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Heroin deaths double in just four years

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Government providing £20m grant funding for addiction tech

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A quarter of drinkers consuming more during lockdown

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Lib Dems would ‘adopt Portugal approach’

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Lib Dems promise legal cannabis market

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Two million global alcohol-related deaths among men, says WHO

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Harm reduction worldwide has ‘stalled’, warns HRI

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Euro drug scene in ‘state of flux’

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Government to close youth vaping ‘loophole’

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‘Clear plan’ needed to improve complex Scottish services

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New research targets opioid receptors

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Met should routinely carry naloxone, says London Assembly Health Committee

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Teenage drinking and drug use down across Europe

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Numbers seeking treatment for crack up nearly 20 per cent

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Authorities missing opportunities to safeguard child criminal exploitation victims

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Scotland signals shift away from class A prosecutions

DDN - September 23, 2021 0

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

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Figures show slight fall in Scottish drug deaths

DDN - December 16, 2021 0

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Government reverses controversial FOBT delay

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Government consults on widening access to naloxone

DDN - August 5, 2021 0

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Have your say on alcohol harm

DDN - February 3, 2020 0

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Introduce mandatory alcohol labelling to protect against FASD, Balance urges

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We’ll introduce mandatory alcohol labelling, says Labour

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Tobacco harm reduction scholarship looking for new projects

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Around 9,000 children are ‘problem gamblers’

DDN - December 9, 2016 0

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Another record year for Scottish drug deaths

DDN - July 30, 2021 0

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One in seven planning to do Dry January

DDN - December 21, 2022 0

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Paying tribute

DDN - August 30, 2021 0

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Scotland consults on raising minimum unit price to 65p

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National news from the substance misuse field

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Scots consider methadone evidence

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Government bans nitrous oxide

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Local news from the substance misuse field

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Thistle clocks up more than 11,000 visits

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Drug control a health and human rights ‘disaster’, says IDPC

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New psychoactive substances in Europe

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Help for children of alcohol-dependent parents supports whole family

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More work needed to increase availability of naloxone, says ACMD

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Europe’s drug trade more violent than ever, says Europol

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Tougher rules to protect children from gambling ads

DDN - February 14, 2019 0

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‘More than 50’ cocaine cutting agents identified

DDN - April 13, 2015 0

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Clubbers warned to pace themselves as venues reopen

DDN - July 20, 2021 0

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Alcohol deaths up by 21 per cent

DDN - July 19, 2021 0

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Hep C deaths down 16 per cent

DDN - April 9, 2019 0

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With You launches needle exchange search engine

DDN - April 12, 2021 0

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Government consults on revising ‘outdated’ licensing rules

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Fall in suspected Scottish drug deaths

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Heavy cannabis use can cause lasting cognitive problems in young

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Scottish Affairs Committee calls for decriminalisation

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North West tops alcohol-related liver deaths table

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Scots continuing to drink at unsafe levels

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Older drinkers account for majority of 7,000-plus deaths

DDN - November 8, 2017 0

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Alcohol-related hospital admissions up 15 per cent in ten years

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Funding fears for harm reduction

DDN - August 4, 2014 0

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Rehabs ‘failing’ older drinkers

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