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Myanmar opium poppy cultivation up by a third

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West Midlands PCC proposes consumption rooms and prescribed heroin

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£267m treatment funding to be rolled out next April

DDN - November 14, 2023 0

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

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Health groups call for ‘radical steps’ on alcohol

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Grieving families ‘routinely denied’ inquests that take gambling into account

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It’s time to get tested, urges PHE

DDN - November 19, 2018 0

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

DDN - April 26, 2018 0

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Campaigners hail ‘monumental’ victory for US drug policy reform

DDN - November 5, 2020 0

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Advertising watchdog upholds complaints against rehab referral companies

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Cannabis legalisation a mental health risk, says Rethink

DDN - February 10, 2020 0

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Scottish alcohol consumption falls to lowest level ever

DDN - June 17, 2021 0

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Time to investigate Duterte for crimes against humanity, says Amnesty

DDN - July 8, 2019 0

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Tobacco harm reduction guide for drug services launched

DDN - May 29, 2026 0

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Services continue to feel cuts pain

DDN - April 11, 2016 0

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Government seeks to address prisons crisis with extra staff

DDN - December 5, 2016 0

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Help for children of alcohol-dependent parents supports whole family

DDN - June 1, 2023 0

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Government accepts ACMD’s ketamine recommendation

DDN - February 13, 2014 0

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‘Cheap and easy’ synthetic drugs transforming markets, says UNODC

DDN - June 26, 2023 0

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Government announces ‘largest ever’ increase in treatment funding

DDN - December 6, 2021 0

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UK drug policy failing, say MPs

DDN - October 23, 2019 0

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The Loop given charity status

DDN - November 21, 2022 0

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Deaths involving nitazenes quadruple in a year

DDN - October 17, 2025 0

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‘A national tragedy’ – Record drug fatalities for Scotland

DDN - September 2, 2016 0

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‘Constant bombardment’ of alcohol ads threatens people in recovery

DDN - November 30, 2021 0

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

DDN - March 3, 2021 0

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Public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs

DDN - June 16, 2016 0

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Hep C deaths down 16 per cent

DDN - April 9, 2019 0

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Impact of alcohol ‘obscured by cost-driven narratives’, says WHO

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European heroin market worth EUR 5bn a year

DDN - January 24, 2024 0

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Leeds launches ‘Like My Limit’ alcohol campaign

DDN - November 5, 2016 0

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Europe: ‘new era’ of declining heroin use and complex stimulant market

DDN - November 16, 2012 0

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Complete overhaul needed for prison mental health services, says Justice Committee

DDN - September 29, 2021 0

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DDN - November 3, 2013 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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Funding uncertainty sees NHS tobacco services cut

DDN - August 15, 2025 0

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Have your say on alcohol harm

DDN - February 3, 2020 0

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Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold in a decade

DDNWeb - September 30, 2025 0

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News in brief

DDN - August 1, 2013 0

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Scots drug death toll the highest yet

DDN - August 15, 2017 0

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SDF launches nitazenes resource pack

DDN - December 15, 2023 0

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Small increase in Scottish alcohol deaths

DDN - August 29, 2023 0

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One in five alcohol products fail to meet labelling guidelines

DDN - June 5, 2026 0

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Government denies imminent end to rough sleeper funding

DDN - May 15, 2020 0

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Children’s online spaces ‘saturated’ with gambling ads

DDN - April 22, 2024 0

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Drugs the ‘single most destabilising factor’ across prison estate

DDN - June 10, 2026 0

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Funding certainty vital to achieving drug strategy ambitions, says PAC

DDN - February 9, 2024 0

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We’ll get through this, pledge activists

DDN - March 26, 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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Don’t squander chance to end rough sleeping, urge parliamentarians

DDN - May 26, 2020 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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Northern Ireland records highest drug death total

DDN - January 17, 2020 0

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Half of people living with HIV are over 50

DDN - October 4, 2023 0

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‘Clear plan’ needed to improve complex Scottish services

DDN - March 8, 2022 0

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News in brief

DDN - August 4, 2014 0

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Treatment service cuts contributing to deaths among homeless people

DDN - April 1, 2022 0

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National news from the substance misuse field

DDN - September 7, 2015 0

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Use cannabis reform to ‘repair historical injustices’, say campaigners

DDN - January 12, 2022 0

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GambleAware invests £2.5m in education

DDN - April 21, 2022 0

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