Two million pensioners on multiple drugs could suffer severe reactions – report
Nearly two million older people are on seven or more prescription medicines and at risk of side effects which could be severe or life threatening, it is claimed.
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Pupils who drink, smoke and take drugs more likely to be unhappy, data shows
School pupils who have recently smoked, drunk alcohol and taken drugs are more likely to be unhappy, new figures have revealed.
LETTER: ‘Drug addicts get everything for free, while disabled people pay for respite care’
In response to Hard Grafter’s letter on July 30 in which drug addicts were referred to as “parasites”.
Dundee-born actor Brian Cox says decriminalisation of drugs will reduce deaths
Actor Brian Cox has said decriminalisation may be the best way of reducing the number of drug-related fatalities in his home city of Dundee.
Man who grew cannabis at Dundee flat has sentence deferred
Marc Khan, of Callender Gardens, had sentence deferred for producing cannabis in his home.
Four Britons arrested after £50m drug seizure in Australia
Four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand following a drugs operation targeting a UK organised crime syndicate.
‘Generation X’ more likely to die from drug poisoning and suicide, report says
Middle-aged people are more likely to die from a fatal dose of drugs or suicide than any other generation, analysis suggests.
Armed police arrest man on suspicion of drug offences in Camden
Armed police arrested a man on suspicion of drug offences in Camden this afternoon.
Drugs seized in Dundee and Forfar as police continue raids across Tayside
Police have seized drugs including amphetamine, diazepam and cannabis during raids in Dundee and Forfar today.
Disgust as Dundee mum and young kids catch woman apparently hiding drugs internally
A horrified mum and her three young children came face-to-face with a woman apparently hiding drugs on her person outside their front door.
Dundee’s horrific rate of drug death shows recovery services must be examined, says MSP
Dundee's highest rate of deaths on record is a “clear” sign that treatment services to be examined in the city, Joe FitzPatrick says.
Health minister and Dundee MSP says drugs crisis is a ‘public health emergency’
The image of a man lying with a needle in his hand in broad daylight is a sign Scotland needs to “do more” to support drug users, the public health minister says.
‘As a society we have failed’: Dundee council leader speaks out over drugs crisis
Council leader John Alexander has issued a frank response to shocking pictures of a man collapsed in the street with a needle in his hand – and insisted more must be done to tackle drugs.
Dundee’s drug crisis laid bare as man found with syringe in hand, unconscious on pavement
This is the shocking image seen by shoppers on Bank Street – a stone’s throw from one of the city’s main thoroughfares.
Canadian experts say police could ‘turn blind eye’ to drug consumption rooms in Dundee
Drug workers concerned about the rise in overdose deaths in Dundee could set up rogue safe consumption rooms to tackle rising fatalities, Canadian experts say.
Scottish and UK governments must work together to tackle drug abuse, says expert
Scotland faces a series of “significant challenges” in its fight against drug deaths that need to be tackled swiftly, an expert has urged.
Foreign drug workers praise Scotland’s roll-out of naloxone
Foreign drug workers have praised Scotland’s roll-out of an anti-overdose jab that was only made possible by a writ issued by the country’s top legal officer.
Dr Joao Goulao: Radical drug strategy in Portugal can be adopted in Dundee
Name a country plagued with a spiralling drug death toll, dirty needles lining the streets and families mourning loved ones lost to substances.
Woman caught in Dundee street with £5k of drugs down her trousers is jailed
A woman caught with almost £5,000 worth of heroin down her trousers has been jailed.
SCOTLAND: Teen jailed after selling drugs to schoolgirl who ended up in hospital
A teenager’s growing drug empire was smashed by police after a schoolgirl was rushed to hospital.