Almost a quarter of Britons think patients who have been prescribed cannabis by their doctor should be allowed to grow their own marajuana plants, according to a new survey. Commissioned
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Drugs and violence are rife at a new prison being run by inexperienced staff, according to a watchdog. Drugs were “readily available” at HMP Berwyn, with nearly half of prisoners
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County lines drug gangs are recruiting children aged under 10, a charity has suggested. The Children’s Society made the claim after carrying out research which suggested younger children than previously
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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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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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A review of standards at Birmingham’s Winson Green prison has questioned an “inexplicable” failure to secure funding for scanners to prevent drugs being smuggled into the jail. A progress report
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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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A woman who suffered severe brain damage after taking a heroin overdose five years ago should be allowed to die, a judge in a specialist court has ruled. The woman,
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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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More than 500 suspected members of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested in a week. Between May 13 and 20 police forces across the UK carried out a crackdown
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