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Westminster is addicted to drugs prohibition – and it is costing countless lives
While British politicians continue their absurd war on drugs, other countries are taking a radical new approach | I news opinion, UK
Calls for more funding to help children of alcoholics
Children affected by their parents' alcohol abuse say they are being "failed by the government" due to a lack of funding | BBC, UK
Charity calls for zero drug deaths target
A Scottish drug and alcohol charity responds to the minimal decrease in drug related deaths in 2021 and the release of the National Mission on Drugs Deaths Plan from the Scottish government, urging Ministers to aim for zero. Currently, there is no target percentage drug deaths reduction published in the government’s updated plan | Health and Care Scotland, UK
Priced out: The impact of the rising cost of living on people with multiple unmet needs (PDF)
This report shines a light on the devastating impact of the rising cost of living on the people who access our services, many of whom have existing vulnerabilities including lasting experiences of poverty, discrimination and trauma | Changing Lives, UK
'It's not a crime to use drugs': How Northern Ireland can learn from Portugal on drug crisis
A Portuguese drugs policy expert, who helps run a programme of decriminalisation, says addicts need to considered as "sick people in need of help" with addiction treated as "a chronic disease" | ITV, UK
Smokers in Norfolk helped to quit with free e-cigarettes
More than two out of every five smokers who redeemed a voucher for a free e-cigarette starter kit had stopped smoking within a month as part of a pilot scheme designed to help people quit | ITV, UK
Briefing - MUP and Drug Use (PDF)
This briefing has been produced in response to media headlines claiming that minimum unit pricing (MUP) has increased drug use in Scotland and is, in turn, contributing to high levels of drug deaths. It presents the findings of independent evaluation research conducted so far, as well as other relevant information on alcohol and drug deaths in Scotland | Alcohol Focus Scotland, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), Scottish Recovery Consortium and Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs, UK