Please use these links to download minutes and presentation slides from the meeting of the APPG held on the 24 January 2018: APPG-PDD minutes 24-01-18 Slides from presentation by Public Health England
APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence welcomes announcement of a review into prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence welcomes Public Health England’s announcement today of an evidence review into prescribed drugs that may cause dependence and withdrawal. Prescribed drug dependence is a growing problem, with increasing numbers of prescriptions for addictive, psychoactive drugs being given to adults and children. These include benzodiazepines, antidepressants, z-drugs, […]
APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence calls on Camden CCG to reverse decision to close support service for patients dependent on benzodiazepines
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 22 January 2018 APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence calls on Camden CCG to reverse decision to close support service for patients dependent on benzodiazepines The REST Project, based at MIND in Camden, has been providing essential support services to patients suffering from dependence and withdrawal from benzodiazepines for 30 years. During […]
Minutes of APPG meeting held 12 September 2017
Please use these links to download minutes and presentation from the meeting of the APPG held on the 12 September 2017: http://prescribeddrug.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/APPG-Meeting-Minutes-120917-v1.1.pdf http://prescribeddrug.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Case-for-a-helpline.pdf
APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence publishes declaration of support for helpline
The APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence has today published a Declaration of Support for a national 24 hour helpline and accompanying website. The declaration is signed by numerous medical bodies and charities, including: The BMA The Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of GPs The Royal College of Physicians The Royal Society for Public […]
APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence publishes proposal for national helpline
The APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence has today published its proposal for a national helpline to help patients affected by prescribed drug dependence. The full report can be downloaded from this link.
MPs and peers present case for national prescribed drug helpline to Public Health England
Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG for PDD) met at Westminster on 15 March in order to lobby Public Health England for a national 24 hour helpline to help patients withdraw from opioid painkillers, tranquilisers and antidepressants. Parliamentarians who attended included Paul Flynn MP (chair), Sir Oliver Letwin MP, […]
Summary and slides from recent meeting of APPG on opiate painkiller dependence
Paul Flynn MP, chair of the APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence, opened the meeting whose focus was on the problem of opiate painkiller (OP) dependence. APPG Secretariat member Harry Shapiro, introduced the topic, characterising the situation as a ‘public health disaster’ which is killing hundreds of people a year and ruining the lives of millions […]
Minutes now available of the AGM of the APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence held 19/10/16
Minutes of the AGM held on 19 October 2016 can be found here.
APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence joins BMA call for a national helpline
The APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence met on 19 October in the House of Lords to discuss the issue of dependence upon opioid painkillers. The APPG heard how prescriptions of opioid analgesics have increased by over 500% since 1991. The British Pain Society, who attended the meeting, said: ‘We do not know what the scale […]