Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been urged by a group of cross-party MPs and peers to sanction drug consumption rooms. Tory Crispin Blunt, Labour’s Jeff Smith and crossbench peer Baroness
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The Government should prioritise tackling the “escalating risk to public health” posed by alcohol, according to a group of healthcare organisations. While plans have recently been formulated for dealing with
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Politicians and medics are calling for an urgent overhaul of drug policy after new figures indicated Scotland’s drugs deaths are at their worst level since records began, with the highest
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A former health minister in the coalition government has called for an end to the “breathtaking hypocrisy” in the debate over drug policy reform. Lib Dem health spokesman Sir Norman
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Betting firms could be taxed to pay for addiction treatment, the head of the NHS has warned, as he launched a new service to help children with gambling problems. Simon
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One in 28 adults in Scotland experiences extreme disadvantage, such as homelessness and substance dependency, each year, according to new research. The study found that almost 200,000 adults in Scotland
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A Home Office minister has been criticised over claims she has refused to give evidence to an inquiry about drug use in Scotland. The “surprised and dismayed” chairman of the
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Alcohol sales in Scotland fell to the lowest level for almost quarter of a century last year, new research has found. The total volume of pure alcohol sold per adult
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The majority of drugs deaths occur among people who have experienced considerable adversity in their lives, often from a young age, research has found. In a report focused on drug
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Drug addicts can stay on heroin replacement methadone for 30 years “walking around like zombies”, former users have told MPs. A group of recovering addicts said instead of giving people
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