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Government announces £3.2m emergency funds for rough sleepers

DDN - March 18, 2020 0

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Alcohol deaths continue to rise in Scotland

DDNWeb - September 10, 2024 0

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Almost half of people with ketamine use disorder not in treatment

DDNWeb - April 29, 2025 0

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Campaigners urge Irish government to make sure mandatory alcohol health labelling...

DDNWeb - April 28, 2025 0

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News in brief

DDN - May 6, 2014 0

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US drug deaths up by 15 per cent

DDN - May 13, 2022 0

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Alcohol deaths an ‘acute crisis’, say researchers

DDNWeb - April 14, 2025 0

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A third of relationships affected by substance use ‘break down’

DDN - February 12, 2017 0

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More support needed for older people with drug and alcohol problems

DDN - February 27, 2014 0

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CQC voices ‘serious concerns’ over residential detox

DDN - December 1, 2017 0

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Government announces drugs and violence review

DDN - February 11, 2019 0

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Introduce opt-out stop smoking support across NHS, say doctors

DDN - May 11, 2026 0

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Time to urgently target liver disease, campaigners tell Scottish Government

DDNWeb - May 2, 2025 0

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‘Fear-driven narratives’ undermining tobacco harm reduction

DDNWeb - June 23, 2025 0

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Government launches prescription drug review

DDN - January 24, 2018 0

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Public Health Scotland issues warning after increase in ‘sudden’ overdoses

DDNWeb - March 17, 2025 0

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Government denies imminent end to rough sleeper funding

DDN - May 15, 2020 0

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Better joined up working needed between treatment and child sexual abuse...

DDN - January 25, 2017 0

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Make tobacco firms pay for increased NHS spend, say campaigners

DDNWeb - June 13, 2025 0

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Home secretary ‘minded to’ explicitly exempt poppers from Psychoactive Substances Act

DDN - August 13, 2020 0

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Round-up of National News, October

DDN - September 30, 2016 0

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Drop ‘politically motivated’ charges against drug war critic, Duterte told

DDN - March 1, 2017 0

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Local news

DDN - May 6, 2016 0

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Substance-related bereavement

DDN - July 6, 2015 0

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Wales records highest ever number of drug misuse deaths

DDN - December 17, 2025 0

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Record cocaine seizures across Europe

DDN - June 16, 2023 0

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Alcohol companies using LGBT branding for ‘superficial inclusivity’

DDNWeb - June 11, 2025 0

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Health bodies challenge MUP claims

DDN - August 14, 2023 0

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E-cigarettes could be prescribed on NHS

DDN - October 29, 2021 0

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Vaping overtakes smoking for the first time

DDN - November 4, 2025 0

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Reforming zeal

DDN - June 6, 2016 0

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One in five adults ‘still addicted to tobacco’, says WHO

DDNWeb - October 7, 2025 0

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Campaigners call for total alcohol advertising ban

DDN - January 19, 2017 0

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Number of Scots living with chronic liver disease set to rise...

DDNWeb - March 19, 2025 0

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Global drug use at historically high levels

DDNWeb - June 26, 2025 0

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Hepatitis C ‘grossly under-prioritised’, warns charity

DDN - November 4, 2013 0

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Drug deaths in England and Wales up again

DDN - August 3, 2021 0

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People with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders ‘suffering harm...

DDNWeb - May 13, 2025 0

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Economic burden of alcohol could be almost 3 per cent of...

DDN - December 8, 2016 0

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Government launches second phase of Carol Black review

DDN - July 2, 2020 0

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Brighton considers ‘consumption rooms’

DDN - May 8, 2013 0

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Funding extended for Scottish rehab projects

DDNWeb - May 23, 2024 0

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‘Volatile’ global economy linked to patterns of drug use

DDNWeb - September 17, 2024 0

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The Loop given charity status

DDN - November 21, 2022 0

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Separation has more impact on women’s drinking than men’s

DDNWeb - March 10, 2025 0

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Parties set out drug and alcohol manifesto pledges

DDN - November 21, 2019 0

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UN highlights ‘alarming’ rise in new drugs

DDN - June 26, 2013 0

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Early signs of changes to Scotland’s street benzo market, warns PHS

DDN - October 29, 2025 0

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Government accepts ACMD’s ketamine recommendation

DDN - February 13, 2014 0

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Drug poisoning deaths hit highest level ever

DDN - October 5, 2015 0

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Drug-related A&E admissions in Scotland up by 13 per cent

DDN - July 26, 2023 0

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Government announces £310m drug and alcohol grant funding

DDNWeb - March 31, 2025 0

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‘Biggest ever’ drugs importation operation busted

DDN - October 15, 2019 0

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Two in five homeless deaths now drug-related

DDN - October 1, 2019 0

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Forty per cent of deaths within a year of leaving prison...

DDN - July 24, 2026 0

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‘Don’t go cold turkey this January – get long-term help’

DDN - January 4, 2017 0

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UK has Europe’s ‘most lenient’ regulation on gambling ads

DDNWeb - November 11, 2024 0

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County lines police need better training on child slavery and exploitation

DDN - September 15, 2022 0

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A round-up of national news: November 2016

DDN - November 11, 2016 0

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International Remembrance Day

DDN - July 16, 2018 0

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