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Barrister claims that cannabis has contributed to Kildare court defendant's mental health issues

A Naas District Court judge was told that a young man's mental health issues have been exacerbated by cannabis usage. The man, who is aged in his 20s, appeared before Judge Desmond Zaidan on Thursday, January 18, and pleaded guilty to possessing ...

20 Jan 2024 at 11:33

Scotland

Lack of funds barrier to residential rehab in more than 75% of areas – figures

A lack of funding is a barrier to the provision of residential rehab in more than three quarters of areas, new figures show. A survey of Scotland’s 30 Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) released on Tuesday showed 77% of the agencies reported ...

12 Nov 2024 at 14:59

Scotland

Suspected Glasgow drug deaths at same level after opening of consumption room

The number of suspected drug deaths in Glasgow in the first half of this year was the same as the previous year despite the opening of a safe consumption facility. The Thistle Centre opened in the city’s east end in January and offers a place ...

09 Sept 2025 at 15:30

Health

Teacher’s pet who became drug addict due to diabetes ‘lucky to be alive’ after triple sepsis from gaping injection wounds

A former “teacher’s pet” who became an IV drug addict when he sought relief for chronic pain caused by diabetes “accepted he would die” after he caught sepsis three times from injection wounds, has said he now feels “lucky to be alive” but ...

20 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services, data suggests

The number of children able to access youth addiction services has fallen to its lowest level on record during the pandemic, new figures suggest. Analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) found that 11,...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Right to Recovery Bill ‘won’t make huge amount of difference’, MSPs told

A proposed Bill to enshrine the right to recovery from addiction in law “won’t make a huge amount of difference”, MSPs have heard. The legislation, proposed by former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, would mandate that those ...

25 Mar 2025 at 16:11

Scotland

Addiction treatment waiting times target met in all but one health board area

A drug and alcohol treatment waiting times target was met in all but one of Scotland’s health boards, figures show. The Scottish Government set a target of three weeks from referral to treatment in 2011. Figures released on Tuesday ...

25 Mar 2025 at 14:26

Scotland

Progress on drug treatment standards not good enough or fast enough – minister

Progress in meeting key drug treatment standards has not been good enough or fast enough, Scotland’s drugs minister has said. Medication assisted treatment (Mat) standards were laid out last year by the Scottish Government as a ...

23 Jun 2022 at 17:17

Kildare Now

Barrister claims that cannabis has contributed to Kildare court defendant's mental health issues

20 Jan 2024 at 11:33

Love & Relationships

Mum who left school with no GCSEs and fell pregnant at 18 now studying midwifery at 47 and says ‘nothing’s out of reach’

A woman who left school with no qualifications and fell pregnant with her first child at 18 before having six children from three relationships, with one of the fathers dying unexpectedly, now feels “nothing is out of ...

02 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Body Image

Reformed drug addict raising money to fix teeth in Turkey to remove final ‘constant reminder’ of his difficult past

A former drug addict of 20 years who turned his life around to become a YouTube creator is raising money to get his teeth fixed in Turkey to let him smile again and forget his difficult past. Stephen Smart, 35, from ...

20 Dec 2022 at 07:00

Scotland

More than 1,100 babies born with signs of addiction since 2017

More than 1,100 babies have been born dependent on substances in the last five years, leading to calls for world-leading alcohol and drug services in Scotland. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the Scottish ...

07 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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