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Government to scrap PHE

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Government announces interim housing plans for rough sleepers

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Eighties deprivation blamed for Scots drug deaths

DDN - August 1, 2017 0

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Fall in suspected Scottish drug deaths

DDN - March 16, 2022 0

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Glamourised ‘lifestyle’ promotions must be banned, says Alcohol Concern

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Nearly 3m people used vapes to quit smoking in last five...

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Make naloxone routinely available to police, paramedics and public, says Turning...

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Scotland sees slight fall in drug-related deaths

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More research needed on medicinal cannabis, says NICE

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New ad campaign to tackle Scots drug death crisis

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Number of young people in treatment up by 10 per cent

DDN - January 26, 2024 0

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Drugs behind ‘huge increase’ in prison violence

DDN - July 10, 2018 0

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Scotland calls for decriminalisation of all drugs

DDN - July 7, 2023 0

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Gambling premises ten times more prevalent in deprived areas

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Focus on harm reduction not ‘zero tolerance’, universities urged

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News in brief

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‘More than 50’ cocaine cutting agents identified

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Almost 300 suspected Scottish drug deaths in final quarter of 2022

DDN - March 15, 2023 0

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Home secretary ‘minded to’ explicitly exempt poppers from Psychoactive Substances Act

DDN - August 13, 2020 0

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‘Cheap and easy’ synthetic drugs transforming markets, says UNODC

DDN - June 26, 2023 0

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Urgent action needed to address lockdown ‘time bomb’, warns Adfam

DDN - June 26, 2020 0

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Government announces £12m winter payments for rough sleepers

DDN - October 13, 2020 0

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Afghan opium cultivation up almost 20 per cent

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Alcohol monitoring tags to be rolled out nationally

DDN - November 18, 2021 0

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Slight fall in ‘staggeringly high’ US drug death figures

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Alcohol deaths up again

DDN - February 8, 2017 0

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New alcohol strategy needed ‘urgently’

DDN - September 14, 2020 0

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as largest opium source

DDN - December 12, 2023 0

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Huge increase in ‘county lines’ activity, says NCA

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ACMD rejects time-limited substitution treatments

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Bristol issues warning after six heroin deaths

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UK among biggest consumers in ‘buoyant’ cocaine market

DDN - June 11, 2018 0

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Disappointment for campaigners looking for alcohol duty increase

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West Africa ‘should decriminalise’ low-level drug offences

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More countries implementing harm reduction services

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Dehumanising language rife when discussing homelessness, say researchers

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Alcohol industry ‘misrepresenting’ cancer evidence

DDN - September 11, 2017 0

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Liver disease admissions up more than a fifth in a year

DDN - July 10, 2023 0

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Government announces new drug powers as Baker replaces Browne

DDN - October 8, 2013 0

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Treatment service cuts contributing to deaths among homeless people

DDN - April 1, 2022 0

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County lines police need better training on child slavery and exploitation

DDN - September 15, 2022 0

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Scottish Government ‘slow to progress’ key alcohol and drug strategies

DDN - November 1, 2024 0

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People in need of residential treatment being failed, says Phoenix

DDN - November 25, 2021 0

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Gambling firms suspend TV ads during lockdown

DDN - April 28, 2020 0

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Better collaboration needed to tackle county lines properly

DDN - January 10, 2020 0

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Drug seizures at highest ever level

DDN - January 19, 2024 0

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FDAP members’ interests and accreditation safe with SMMGP

DDN - January 26, 2017 0

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Northern Ireland to consult on minimum pricing

DDN - July 31, 2020 0

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Harmful youth drinking falls, but inequalities persist

DDN - June 8, 2015 0

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Heroin deaths continue to fall

DDN - April 15, 2013 0

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Economic cost of smoking is £14bn a year, says ASH

DDN - May 17, 2023 0

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Don’t squander chance to end rough sleeping, urge parliamentarians

DDN - May 26, 2020 0

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Scottish drug deaths down by a fifth

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New helpline for prisoners released during pandemic

DDN - May 6, 2020 0

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Put health warnings on all alcohol labels, say MPs

DDN - August 21, 2014 0

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New government must help those with multiple needs

DDN - May 5, 2015 0

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European MDMA market rapidly evolving, say EUDA and Europol

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Hep C deaths down 11 per cent in a year

DDN - August 8, 2018 0

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Make tobacco firms pay for increased NHS spend, say campaigners

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