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Opiates and cocaine ‘bigger global health threat than ever’

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MDMA back in vogue as NPS numbers continue to rise

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Tobacco plan aims for ‘smoke-free generation’

DDN - July 19, 2017 0

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A troubled relationship

DDN - November 12, 2021 0

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Irish government delays introduction of mandatory alcohol health labelling

DDN - July 24, 2025 0

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£5m funding for overdose-preventing tech projects

DDN - August 30, 2023 0

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News in brief

DDN - March 11, 2013 0

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Prescribe exercise instead of pills for chronic pain, says NICE

DDN - April 7, 2021 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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Scots record highest ever drug deaths

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Minimum pricing ‘could breach EU law’

DDN - October 6, 2015 0

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Young people’s drug use could be 20 per cent higher than...

DDN - January 19, 2021 0

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Doubling alcohol taxes would save 5,000 lives a year, says WHO

DDN - September 21, 2021 0

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Met seizes 150,000 nitazene tablets

DDN - November 27, 2023 0

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‘Worsening financial situation’ leads to closure of DrugScope

DDN - April 13, 2015 0

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Health groups call for ‘radical steps’ on alcohol

DDN - March 1, 2013 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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Government announces roll out of family drug and alcohol courts

DDN - March 9, 2015 0

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Huge increase in ‘county lines’ activity, says NCA

DDN - February 4, 2019 0

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People with substance issues ‘may be at higher risk’ of COVID

DDN - December 3, 2021 0

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US overdose deaths down by a quarter

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‘Urgent action’ needed to address Scotland’s alcohol harms

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Trump declares opioid crisis ‘a public health emergency’

DDN - October 27, 2017 0

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Delayed opening for Glasgow consumption room

DDNWeb - October 11, 2024 0

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Government bans 11 synthetic opioids

DDN - February 6, 2023 0

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One in 20 global deaths caused by alcohol, says WHO

DDN - September 12, 2018 0

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It’s time to get tested, urges PHE

DDN - November 19, 2018 0

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Media savvy, October 2016

DDN - September 30, 2016 0

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

DDN - November 4, 2016 0

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Peter Krykant dies aged 48

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New maps identify areas of need for gambling treatment

DDN - May 25, 2021 0

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National Crime Agency issues fentanyl warning

DDN - April 28, 2017 0

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Alcohol duty freeze extended by six months

DDN - December 20, 2022 0

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HPA confirms sixth anthrax case

DDN - January 15, 2013 0

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Alcohol treatment figures encouraging, says NTA

DDN - January 23, 2013 0

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Funding extended for Scottish rehab projects

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BDP’s inspirational founder Maggie Telfer dies aged 63

DDN - January 16, 2023 0

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Government to set up county lines ‘coordination centre’

DDN - April 9, 2018 0

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Magic mushrooms may be as effective as antidepressants

DDN - April 15, 2021 0

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Lukewarm response to gambling white paper

DDN - April 29, 2023 0

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‘Extreme drug-related violence’ taking its toll on Europe, say EMCDDA and...

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Sites identified for potential Edinburgh consumption room

DDNWeb - August 27, 2025 0

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A round-up of national news: November 2016

DDN - November 11, 2016 0

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Number of adults in treatment up by 7 per cent

DDNWeb - November 29, 2024 0

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National news from the substance misuse field

DDN - October 5, 2015 0

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Scots drug-related deaths down from record highs

DDN - September 8, 2014 0

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

DDN - January 12, 2022 0

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NHS Scotland issues alert about ‘sudden collapse’ overdoses

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Record cocaine seizures across Europe

DDN - June 16, 2023 0

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New strategy to tackle ‘gambling harms’

DDN - May 7, 2019 0

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Minimum pricing ‘will not be taken forward’

DDN - August 5, 2013 0

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Leeds launches ‘Like My Limit’ alcohol campaign

DDN - November 5, 2016 0

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Scottish Government set to increase MUP to 65p

DDN - February 9, 2024 0

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Hep C deaths down 11 per cent in a year

DDN - August 8, 2018 0

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Rodrigo Duterte’s punishing regime

DDN - September 30, 2016 0

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Xylazine ban comes into force

DDNWeb - January 16, 2025 0

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E-cigarettes could be prescribed on NHS

DDN - October 29, 2021 0

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Extent of drink spiking unknown, says Home Affairs Committee

DDN - April 26, 2022 0

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‘Whole-system approach’ needed to tackle prison drug deaths

DDN - January 19, 2022 0

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North South Charity Merger

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