Drugs

So-called 'dinner party drug' cocaine now kills more people than heroin. Picture: Romain Costaseca

The figures that show drug-deaths rate really is a national disgrace Tom Wood

The drug checking facility has opened in Glasgow.

Scotland's first drug checking facility opens its doors

Rona Lindsay, left, could hardly walk because of drug and alcohol addiction but has since rebuilt her life with help from Edinburgh Recovery Activities and its Monday morning boot camp

Addiction is lonely and the support of good people is vital to beat it Rona Lindsay

Campaigners have been highlighting Scotland’s high drug-death figures for years. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Survivors of Scotland drug deaths crisis are truly impressive people Karyn McCluskey

Not all children have loving parents who will look after them and ensure they have a decent start in life. Picture: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive

Here's the horror show that ITV's 7 Up could have been Karyn McCluskey

Richie Roncero, a recovering drug addict and charity founder from Leith, is taking on a six-month rough sleeping challenge to raise £1,000,000 for vital addiction recovery beds.

Ex-addict's six-month rough sleeping challenge for recovery facility

Synthetic opioids have contributed to Scotland's increased number of annual drug deaths

Exclusive SNP ministers slammed over no questions on 'UK's first nitazene lab'

Turning Point Scotland is well-respected for its services, with Prince William and Catherine providing their royal seal of approval on a visit to a centre in Coatbridge in 2021 (Picture: Phil Noble/WPA pool)

How can SNP allow closure of rehab facility amid drug-deaths crisis? Tom Wood

A protest over the number of drug deaths in Scotland, which has had the highest rate in Europe for years, outside the Scottish Parliament in July 2022 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

11,000 dead in a decade: The high price of incompetent politicians Susan Dalgety

John Swinney

Swinney backs decriminalisation as drug deaths branded 'indefensible'

Drugs minister Maree Todd may regret claiming that 'we are making progress' as new figures showed an increase in Scotland's drug-deaths (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Party politics has no place in tackling shameful drug-deaths crisis Scotsman comment

Synthetic opioids have contributed to Scotland's increased number of annual drug deaths

Exclusive Why so many men are being killed by Scotland's drug deaths crisis

Scotland's drug deaths have increased by 11 per cent in the space of a year

Scotland's drug deaths increase as cocaine and nitazenes fuel crisis

Hundreds of children lose a parent to drugs every year (Picture posed by model)

Why children are the forgotten victims of Scotland’s drug-death crisis Justina Murray

A record number of drones have been detected outside Scotland’s prisons.

Exclusive Record number of drones carrying drugs and weapons into prisons

Ketamine - long used in medicine and veterinary care - has risen in popularity as a recreational drug

NHS opens clinic for young ketamine users as bladder harm rises

Trans rights activists take part in a protest against the ban on puberty blockers in April 2024 in London

Why the puberty blockers trial on 'trans' children most be stopped Jenny Lindsay

Weight loss drugs tipped to provide boost to Scottish berry industry

Drug checking services "urgent" as 50% of street drugs contaminated

Stock shot of Police Scotland. (Pic credit: John Devlin)

Drugs worth almost £900k recovered as man arrested and charged

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar: SNP inaction on drug deaths 'an insult to families'

Ellie Crampsie was found to have more than 17 kilos of the Class B drug stuffed into a suitcase.

Social media influencer who smuggled £150k of cannabis jailed

Glasgow's safer drug consumption room is a step forward but more are needed (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland is Europe's drug-deaths capital – and it’s about to get worse Ant Lehane

Injection bay areas in the Using Space at Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow

Edinburgh drug consumption room 'will benefit city as a whole'

Man arrested after £600k of cocaine found in car

Three arrested after hero dog makes £364k drugs recovery

The number of murders in Scotland has fallen dramatically over the past 20 years (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Dramatic fall in murders in Scotland shows how to tackle drug-deaths Tom Wood

A police officer speaks to a detained man in the cells (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Justice system must be alive to a criminal's sudden moment of clarity Karyn McCluskey

Scottish police dog Bravo sniffs out drugs worth £40K

Prison officers say the rise in overdoses was caused by overcrowding.

Exclusive Inmates 'guinea pigs' for new drugs flooding prisons as overdoses peak

A preliminary hearing will take place on March 5 at Peterhead Sheriff Court.

Fatal accident inquiry to be held into baby's drug-related death

Gavin Green of Malaysia pictured in action at the DP World Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Spain in November

DP World Tour golfer handed ban after failing drugs test

The Thistle unit enables people to consume illegal drugs under the supervision of clinicians, with the goal of reducing fatal and non-fatal overdoses. Picture: John Devlin

Over 11,000 visits to UK's first safer drug consumption room

Police Scotland has declared a ‘record week’ after £14m of drugs were seized from addresses across the country.

£14m of drugs seized across Scotland in record week

The drug consumption room in Glasgow.

UK Government will not change law to allow more drug consumption rooms

One in three Scots are obese

Thousands of poorest Scots to receive free weight loss jabs

Alexandra Bugonea, Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, Catalin Dobre, Cristian Urlateanu and Remus Stan were found guilty in January this year of a range of offences including rape following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow

Gang which ‘ruthlessly’ exploited vulnerable women in brothels jailed

Next Sunday, the 35-year-old mother is running a 50km race at Goodwood Motor Circuit, near Chichester

Meet the Scottish super-mum running an ultra-marathon with her baby

Officers executed a warrant on Caledonia Street.

Two charged after cocaine worth £250k recovered at Scottish property

Drug consumption rooms are an attempt to reduce the harm caused by taking substances like heroin (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Explainer What Douglas Ross' Right to Recovery Bill will do as fear raised

The River Garden is set in 48 acres of beautiful countryside

Beautiful 48-acre River Garden drug rehab centre is place to find hope Karyn McCluskey

A man smokes fentanyl on a street in Seattle. In the US, 70,000 people died from taking the synthetic drug in 2022 alone (Picture: John Moore)

Cheap, strong synthetic drugs threaten to kill Scots in vast numbers Ant Lehane

A discarded drug needle; heroin is among the most common drugs listed on Northern Irish drug death certificates, new figures show (photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Drug deaths in Scotland fall to lowest level in eight years

Injection bay areas in the Using Space at Thistle Centre Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow

Edinburgh identifies two potential sites for new drug consumption room

Motivated Warren opens up on 'horrendous' injury and 'brutal' year

A TransPennine Express Nova 1 train. (Pic credit: TransPennine Express)

The quick-thinking train conductor who helped land £300k drugs seizure

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged.

Man charged after cannabis worth £178k found inside Scots property

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