Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bnThe cost of the government’s drug pricing deal with the Trump administration will come out of the NHS budget instead of the Treasury’s and...
Read MoreLib Dems warn first minister that party could withdraw support if government does not boost funding for issueOpposition parties have called for a significant increase in addiction funding in Scotland after it emerged that more...
Read MoreThe Thistle in Glasgow aims to save lives by providing a supervised environment in ‘Europe’s drug deaths capital’The UK’s first official facility for consuming illegal drugs opens in Glasgow within a month, a move that experts...
Read MoreStaff at Brook House had warned it was ‘only a matter of time’ before someone died as a result of taking the drugThe death of a man in an immigration removal centre a fortnight ago is believed to be linked to the drug spice, in...
Read MoreDespite warnings from government’s own advisers to protect people from ‘severe harm’, new controls on potent drugs were delayed for monthsMinisters were warned nearly two years ago about the “significant public health threat”...
Read MoreCities across Scotland considering similar addiction schemes as plans approved for Hunter Street facility Cities across Scotland are considering setting up their own safe injecting facilities as authorities in Glasgow gave the...
Read MoreExclusive: Guardian has seen copy of 27-page report that Home Office attempted to keep confidentialThe UK government’s official drug advisers privately advocated for a formal repeal of the criminalisation of personal-use...
Read MoreLabour leader accuses government of failing to heed warnings which has led to series of crises this weekHere is the list of MPs down to ask a question at PMQs.Yesterday it emerged that ministers are mulling over a plan to tweak...
Read MoreAid tied to drug prevention programmes given to 92 lower-income countries, including Afghanistan after the Taliban takeoverAlmost $1bn (£800m) of aid has been spent on a global “war on drugs” over the past...
Read MorePrime minister says he told Li Qiang, the Chinese prime minister, at G20 that Chinese interference with the work of parliament will ‘never be tolerated’Simon Clarke, who was the levelling up secretary during the Liz...
Read MorePeople caught producing or selling nitrous oxide could face 14 years in prison under new rulesNitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas, is to become an illegal class C substance by the end of the year, the government has...
Read MoreDrop ‘abstinence-only approach’ and focus on public health, report by home affairs select committee saysMinisters should expand anonymous drug testing at festivals and allow supervised drug-taking facilities to...
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