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At Addaction we run services in 120 locations across England and Scotland, supporting more than 70,000 people each year to improve their mental and physical health. In May 2017, we sent out a survey to all commissioners we are currently working with, or have worked with recently.

Every day staff in drug and alcohol services carry out remarkable work that changes people’s lives. Throughout 2017, Addaction held a series of regional staff conferences across the UK to highlight inspiring examples from within the services, and to find out from frontline staff what needs improvin

The sun was out and spirits were high in Dundee at the weekend for Recovery Walk Scotland. The event is now in its fifth year, but this is the first time it has been hosted by the city of Dundee.

Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Margate’s Turner Contemporary held a pop-up exhibition of artwork by young people around the topic of mental health and self harm.

“I walked in and this guy was lying on the couch clearly overdosing. I knew the signs because I’ve overdosed myself several times. I had my naloxone kit so quickly gave him a dose and called an ambulance and he’s walking around today because of that.