The Safer Worcestershire Partnership, including Worcestershire County Council’s Public Health Team and Police and Crime…
Drugs and Alcohol

Helping Each Other Overcome Addiction
Worcestershire is a mostly well-off county, but there are big health gaps in its poorer…

Employment Support for Drug Recovery
People with drug and alcohol dependence often struggle to find stable employment, which can be…

Free drug and alcohol training supports school and youth teams
School and youth services staff have welcomed new free drug and alcohol training across the…

More former offenders stay committed to drug treatment in Worcestershire
A drug rehabilitation programme led by the Safer Worcestershire Partnership has seen an extraordinary increase,…

No smoke without fire as illegal tobacco seller gets fingers burnt for criminal activities
An Evesham shopkeeper has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco. This follows multiple…

Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes stubbed out during April and May crackdown
Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes and almost 5,000 illegal vaping products were found during Worcestershire County…

Reduction in Smoking New Mothers
The latest figures from NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire show that fewer women are smokers when…

What’s it like giving up smoking?
A new survey is being launched across Herefordshire and Worcestershire asking smokers ex-smokers, and vapers…