MPs have called for some drug offences to be decriminalised, in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths. A report by the Health and Social Care Committee
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The SNP has unanimously backed a call for control over drugs laws to be devolved to Scotland, to allow for the “decriminalisation of possession and consumption of controlled drugs”. Activists
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A unit system for cannabis similar to the one used for alcohol could improve the mental health of users, according to experts. Researchers say more needs to be done to
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Plans to give a town’s 15 worst heroin addicts two daily doses of diamorphine have been revealed. The treatment plan in Middlesbrough – using medical grade heroin – is the
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A senior member of the Home Office’s drugs advisory panel has quit, claiming political interference is undermining its independence. Professor Alex Stevens, who worked on the Advisory Council on the
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A record number of people took Class A drugs in the last year amid a rise in the use of cocaine and ecstasy, according to official figures. The Home Office
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Drug-related deaths in Wales are at their highest levels on record, according to a new report. Public Health Wales revealed the number of people dying from drug poisoning has increased
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Russell Brand will host a night of solo performance about mental health. The actor and comedian will compere Cracked, a string of one-off monologues and spoken word pieces focusing on
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Every year since 2013, the UK’s Office for National Statistics has reported an increase in drug-related deaths in England. Last year, we reported that drugs had overtaken traffic accidents as
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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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