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Scotland sees slight fall in drug-related deaths

DDN - July 28, 2022 1

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Organisations working with offenders at increasing financial risk

DDN - May 5, 2015 0

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Reforming zeal

DDN - June 6, 2016 0

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Medications in drug treatment: tackling the risks to children

DDN - December 2, 2015 0

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Taking drugs has never been more dangerous, warns NCA

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No apparent link between ‘toughness’ of drug laws and use, says...

DDN - October 31, 2014 0

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Almost 30 countries now have some form of decriminalisation

DDN - January 27, 2020 0

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One in 20 global deaths caused by alcohol, says WHO

DDN - September 12, 2018 0

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Misinformation deterring young people from switching to vaping

DDNWeb - February 17, 2025 0

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SDF launches nitazenes resource pack

DDN - December 15, 2023 0

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Ex-drug users in battle for business title

DDN - November 12, 2012 0

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Doctors call for urgent tobacco control plan

DDN - January 16, 2017 0

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MDMA back in vogue as NPS numbers continue to rise

DDN - May 31, 2016 0

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Record drug fatalities ‘a national tragedy’ for Scotland

DDN - August 18, 2016 0

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Training key to boosting alcohol brief interventions

DDN - February 9, 2018 0

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Health groups demand ‘radical steps’ on alcohol

DDN - March 11, 2013 0

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Turning Point launches integrated substance use and mental health resource

DDN - August 3, 2021 0

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Prison system came ‘dangerously close to collapse’, says interim sentencing review

DDNWeb - February 18, 2025 0

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One in three people on prescribed opioids showing signs of dependence

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Government to consider benefit sanctions for refusing treatment

DDN - July 29, 2015 0

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Government to close youth vaping ‘loophole’

DDN - May 30, 2023 0

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Stopping cannabis use cuts psychotic disorder risks

DDNWeb - January 20, 2025 0

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Scottish government launches charter of rights for people affected by substance...

DDNWeb - December 16, 2024 0

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Decriminalisation would mean global gains, say medics

DDN - March 31, 2016 0

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Ireland at ‘tipping point’ with problem cocaine use

DDN - June 13, 2022 0

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Health bodies challenge MUP claims

DDN - August 14, 2023 0

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New app helps to locate free naloxone

DDN - August 31, 2023 0

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Sell e-cigarettes in hospitals, says PHE report

DDN - February 7, 2018 0

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Online casino spending highest in deprived areas

DDN - June 9, 2022 0

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Scottish budget ‘misses the mark’ in tackling alcohol harm, say campaigners

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Big rise in numbers seeking treatment for crack

DDN - November 7, 2017 0

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Alcohol deaths five times higher in Scotland’s deprived areas

DDN - June 21, 2022 0

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Two in five deaths of homeless people drug related

DDN - November 24, 2022 0

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Blackpool sees second fatal anthrax case

DDN - September 11, 2012 0

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‘Laughable’ alcohol responsibility deal has worsened nation’s health, says charity

DDN - December 7, 2015 0

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Less than half of prison leavers have settled accommodation

DDNWeb - February 14, 2025 0

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Fentanyl behind 80 per cent increase in New York overdose deaths

DDN - January 16, 2023 0

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COVID fails to dent ‘resilient’ European drug market

DDN - June 9, 2021 0

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Myanmar opium poppy cultivation up by a third

DDN - January 27, 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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Ring fence funding and prioritise prevention, say ‘people’s panel’ members

DDNWeb - January 22, 2025 0

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Brighton considers ‘consumption rooms’

DDN - May 8, 2013 0

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Aggressive marketing and changing attitudes driving increased crack use

DDN - March 26, 2019 0

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Xylazine ban comes into force

DDNWeb - January 16, 2025 0

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Drug services see reduction in frontline staff

DDN - March 9, 2015 0

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European MDMA market rapidly evolving, say EUDA and Europol

DDNWeb - March 27, 2025 0

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

DDN - September 2, 2013 0

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ACMD: safeguarding treatment vital to avoid more deaths

DDN - December 19, 2016 0

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Three in five drinking ‘to cope’

DDN - January 16, 2018 0

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UN highlights ‘alarming’ rise in new drugs

DDN - July 8, 2013 0

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£5m funding for overdose-preventing tech projects

DDN - August 30, 2023 0

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200,000 people did this year’s Dry January

DDN - February 21, 2025 0

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More young people vaping while fewer taking drugs

DDN - September 7, 2022 0

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Another record high for Scots drug deaths

DDN - December 15, 2020 0

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Cannabis legalisation could see use rise but potency fall

DDN - October 7, 2013 0

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Stop and search reform pledged

DDN - June 2, 2014 0

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Regulated cannabis market would generate ‘£1bn’ in tax

DDN - June 4, 2018 0

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‘Loneliness epidemic’ pushing people towards alcohol

DDN - February 24, 2020 0

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News in brief

DDN - June 29, 2012 0

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Focus on harm reduction not ‘zero tolerance’, universities urged

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