Heroin Alert Sample


Alert Sample

Alert results for: Heroin

Information between 4th August 2024 - 13th September 2024

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Parliamentary Debates
Illegal Immigration
55 speeches (13,577 words)
Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Westminster Hall
Home Office
Mentions:
1: Neil O'Brien (Con - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston) MPs and peers signed that letter.Among those who escaped deportation that day were Ikiva Heaven, a heroin - Link to Speech

Medicines
20 speeches (5,035 words)
Monday 9th September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) It stops people from dying of accidental or deliberate overdoses of heroin and other opiate drugs, and - Link to Speech
2: Bobby Dean (LD - Carshalton and Wallington) Most people are aware of the dangers of one particular opioid—heroin—but the crackdown on supply in Afghanistan - Link to Speech

Vaping Products: Usage by Children
21 speeches (9,657 words)
Monday 2nd September 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) and some of its research found that some of the vapes had been adulterated with other drugs—including heroin - Link to Speech



Department Publications - Policy paper
Thursday 12th September 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: United Kingdom’s response to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ List of Issues Report
Document: (PDF)

Found: The most commonly reported was Heroin/Mor phine, which was reported in 62% all deaths involving opioids



Department Publications - News and Communications
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Britain takes decisive action to ban 'zombie drug' xylazine
Document: Britain takes decisive action to ban 'zombie drug' xylazine (webpage)

Found: high-strength veterinary sedative, which has increasingly been used in combination with opioids such as heroin



Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 9th August 2024
Home Office
Source Page: National Crime Agency Annual Report and Accounts: 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: narcotics ban enforced by the Taliban likely caused an increase in price and a decrease in purity of heroin



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Aug. 22 2024
Border Force
Source Page: Border Force transparency data: Q2 2024
Document: (ODS)
Transparency

Found: A multiple seizure is where two or more drug types (e.g. heroin and cocaine) are seized on a particular

Aug. 09 2024
National Crime Agency
Source Page: National Crime Agency Annual Report and Accounts: 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: narcotics ban enforced by the Taliban likely caused an increase in price and a decrease in purity of heroin



Deposited Papers
Thursday 22nd August 2024

Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes.
Document: Volume_1_-_Overview_and_Recommendations.pdf (PDF)

Found: Horizon programme which identified “the 4 Hs ” in the major risk groups – “Homosexual males, IV Drug (Heroin

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes.
Document: Volume_3_-_What_happened_and_why.pdf (PDF)

Found: in the Village, which identified “the 4 Hs” in the major risk groups – “Homosexual males, IV Drug (Heroin

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes.
Document: Volume_4_-_What_happened_and_why.pdf (PDF)

Found: Memo from Paul Winstanley to Janet Walden 28 June 1983 DHSC0002309_022 212 Described as homosexuals, heroin




Heroin mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: National Mission on Drugs Annual Report
Document: National Mission on Drugs Annual Report 2023-2024 (PDF)

Found: Some examples include the recovery of cocaine and heroin with an estimated value of more than £1 million

Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS) and steroids: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400414590 - Information released - Attachments 1 & 2 (PDF)

Found: Reducing harm and supporting recovery; • New Psychoactive Substances; • Effective treatment for heroin

Thursday 29th August 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Briefings provided to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol and the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400398642 - Information released - Attachments 1 - 7 (PDF)

Found: paraphernalia legally and actively encourage a full suite of treatment options, including the expansion of Heroin

Wednesday 14th August 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Early Interventions for Children and Young People Working Group meetings and IPEDs (image and performance enhancing drugs) information: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300382567 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: [REDACTED] – This is not who we are seeing in services, typical dependent alcohol or heroin users within

Monday 12th August 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Drug checking facilities communications: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300376102 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: You also note that heroin assisted treatm ent (HAT) does not feature in the new Drug Strategy .