Home Secretary Sajid Javid reiterates refusal for drug consumption rooms in Scotland
The Home Secretary has reiterated his outright refusal to change legislation which would allow for safe drug consumption rooms in Scotland.
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Fife Matters: Drug death toll should spark action – not a blame game
I’ve written a lot about attitudes in this column in recent months, and the shocking scale of Scotland’s drug problem – laid bare by new statistics published this week - has spurred me on to do so again.
READERS’ LETTERS: Stop passing the buck on UK’s drug crisis
Madam, – It’s an absolute tragedy that more people in Scotland lose their lives to substance misuse than anywhere else in the EU.
Saturday Journal: Drugs killing Scots at faster rate than guns in US
Dundee woke to summer sunshine on Tuesday morning.
READERS’ LETTERS: Drugs war’s focus on future and prevention
Madam, – Both sides of the debate on legalisation of drugs are leaving out one important fact – the present generation of drug addicts is a lost cause.
READERS’ LETTERS: Old fashioned remedies for drugs scourge
Madam, – According to published statistics, drug-related deaths in Scotland are three times that of the rest of the UK, and the worst within the 27 countries of the EU.
Dundee nightclub shut after review sparked by teen girl high on ketamine passing out in toilets
A Dundee nightclub was closed down after police raised concerns someone would die on the premises as a result of "blatant drug taking" on the premises.
‘Failing’ drugs policies blamed for rising deaths
Drugs policy “failures” have been blamed for the rising death toll in Scotland.
Drug policy reform urged as Scotland records biggest ever deaths total
Politicians and medics are calling for an urgent overhaul of drug policy after new figures indicated Scotland’s drugs deaths are at their worst level since records began, with the highest reported rate in Europe.
Drug deaths rate in Scotland ‘worse than any other country in Europe’
More than 1,100 people died from drugs in Scotland last year, new figures indicate – the worst total since records began, and higher than the reported rate for any other EU country.