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Humankind sets out harm reduction minimum standards

DDN - September 27, 2021 0

Scotland signals shift away from class A prosecutions

DDN - September 23, 2021 0

Doubling alcohol taxes would save 5,000 lives a year, says WHO

DDN - September 21, 2021 0

New ad campaign to tackle Scots drug death crisis

DDN - September 20, 2021 0

Provisional figures show slight fall in Scottish drug deaths

DDN - September 15, 2021 0

Paying tribute

DDN - August 30, 2021 0

Gambling premises ten times more prevalent in deprived areas

DDN - August 23, 2021 0

Probation services ‘responding poorly’ to drugs cases

DDN - August 19, 2021 0

PHE issues warning after sharp rise in overdoses

DDN - August 19, 2021 0

Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland up nearly 20 per cent

DDN - August 17, 2021 0

Just ten local authorities have increased treatment spending in last five...

DDN - August 16, 2021 0

Government consults on widening access to naloxone

DDN - August 5, 2021 0

Drug deaths in England and Wales up again

DDN - August 3, 2021 0

Turning Point launches integrated substance use and mental health resource

DDN - August 3, 2021 0

Another record year for Scottish drug deaths

DDN - July 30, 2021 0

Hepatitis can’t wait

DDN - July 28, 2021 0

We’ll publish drug strategy by end of the year, government says

DDN - July 27, 2021 0

Clubbers warned to pace themselves as venues reopen

DDN - July 20, 2021 0

Alcohol deaths up by 21 per cent

DDN - July 19, 2021 0

People with lived experience will make Black report ‘a meaningful strategy’

DDN - July 19, 2021 0

Sector welcomes Black’s ‘gamechanger’

DDN - July 16, 2021 0

Government commits to new drugs unit

DDN - July 9, 2021 0

More than £550m needed to save treatment system, says Black report

DDN - July 8, 2021 0

Services now ‘on their knees’, says Carol Black

DDN - June 28, 2021 0

Recommend vaping to help people quit smoking, says NICE

DDN - June 25, 2021 0

Cannabis four times stronger than 25 years ago

DDN - June 24, 2021 0

Childhood trauma can alter response to opioids

DDN - June 23, 2021 0

One in six Scottish ambulance callouts alcohol related

DDN - June 22, 2021 0

Rising levels of violence associated with county lines activity

DDN - June 18, 2021 0

Three quarters back tighter gambling ad restrictions

DDN - June 17, 2021 0

Scottish alcohol consumption falls to lowest level ever

DDN - June 17, 2021 0

Duterte crimes against humanity investigation moves a step closer

DDN - June 15, 2021 0

London gets first dedicated detox unit for homeless people

DDN - June 10, 2021 0

COVID fails to dent ‘resilient’ European drug market

DDN - June 9, 2021 0

Time to end ‘tobacco epidemic’, government urged

DDN - June 9, 2021 0

Scotland publishes new treatment standards

DDN - June 1, 2021 0

MUP has had ‘lasting impact’ on drinking levels

DDN - May 28, 2021 0

Experts call for drug law reform

DDN - May 27, 2021 0

New maps identify areas of need for gambling treatment

DDN - May 25, 2021 0

A quarter of adults worried about their post-lockdown drinking

DDN - May 20, 2021 0

PHE launches new family support pack

DDN - May 11, 2021 0

Drug checking services have long-term influence on behaviour

DDN - May 11, 2021 0

Alcohol deaths highest for 20 years

DDN - May 6, 2021 0

Name change for SMMGP

DDN - May 5, 2021 0

Ireland to implement minimum pricing from next year

DDN - May 5, 2021 0

Problem drug use ‘not a personal failing’, says SDF manifesto

DDN - April 22, 2021 0

Half of Scots drinking more during pandemic

DDN - April 22, 2021 0

Change Grow Live launches country-wide homeless outreach initiative

DDN - April 19, 2021 0

Magic mushrooms may be as effective as antidepressants

DDN - April 15, 2021 0

Europe’s drug trade more violent than ever, says Europol

DDN - April 13, 2021 0

Drug control a health and human rights ‘disaster’, says IDPC

DDN - April 13, 2021 0

With You launches needle exchange search engine

DDN - April 12, 2021 0

Country-wide naloxone awareness campaign launches

DDN - April 9, 2021 0

Prescribe exercise instead of pills for chronic pain, says NICE

DDN - April 7, 2021 0

Urgent funding needed for young people’s substance services, says RCPsych

DDN - March 30, 2021 0

Homelessness ‘substantially’ increases BBV risk for people who inject drugs

DDN - March 26, 2021 0

Smokers need social care ten years earlier

DDN - March 24, 2021 0

Alcohol duty freeze ‘a huge blow for health’

DDN - March 3, 2021 0

‘Bold policies’ needed to tackle drug deaths crisis, says royal college

DDN - March 3, 2021 0

Lockdown had little effect on drug supply

DDN - February 26, 2021 0

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