drug deaths
The War on Drugs Has Failed And It's Time to Decriminalise, Scotland Says
The Scottish government says it needs radical changes to the UK's old drug laws in order to tackle record drug deaths.
There Were 112 Cocaine Deaths in England in 2011. Last Year There Were 840.
Official data shows a record rise in drug deaths despite COVID-related lockdowns.
Poorer People Are Six Times More Likely to Die From Drugs Than Rich People
Official statistics from England and Wales show the extent to which poverty is behind record drug deaths.
Drug Deaths in Scotland Rose Yet Again to a Record High
2020 saw 1,339 drug-related deaths, four and a half times higher than 20 years ago.
Poverty and Cheap Street Highs Fuel Europe’s Deadliest Drug Crisis
Scotland has more than three times the drug death rate of England and Wales, and the highest reported rate in Europe.
The Unique Way Glasgow Takes Drugs Is Killing Its Drug Users
Drug users are dying at a horrific rate in Scotland, and it's because of the way they use those drugs.
Cocaine Deaths in the UK Keep On Rising
The government's new statistics show an increase in deaths related to cocaine, crack, fentanyl and a couple of black market drugs you might have never heard of.
Australia's Drug Death Rate Is Now 10 Times Higher Than Portugal's
The difference? Portugal decriminalised drugs.
How Worried Should We Be About Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine?
Experts discuss whether the dangerous opioid is really as widespread as recent media reports claim.
The Hangover News
This weekend two men were caught trying to smuggle 1.2 tonnes of MDMA, the SNP backed a motion to decriminalise medicinal cannabis and more.
My Brother Died After Taking Ecstasy But I’m Still Campaigning to Reopen Fabric
Nathalie Wainwright lost her brother after he took ecstasy in the 90s. She explains why she’s calling for drug education reform.
What the 1980s Glue Sniffing Epidemic Can Teach Us About Preventing Ecstasy Deaths
If authorities want to cut the amount of drug deaths in the UK, they need to start confronting the problem instead of running away from it.