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UK drinkers get drunk more times a year than anywhere else in world – survey

By Jemma Crew16th May 2019News England

Drinkers in the UK get drunk more often than anywhere else in the world, findings from a global survey suggests. Britons reported getting drunk an average of 51.1 times in

Three Scottish councils to pilot schemes training workers to deal with trauma

By The Press Association15th May 2019News Scotland

New pilot schemes to train frontline workers such as police officers, teachers and health visitors in dealing with trauma have been announced. Three councils – Glasgow, Midlothian, and Argyle and

Inequality study finds so called ‘deaths of despair’ pushing up middle-age mortality

By Shaun Connolly14th May 2019News England

Middle-age mortality rates have risen as “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol overdoses, and drink-related liver disease increase, according to a new study into inequality. Deaths of despair

Committee hears case for Glasgow drug consumption room among ‘strongest in Europe’

By Lewis McKenzie7th May 2019News Scotland

Glasgow has one of the strongest cases in Europe for introducing a drug consumption facility in the city centre, it has been suggested. MPs at Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee on

Cocaine injecting and homelessness creating ‘perfect storm’ for HIV rise in Glasgow

By Katrine Bussey10th April 2019News Scotland

A rise in people injecting cocaine and homelessness are the key factors behind a “perfect storm” that has resulted in a 10-fold increase in HIV infection among drug users in

Charity reports rise in number of adults seeking help over alcoholic parents

By The Press Association1st April 2019News England

The number of adults seeking a charity’s help in dealing with an alcoholic parent has tripled over five years. The National Association for the Children of Alcoholics (NACOA) last year

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

By The Press Association31st March 201931st March 2019News Scotland

Ministers are to assemble a taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland. Public health minister Joe FitzPatrick made the announcement as he said “radical steps” are

Rise in number of Scots waiting six weeks or more for drug and alcohol treatment

By The Press Association26th March 2019News Scotland

The number of people waiting six weeks or more to start their first treatment for drug or alcohol has risen by around five percent in a year, new figures show.

Sackler Trust pauses ‘all new philianthopic giving’ to tackle opioid drug lawsuits

By Julia Hunt25th March 2019News England

A trust that has donated millions to medical science, healthcare, education and the arts in the UK has announced it is pausing all new giving as it faces legal cases

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UK drinkers get drunk more times a year than anywhere else in world – survey

Inequality study finds so called ‘deaths of despair’ pushing up middle-age mortality

Committee hears case for Glasgow drug consumption room among ‘strongest in Europe’

Cocaine injecting and homelessness creating ‘perfect storm’ for HIV rise in Glasgow

Charity reports rise in number of adults seeking help over alcoholic parents

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

Rise in number of Scots waiting six weeks or more for drug and alcohol treatment

Sackler Trust pauses ‘all new philianthopic giving’ to tackle opioid drug lawsuits

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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UK drinkers get drunk more times a year than anywhere else in world – survey

Three Scottish councils to pilot schemes training workers to deal with trauma

Inequality study finds so called ‘deaths of despair’ pushing up middle-age mortality

Committee hears case for Glasgow drug consumption room among ‘strongest in Europe’

Cocaine injecting and homelessness creating ‘perfect storm’ for HIV rise in Glasgow

Charity reports rise in number of adults seeking help over alcoholic parents

Taskforce to tackle rising number of drug-related deaths in Scotland

Rise in number of Scots waiting six weeks or more for drug and alcohol treatment

Sackler Trust pauses ‘all new philianthopic giving’ to tackle opioid drug lawsuits

Webwatch: Study finds evidence of drug abuse behaviour in excessive social media users