The UK could learn from the kind of action Scotland is taking on drug deaths.
- Associate Member of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Middlesex University, Middlesex University
The Misuse of Drugs act started decades of criminalisation-centred drug policy that hasn’t worked.
The Office for National Statistics reports the highest drug deaths since records began in 1993.
It’s time there was a serious policy response to the other key drivers of homicide rates, like poverty and austerity.
Getting hold of illegal drugs is easier than ever, with home deliveries and even loyalty cards.
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