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Scots record second-highest number of drug deaths

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Local authorities failing to provide sufficient naloxone

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Executions for drug offences up 850 per cent in two years

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

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Another increase in suspected Scottish drug deaths

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Doctors call for urgent tobacco control plan

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Expert group calls for focus on abstinence

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North West tops alcohol-related liver deaths table

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Nearly 3m people used vapes to quit smoking in last five...

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‘Considerable progress’ towards eliminating hep C, says UKHSA

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Afghanistan sees record opium crop

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Government bans 14 nitazenes

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More than 30 people now taken ill in Camden, say police

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Have more alcohol-free days, drinkers urged

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Introduce cigarette-style labelling for alcohol, says public health body

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Glasgow considers case for UK’s first consumption room

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News in brief

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Substance-related bereavement

DDN - July 6, 2015 0

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US signals softer stance on drug sentencing for non-violent offenders

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Scotland allocates £250m to tackling drug deaths ‘national disgrace’

DDN - January 21, 2021 0

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Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK reach highest ever level

DDN - December 12, 2022 0

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National news from the substance misuse field

DDN - June 8, 2015 0

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Foil rules for services come into force

DDN - September 8, 2014 0

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Put health warnings on all alcohol labels, say MPs

DDN - August 21, 2014 0

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Huge increase in ‘county lines’ activity, says NCA

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Psychoactive Substances Bill

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Stop and search reform pledged

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Half of those living with hep C unaware

DDN - November 6, 2014 0

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MDMA back in vogue as NPS numbers continue to rise

DDN - May 31, 2016 0

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Public health body backs festival drug testing

DDN - June 8, 2017 0

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Minimum pricing fails to make Queen’s Speech

DDN - May 31, 2013 0

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A third of Scottish drug related deaths are parents

DDN - May 5, 2015 0

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Increase investment in alcohol treatment, Scottish Government urged

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Smoking-related hospital admissions up 5 per cent in a year

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Drink limits: more ‘clarity’ but controversy continues

DDN - September 2, 2016 0

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

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Alcohol minimum unit pricing still on the cards

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Homelessness report slammed

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Around 9,000 children are ‘problem gamblers’

DDN - December 9, 2016 0

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PHE updates on hepatitis B vaccine shortage

DDN - March 20, 2018 0

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London rough sleepers housed in hotels

DDN - April 15, 2020 0

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Scotland consults on raising minimum unit price to 65p

DDN - September 21, 2023 0

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New helpline for prisoners released during pandemic

DDN - May 6, 2020 0

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Recommend vaping to help people quit smoking, says NICE

DDN - June 25, 2021 0

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MPs vote in favour of smoking ban

DDN - April 17, 2024 0

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British ‘get drunk’ more regularly than other nationalities

DDN - May 17, 2019 0

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First safe injection facilities in US open in New York

DDN - December 1, 2021 0

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Six new nitazenes detected in ‘rapidly evolving’ European drug market last...

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Bristol issues warning after six heroin deaths

DDN - July 7, 2023 0

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Legal high deaths ‘could’ top heroin deaths, says CSJ

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County lines ‘becoming more localised’, say police

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Afghan opium cultivation up almost 20 per cent

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Alcohol deaths highest for 20 years

DDN - May 6, 2021 0

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Government announces innovation fund to reduce drug use

DDN - March 9, 2023 0

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Keep industry out of alcohol policy, say campaigners

DDNWeb - August 5, 2024 0

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UN drug statement ‘an embarrassment’, say harm reduction groups

DDN - April 7, 2014 0

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Government’s coronavirus advice on protecting rough sleepers ‘inadequate’, says Crisis

DDN - March 16, 2020 0

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Government expands ‘evidence-based’ drugs education

DDN - March 15, 2017 0

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Gambling on credit cards to be banned from April

DDN - January 14, 2020 0

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Scotland’s drug death toll at record high

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