children and young people (CYPs) in the UK over the past five years. According to a recent Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) survey, the number of children (11-17) using e-cigarettes – or vapes – has tripled in the past 3 years, with 18% … Read more “Focus On: Generation Vape – From smoking cessation necessity to fashion accessory”
Read moreWe are delighted to have held our 18th National User Group! It was a brilliant day which brought members of our passionate community together to exchange insights and share feedback. We were delighted to see so many people there – some familiar faces, as well as some new ones too! This year’s National User Group … Read more “ILLY National User Group 2024 – Our 18th Year!”
Read moreOn November 7th, 2024, ILLY hosted its Annual Commissioner’s Forum, with nearly 100 participants from Substance Misuse and public health, and we are delighted to share some of the highlights with you! The topic of this year’s Forum was “Reducing Harm for Safer Communities”. We were extremely privileged to be joined by some passionate … Read more “ILLY Commissioners Forum 2024 – Reducing Harm for Safer Communities”
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