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NZ to ban sale of cigarettes to ‘future generations’

DDN - December 9, 2021 0

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Figures reveal worrying increase in number of rough sleepers

DDN - January 27, 2017 0

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Universities and colleges ‘failing to protect’ students from drug harms

DDN - April 26, 2018 0

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West Africa ‘should decriminalise’ low-level drug offences

DDN - July 7, 2014 0

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New app helps to locate free naloxone

DDN - August 31, 2023 0

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Campaigners hail ‘monumental’ victory for US drug policy reform

DDN - November 5, 2020 0

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Heroin deaths double in just four years

DDN - September 10, 2016 0

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One in four women in prison being held on remand

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Pandemic responsible for huge increase in over-65s gambling online

DDN - December 21, 2021 0

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Expert group calls for focus on abstinence

DDN - July 12, 2012 0

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Alcohol deaths five times higher in Scotland’s deprived areas

DDN - June 21, 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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Government plans ‘smoke-free generation’

DDN - October 5, 2023 0

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Campaigners urge chancellor to increase alcohol duty

DDN - February 24, 2023 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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‘Soaring risk misperceptions’ around vaping, warns ASH

DDNWeb - July 14, 2025 0

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Scottish alcohol deaths at highest level for 13 years

DDN - August 5, 2022 0

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Scottish Government committed to tackling ‘public health emergency’ of record drug...

DDN - January 16, 2023 0

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Minimum pricing ‘could breach EU law’

DDN - October 6, 2015 0

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Migrants will not be charged for most drug and alcohol services,...

DDN - January 14, 2019 0

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Scottish Parliament seeks advice from public on drug harms

DDNWeb - October 16, 2024 0

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News focus

DDN - May 31, 2013 0

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New guidance on peer volunteers

DDN - March 7, 2022 0

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Nitazenes detected in 25 Scottish drug deaths

DDN - December 22, 2023 0

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Hep C deaths down 11 per cent in a year

DDN - August 8, 2018 0

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Record drug deaths for England and Wales

DDN - August 6, 2018 0

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Scotland would oppose punitive drugs penalties, says Constance

DDN - July 25, 2022 0

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FDAP members offered support and development by SMMGP

DDN - February 1, 2017 0

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NHS to double number of gambling clinics

DDN - July 4, 2023 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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Reintroduce tobacco and vapes bill, government urged

DDNWeb - July 9, 2024 0

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New liver cancer support service launched

DDN - October 28, 2022 0

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‘A national tragedy’ – Record drug fatalities for Scotland

DDN - September 2, 2016 0

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Half of Scots drinking more during pandemic

DDN - April 22, 2021 0

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Duterte temporarily suspends his ‘war on drugs’

DDN - January 31, 2017 0

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Alcohol-specific deaths hit highest ever level

DDNWeb - February 5, 2025 0

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E-cigarettes could be prescribed on NHS

DDN - October 29, 2021 0

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CAP consults on tightening gambling ad codes

DDN - October 22, 2020 0

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Categorise people dependent on drugs as high-risk population, government urged

DDN - March 25, 2020 0

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Provisional data shows ‘remarkable’ fall in predicted US overdose deaths

DDNWeb - May 15, 2025 0

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Government accepts majority of sentencing review recommendations

DDNWeb - May 23, 2025 0

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NPS to be subject to ‘landmark’ blanket ban

DDN - June 8, 2015 0

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Most of Northern Ireland’s drug deaths among young people

DDN - November 17, 2023 0

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GHB should be reclassified, says ACMD

DDN - November 20, 2020 0

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More work needed to increase availability of naloxone, says ACMD

DDN - June 20, 2022 0

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Humankind merges with Richmond Fellowship

DDNWeb - June 7, 2024 0

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Have more alcohol-free days, drinkers urged

DDN - September 10, 2018 0

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Three in five drinking ‘to cope’

DDN - January 16, 2018 0

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Cocaine and ecstasy driving increase in class A use

DDN - July 16, 2018 0

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Government boosts HIV testing to ‘reduce stigma and tackle health disparities’

DDNWeb - February 12, 2025 0

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Just 25 per cent think regular cannabis use is ‘very harmful’

DDN - October 14, 2021 0

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We Are With You launches ‘Never Use Alone’ phone line

DDN - November 16, 2021 0

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Government launches wide ranging gambling review

DDN - December 9, 2020 0

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Online COVID-19 support tool launched in Scotland

DDN - April 23, 2020 0

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Seventy organisations call for overdose prevention site pilots

DDN - December 13, 2021 0

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Don’t squander chance to end rough sleeping, urge parliamentarians

DDN - May 26, 2020 0

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Deaths in prison hit record levels

DDN - January 31, 2017 0

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‘No safe level’ of alcohol consumption

DDN - August 24, 2018 0

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News in brief

DDN - April 15, 2013 0

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Government accepts ACMD’s ketamine recommendation

DDN - February 13, 2014 0

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