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On the level

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I’m Richard Sparkes. I’m the registered manager at The Level inpatient detox in Nottingham. I also happen to be in recovery myself. We’re one of...

Global drug use at historically high levels

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A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug...

Scots continuing to drink at unsafe levels

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The bigger picture

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No half measures

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Falling through the cracks

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