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Government bans nitrous oxide

DDN - March 27, 2023 0

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Better training needed for emergency call handlers around overdose, says SDF

DDN - May 23, 2022 0

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Three quarters of Scots drugs death victims ‘not on prescription’

DDN - May 8, 2013 0

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Cannabis becomes legal in Canada

DDN - October 16, 2018 0

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Media Savvy: the news, and the skews, in the national media

DDN - December 5, 2016 0

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Another record high for Scots drug deaths

DDN - December 15, 2020 0

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Government bans below-cost alcohol sales

DDN - February 10, 2014 0

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Alcohol treatment in Scotland down by 40 per cent in a...

DDN - July 31, 2023 0

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Record drug fatalities ‘a national tragedy’ for Scotland

DDN - August 18, 2016 0

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Leeds peer support launched for people with hepatitis C

DDN - August 23, 2017 0

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Government providing £20m grant funding for addiction tech

DDN - February 17, 2026 0

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Alcohol-related deaths more than 50 per cent higher in Scotland

DDN - June 21, 2017 0

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Average potency of cannabis resin in Europe up by 200 per...

DDN - November 16, 2023 0

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Heroin deaths double in just four years

DDN - September 10, 2016 0

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Scots drug death taskforce up and running

DDN - September 6, 2019 0

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Lib Dems make legal cannabis case

DDN - March 8, 2016 0

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Gauke review signals shift away from short prison sentences

DDNWeb - May 22, 2025 0

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Youth vaping research project to track 100,000 young people

DDN - February 20, 2025 0

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People with substance issues ‘may be at higher risk’ of COVID

DDN - December 3, 2021 0

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Two in five homeless deaths now drug-related

DDN - October 1, 2019 0

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Benefit sanctions for refusing treatment

DDN - September 7, 2015 0

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Women being put at risk in ‘intimidating’ treatment services

DDN - October 5, 2023 0

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Almost 70 per cent back ‘smokefree generation’ policy

DDNWeb - May 30, 2025 0

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‘Considerable progress’ towards eliminating hep C, says UKHSA

DDN - March 11, 2022 0

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Drug seizures at highest ever level

DDN - January 19, 2024 0

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PHS issues new nitazenes alert

DDN - August 13, 2025 0

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Stop and search reform pledged

DDN - June 2, 2014 0

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‘Biased’ classification fuelling drug problem, says Global Commission

DDN - June 26, 2019 0

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‘Perfect storm’ in young people’s services

DDN - February 3, 2022 0

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More action needed to avert US-style fentanyl crisis, says ACMD

DDN - January 7, 2020 0

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Heavy drinking set to cost NHS £17bn over next five years

DDN - July 24, 2017 0

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Delayed opening for Glasgow consumption room

DDNWeb - October 11, 2024 0

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PHE: alcohol treatment ‘performing well overall’

DDN - November 3, 2013 0

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Supreme Court finally clears the way for minimum pricing

DDN - November 16, 2017 0

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Chancellor doubles remote gaming duty in budget

DDN - November 26, 2025 0

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MPs need to ‘wise up’ to alcohol industry lobbying tactics, say...

DDNWeb - September 3, 2024 0

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National news from the substance misuse field

DDN - June 8, 2015 0

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Almost 90 new synthetic opioids on European market since 2009

DDNWeb - June 5, 2025 0

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News in brief

DDN - February 4, 2013 0

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News focus

DDN - February 4, 2013 0

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US alcohol-related liver disease deaths double in two decades

DDNWeb - June 16, 2025 0

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Lib Dems promise legal cannabis market

DDN - May 18, 2017 0

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Take alcohol ads off the streets, Scottish Government urged

DDN - March 7, 2017 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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Local authorities failing to provide sufficient naloxone

DDN - March 5, 2019 0

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British ‘get drunk’ more regularly than other nationalities

DDN - May 17, 2019 0

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Up to a quarter of vapes confiscated in schools contain spice

DDNWeb - September 5, 2025 0

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SNP votes to back decriminalisation

DDN - October 15, 2019 0

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

DDN - July 27, 2021 0

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Blackpool sees second fatal anthrax case

DDN - September 11, 2012 0

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CGL and Sova announce full merger

DDN - March 1, 2019 0

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Trump calls for death penalty for drug dealers

DDN - March 20, 2018 0

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Childhood trauma can alter response to opioids

DDN - June 23, 2021 0

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European heroin market worth EUR 5bn a year

DDN - January 24, 2024 0

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New resource to help minority ethnic groups

DDN - March 23, 2023 0

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Doctors warn on prescription addiction

DDN - February 4, 2013 0

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Government pledges cash for rough sleeper substance support

DDN - December 15, 2020 0

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News in brief

DDN - April 13, 2015 0

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Strong case for peer-led needle exchange service

DDN - January 19, 2022 0

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Time to end ‘tobacco epidemic’, government urged

DDN - June 9, 2021 0

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