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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 11,013 under-18s ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

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 Government to invest in ...

07 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Ministers propose increasing minimum alcohol unit price to 65p

Scotland

Proposal to increase minimum alcohol unit price to 65p

The minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland could increase to 65p per unit under proposals from ministers. Set at 50p per unit when introduced in 2018, the current term for MUP will come to an end on April 30, 2024. Drugs and ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:35

Scotland

Success of minimum alcohol pricing eroded by inflation and pandemic, study finds

Inflation and the pandemic have eroded the effectiveness of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland, according to an academic study. Sheffield University’s alcohol research group found MUP, which was set at 50p per unit in ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:50

Health

Alcoholic who would catch trains hundreds of miles across the UK so he could drink celebrates sobriety after 45 years

A former alcoholic who would hop on a train for journeys to nowhere so he could travel across the country and drink has quit after 45 years but says he is still able to be “an entertainer” in a “measured way”. Peter Murray, 63, who ...

14 Feb 2024 at 15:31

Health

Veteran who became alcoholic after late-term miscarriage now helps others combat addiction after her son raised concerns

An Army veteran who became an alcoholic after suffering a traumatic late-term miscarriage is celebrating nearly two years of sobriety after her son raised concerns over her drinking, and she now works to help other people combat ...

31 May 2023 at 07:00

Alcohol-related hospital admissions six times higher in poorer areas, data shows

Scotland

28 Feb 2023 at 20:18

Health

Woman who had alcohol addiction before collapse in her 20s finds sobriety and launches booze-free events company

A woman who developed an alcohol addiction from the age of 13 and stopped drinking only after collapsing one day in her mid-20s has discussed her journey to sobriety after setting up an alcohol-free events company ...

29 Jan 2024 at 11:46

Family

Great-grandmother, 71, completes charity skydive at 13,000ft in memory of ‘loving’ son who died after alcohol addiction

A 71-year-old great-grandmother has completed a charity skydive from 13,000ft on her birthday in memory of her “loving and caring” son who died after long-term alcohol addiction. Miki Davies, a former nurse and ...

23 Sept 2024 at 12:35

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. ...

25 Mar 2025 at 14:26

Advertising ban could move alcohol out the spotlight and cut harm – campaigners

A ban on alcohol advertising could help address “out of control industry advertising”, campaigners have said after reports the move could be included in Government plans to improve the health of the ...

26 Jun 2025 at 10:11

Scotland

My mother accompanied father to AA and then realised she was an alcoholic – Todd

Scotland’s drugs minister has told how her mother was persuaded to go to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with her father, before realising she too had a drinking problem. Maree Todd was given the post by ...

03 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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