Major new report finds children in England top global chart for alcohol use
Girls in the UK are drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys, while England is “top of the charts” globally for child alcohol use, a major report has found. In
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Rapid increase in number of alcohol-specific deaths as figures reach record high
The number of deaths specifically caused by alcohol across the UK has reached a record high, according to new figures. Deaths which occur as a direct consequence of alcohol misuse
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Drug consumption rooms could provide ‘vital support’ to users in Edinburgh, study concludes
Safer drug consumption facilities (SDCF) and drug checking could provide “vital support” to users living in the Scottish capital, a study has said. According to a team of experts at
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Minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland to increase to 65p, MSPs told
The Scottish Government is to increase the minimum price at which alcohol can be sold by 30%, it has confirmed. Deputy First Minister Shona Robison said the hike in the
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Scottish Government drugs and alcohol minister quits for health reasons
The Scottish Government’s drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has resigned for health reasons. The SNP minister said that over the last year, she had “experienced a series of
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Drug poisoning deaths at record high with almost half involving an opiate
Deaths registered from drug poisoning in England and Wales are at the highest level since records began 30 years ago. Opiates were involved in just under half of such deaths,
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SNP’s legacy ‘appalling’ but Scots do ‘have somewhere warm to take heroin’ – Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt has claimed young Scots will have “somewhere safe and warm to take heroin” as a result of the SNP’s “appalling legacy”. The Commons Leader (pictured) took aim at
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Minister vows to be ‘robust’ in fighting for drugs policy funding
Drugs minister Elena Whitham has said she will be “robust” in her fight to secure adequate funding for her portfolio. Scotland has been struggling with record high drug deaths in
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Charity Social Bite plans village for recovering addicts in Dundee
A £2 million village for recovering addicts is to be built in Dundee. The charity Social Bite has copied its model already in use in Edinburgh to support homeless people
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Drug consumption room will save lives, says former addict turned recovery worker
A drug consumption room being set up in Glasgow will help save lives, one former addict has said. The 52-year-old, from Paisley, used drugs for more than 30 years before
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