Fingerprint test can tell if someone has used heroin, even after washing hands
Advanced technology that can tell whether a person has used heroin even if they wash their hands could help police identify drug users and dealers.
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VIDEO: Shock and disgust as woman finds a dozen needles outside Dundee school
A support worker was shocked to discover more than a dozen used drug needles left dumped beside a city school.
READERS’ LETTERS: Time to tackle drugs, shoplifting, begging and prostitution in Dundee
Two readers have written to the Tele to give their views on the issue of drug use in Dundee city centre:
Home Office insists there are ‘no plans’ to decriminalise possession of drugs
The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this.
Residents near pharmacy in Lochee hit out at drug paraphernalia left outside flats
People living beside a city chemist have hit out at the amount of paraphernalia being left by drug users outside their flats.
Coldside residents of tenement that has become a ‘shooting gallery’ vow to take fight to Scottish Parliament
Residents of a tenement that has become a “shooting gallery” have vowed to take their fight to the Scottish Parliament if the issue is not addressed locally.
Claims that burnt out car in Whitfield could have been stolen and torched deliberately
A burned out car found in Whitfield could have been stolen and torched deliberately, a former firefighter has claimed.
Shocking stats reveal 85% of Dundee drug death victims came from most deprived areas
The seriousness of the drug death issue in Dundee was laid bare in a “deep dive” of statistics presented at the Dundee Partnership by forensic expert professor Niabh Nic Daeid.
Dundee woman tossed bag of heroin out of window as police arrived at property
A woman tossed a bag of class-A drugs out of a window after spotting police at a Dundee property.
IN PICTURES: Hundreds of people support first-ever Hope Festival aimed at challenging addiction stigma
Around 500 people came out to support a new festival aimed at challenging the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction at the weekend.
Blades and drugs found on locals as Dundee police carry out string of ‘stop and searches’ during crackdown
Police discovered drugs and weapons on Dundonians during a string of “stop and searches” carried out across a two-week operation in the city.
Dundee residents fear person will be found dead in ‘drug den’ close after needles discarded
Residents living in a tenement that has become a shooting gallery say it’s only a matter of time before they come across a dead body in the close outside their homes.
SNP conference votes for drugs law to be devolved to allow for decriminalisation
The SNP has unanimously backed a call for control over drugs laws to be devolved to Scotland, to allow for the “decriminalisation of possession and consumption of controlled drugs”.
As few as 14% of Dundonians trying to quit drugs are getting treatment such as methadone
As few as 14% of people in Dundee trying to beat drug addiction may be on an "essential" prescription for methadone at the time they start treatment, according to a new report.
Sentence deferred on man who had heroin and etizolam in Dundee street
A man has admitted being caught in possession of heroin.
Queue of users at alleged Dundee drug den ‘like folk waiting for the post office’
A housing association is assisting police with an investigation into claims one of its developments is home to a “24-hour” drug dealing operation.
Drug cops descend on Dundee housing scheme in latest crackdown
Officers swooped on St Mary’s on Wednesday in a drugs raid at a property in the area.
Record number of people taking Class A drugs, figures show
A record number of people took Class A drugs in the last year amid a rise in the use of cocaine and ecstasy, according to official figures.
Drug deaths in Wales are ‘highest on record’
Drug-related deaths in Wales are at their highest levels on record, according to a new report.
Dundee doctor admits importing drugs including diazepam and oxycodone to her home
A doctor has admitted illegally importing drugs to her home in Dundee.