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Drugs ‘too readily available’ in HMP Leeds

DDN - May 6, 2026 0

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Record cocaine seizures across Europe

DDN - May 1, 2026 0

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Suspected Scottish drug deaths up by more than 30 per cent

DDN - April 29, 2026 0

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Longer opening hours ‘significantly’ increase alcohol-related ambulance call outs

DDN - April 28, 2026 0

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Giving prison leavers OST on final day cuts drug death risk...

DDN - April 23, 2026 0

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Tobacco and vapes bill to pass into law

DDN - April 22, 2026 0

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Half of Welsh care homes have supported residents with alcohol dependence

DDN - April 20, 2026 0

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Mental health is biggest chemsex-related concern

DDN - April 15, 2026 0

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Wastewater analysis shows estimated £9.8bn cocaine consumption in England alone

DDN - April 14, 2026 0

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Consumption rooms should be rolled out across the country, says SDF

DDN - April 7, 2026 0

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Edinburgh consults local residents on consumption room plans

DDN - April 2, 2026 0

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Drug harm costing Scotland £6bn a year, says think tank

DDN - March 25, 2026 0

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Charities call for action on alcohol harm ahead of Welsh elections

DDN - March 24, 2026 0

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Europe-wide surge in wastewater detections of cocaine and ketamine

DDN - March 18, 2026 0

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Scottish suspected drug deaths up almost 10 per cent

DDN - March 17, 2026 0

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‘No evidence’ that medicinal cannabis works for common mental health conditions

DDN - March 17, 2026 0

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More than a million people quit smoking last year

DDN - March 12, 2026 0

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Drug executions hit highest ever level

DDN - March 11, 2026 0

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New ten-year drug and alcohol plan for Scotland

DDN - March 10, 2026 0

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The Loop launches London drug checking service

DDN - March 10, 2026 0

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Scottish Government announces final national drugs mission funding

DDN - February 27, 2026 0

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Health campaigners call for introduction of MUP in Northern Ireland after...

DDN - February 20, 2026 0

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Prolonged-release buprenorphine injections can offer stability and boost treatment retention, researchers...

DDN - February 19, 2026 0

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Government providing £20m grant funding for addiction tech

DDN - February 17, 2026 0

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Border Force seizures of ketamine at all-time high

DDN - February 13, 2026 0

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Northern Ireland alcohol deaths up 80 per cent in a decade

DDN - February 12, 2026 0

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Collective Voice calls for government position statement on drug and alcohol...

DDN - February 11, 2026 0

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Health impacts of gambling ‘as bad as alcohol or drugs’

DDN - February 9, 2026 0

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Nitazene deaths may have been underestimated by a third, say researchers

DDN - February 9, 2026 0

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Assume street drugs are contaminated with other substances, says Public Health...

DDN - February 6, 2026 0

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Prison service ‘too slow’ in responding to drug threat

DDN - February 5, 2026 0

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Wales increases MUP to 65p

DDN - February 4, 2026 0

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UK’s approach to alcohol harm ‘shaped by assumptions’ that no longer...

DDN - January 30, 2026 0

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Alcohol industry mounted ‘coordinated lobbying campaign’ around NHS health plan, says...

DDN - January 29, 2026 0

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Keep ketamine as class B, says ACMD

DDN - January 28, 2026 0

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Clonazolam now Scotland’s most common street benzo

DDN - January 27, 2026 0

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Alcohol treatment failing NEET young people

DDN - January 15, 2026 0

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Thistle clocks up more than 11,000 visits

DDN - January 14, 2026 0

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‘Abnormally slow heart rate’ associated with xylazine-fentanyl overdose

DDN - January 13, 2026 0

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Government signals plans to slash drink drive limit

DDN - January 7, 2026 0

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Government consults on widening access to naloxone

DDN - January 5, 2026 0

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Dame Carol Black appointed independent drugs advisor

DDN - December 22, 2025 0

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LGA ‘encouraged’ by Public Health Grant funding announcement

DDN - December 19, 2025 0

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Wales records highest ever number of drug misuse deaths

DDN - December 17, 2025 0

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Urgent action needed to address impact of tobacco on people with...

DDN - December 16, 2025 0

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New three-year study to evaluate LEROs’ effectiveness

DDN - December 15, 2025 0

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Exponential increase in cocaine trafficking an ‘unprecedented phenomenon’, says outgoing EUDA...

DDN - December 12, 2025 0

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DHSC sets out new service delivery framework for co-occurring substance and...

DDN - December 11, 2025 0

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Government pledges to halve rough sleeping

DDN - December 11, 2025 0

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LGA calls for patient brokering crackdown

DDN - December 5, 2025 0

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Highest number of adults in treatment since records began

DDN - December 4, 2025 0

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Some illicit benzos 50 times stronger than others

DDN - December 3, 2025 0

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Government launches HIV action plan to ‘tackle stigma and end transmissions...

DDN - December 1, 2025 0

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Government launches first drug driving campaign in a decade

DDN - November 28, 2025 0

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Chancellor doubles remote gaming duty in budget

DDN - November 26, 2025 0

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More than half of adults affected in some way by addiction

DDN - November 25, 2025 0

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Tobacco harm reduction scholarship looking for new projects

DDN - November 24, 2025 0

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Government rules out changes to consumption room legislation

DDN - November 24, 2025 0

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‘Dire’ prison conditions undermining rehabilitation, say MPs

DDN - November 17, 2025 0

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PCCs to be scrapped

DDN - November 14, 2025 0

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