The Thistle drug room in Glasgow could help fill some important gaps in knowledge about the benefits of these facilities.
- Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
Deaths from cocaine use have risen by almost 31%, according to ONS figures that also show stark regional differences in drug-related deaths.
More and more people are seeking medical help for problems related to ketamine use.
Pregabalin is prescribed for a number of conditions – including epilepsy, anxiety and nerve pain.
Synthetic opioids called nitazenes are ones to watch in 2024.
Women are catching up with men’s drug use.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says sale and possession of laughing gas for recreational use should not be banned.
Nearly 10,000 people died from alcohol in 2021.
Drug use among young people continues to fall, but harmful use among a minority continues.
In 2001, the average age of death from a volatile substance was 28. By 2020, it had risen to 46.
Latest figures show the fatal consequences of pandemic drinking habits.
Puede que haya “funcionado” para Winston Churchill. Pero eso no significa que vaya a funcionar para nosotros.
Et si un verre avait cette capacité à nous rendre plus créatif, plus convivial – et sans effet secondaire ? Le film « Drunk » avait joué avec l’idée… Les scientifiques ont fait la part des choses.
It may have ‘worked’ for Winston Churchill. That doesn’t mean it will work for you.
The home secretary, Priti Patel, has ordered a review of nitrous oxide. But is this the right drug to get ‘tough’ on?
Psychedelics use is on the rise and it’s partly due to a wellbeing rebrand.
Young people may be at particular risk.
Methamphetamine use has increased dramatically in Asia in the past five years, overtaking even the US. Now cartels spy an opportunities in Europe.
If the Tories do go liberal on pot, they should learn the lessons from the regulation of tobacco and alcohol.
People in the UK continue to die from alcohol while the government continues to cut funding for treatment services.
NICE has concluded that more research is needed before it can recommend the use of cannabis based products for medicinal use.
The law on medicinal cannabis in the UK changed. Not that you’d notice.
Alarming rise in deaths from two prescription drugs sees them reclassified as class C.
Glues, paints, spray deodorants and fuels are all abused for their psychoactive effects.
Medical cannabis challenges scientific norms and the usual regulation of medicines.
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