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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Inmates ‘developing drug problems over mental health services waiting times’
Inmates are developing drug problems after being jailed because of long waiting times for mental health services, a report has found. An inspection report for HMP Wymott, near Leyland in
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Watchdog urges inmates to dispose of drugs after six deaths at same prison
A prisons watchdog is appealing to inmates at a jail where six people have died in a short space of time to dispose of any drugs. Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
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Home Secretary vows to hold perpetrators to account by updating law on spiking
The Home Secretary has vowed to crack down on spiking as he said perpetrators will be “held to account” by changes in the law. James Cleverly said the Government is
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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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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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