Customers taking or dealing drugs in your premises represent more of a threat to your business than just reputational or the potential for crime and disorder.
A growing trend of on-the-door drug swabbing tests risks needlessly criminalising customers and damaging the trade’s reputation, industry leaders have warned.
The busiest time of the year for the pub trade is fast approaching and no doubt you have spent the past few weeks (or maybe months) planning your Christmas trading.
A police crackdown on drug use in Derbyshire pubs before Christmas took place because of “anecdotal evidence” that customers might mix alcohol with drugs on a night out.
Drugs can be an issue in a variety of licensed premises and with the plethora of current licensing requirements, record keeping and business responsibilities it is one that may easily be overlooked.
Alcohol Concern has been vocal in its praise for new £3 wonder drug, nalmefene (also known as Selincro) by Lundbeck, which could be used to treat people with “mild” drinking problems on the NHS.
Professor David Nutt knows an opportunity when he sees one. Ever since he won the John Maddox Prize last week for 'standing up for science' he's been plugging his patent alcohol substitute again, trying to get funding to go into commercial...
Let’s talk about drugs. Last week the NHS produced a fascinating report on drug use and treatment in the UK, fascinating because it presents an unusually positive picture.
"Is me, or has everybody gone mad?" Not my words, dear reader, but the words of Brian Potter; owner and operator of the Phoenix Club, one of the UK's...
Alcohol causes more widespread harm than drugs like heroin or crack cocaine, according to a study published in respected medical journal The Lancet....
Banning any legal high as it appears sounds like a solution, but it can only add a new twist to to the labyrinthine world of criminality, says Phil Mellows.
Britain's new breed of cidermakers have revived a dying craft - but they say Alistair Darling's tax rise could threaten their success Last year Keith...
A Hereford licensee was forced to throw out and bar a customer after he was caught using new "legal high" drug Mephedrone or "Meow". The Litten Tree...
Tackling the problem of illegal drug use in pubs and bars must continue to be taken "extremely seriously" by licensees. That's the message from trade...
Licensees are being warned they face a review of their licence if they fail to attempt to reduce drug use in their pubs, after a London investigation...
A new social responsibility guide for late-night operators has been launched to take into account recent sector changes. Coping with the smoking ban...
Licensees in Oldham claim they are "frustrated" with police for failing to help them crack down on drug users in their pubs.They want to target drugs...
A drugs operation in a bar in Louth, Lincolnshire has been hailed a success by the local police and drugs action teams. The operation, using a drugs...
The harmful alcohol lobby was dealt a body blow this week when Tory activists voted down a motion claiming alcohol does more harm than good.Voting at...
Could you run this Warrington pub? The Hawthorne is a thriving community sports pub in Warrington, showing live sport each day, along with live music every...
