Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

Campaigners say the facilities, which have been shown to reduce drug deaths, should be introduced without delay

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

Drug-related deaths finally decreased in Scotland in the last year, but are still much higher than the rest of the UK. Austin Smith, policy lead at Scottish Drugs Forum, says there are proven solutions.

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
Inequality

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services

A domestic abuse survivor recovering from substance abuse says she has felt failed by public services over and over again – much like other women who have fallen victim to austerity

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
Sam Delaney

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is

Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time
Homelessness

Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time

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The government’s new drugs strategy cannot win the ‘war on drugs’
Carla Denyer

The government’s new drugs strategy cannot win the ‘war on drugs’

‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD
ADHD

‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD

Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’
Music

Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’

Poverty causes drug deaths. Policy needs to understand that
Opinion

Poverty causes drug deaths. Policy needs to understand that

Scottish drug deaths rise by a ‘shocking’ 27 per cent in a year
News

Scottish drug deaths rise by a ‘shocking’ 27 per cent in a year

Teens as young as 13 are being treated for cocaine addiction in Scotland
News

Teens as young as 13 are being treated for cocaine addiction in Scotland

Scottish drug deaths hit a 22-year high
News

Scottish drug deaths hit a 22-year high

Fresh fight for UK’s first drug consumption room
News

Fresh fight for UK’s first drug consumption room