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Rise in number of residential rehabilitation places approved in Scotland

The number of places approved for alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation treatment has increased from last year. There were 218 placements approved between April and June this year, compared to 78 during the same period last year. The average ...

27 Sept 2022 at 13:32

Ireland

Urgent step change in approach to drug use needed, says citizens’ assembly chair

Ireland requires an urgent step change in its approach to drug use, the chair of the citizens’ assembly has said. Paul Reid was commenting as the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use reached the halfway point of its programme of work after a weekend ...

25 Jun 2023 at 13:19

Scotland

Three-week drug treatment target met – but 401 patients wait longer, data shows

More than 400 people on the waiting list for drug or alcohol treatment waited longer than the three-week target, according to new statistics. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data up to June 30 showed 2,433 community treatment referrals had not ...

26 Sept 2023 at 10:47

Ireland

Citizens’ Assembly urges ‘effective decriminalisation’ for personal drug use

Significant changes to laws governing the possession of drugs for personal use, amounting to an “effective decriminalisation”, have been recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly. The body voted on and agreed 36 recommendations for government, ...

22 Oct 2023 at 13:20

Scotland

Suspected drug deaths down but still at ‘high level’, report finds

Drugs deaths in Scotland have fallen in 2024, but “remain at a high level”, new figures have revealed. New figures published by the Scottish Government showed 833 suspected drugs deaths were recorded over the period January to September ...

10 Dec 2024 at 13:05

Ireland

FactCheck: Where has Fine Gael stood on drug decriminalisation previously?

Drug policy has become a general election campaign talking point this week since Taoiseach Simon Harris took aim at Fianna Fail’s manifesto pledge to decriminalise the possession of some drugs for personal use. Fianna Fail’s manifesto ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:46

Health impact of first drugs consumption room won’t be known for years, MPs told

It will take several years for the full health impact of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room in Glasgow to be understood, MPs have been told. A group of experts giving evidence to Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said ...

12 Feb 2025 at 17:00

Scotland

Minister ‘worried’ about reports of needles on ground near drug consumption room

Scotland’s new drugs minister has said she is “worried” about reports local residents are witnessing a rise in crime and needles on the streets linked to the opening of the UK’s first drug consumption room. Maree Todd said it is ...

03 Jul 2025 at 16:39

Scotland

Scotland lacking emergency response to drug deaths crisis, expert says

Scotland is lacking an emergency response to the country’s drug deaths crisis, despite the Scottish Government describing it as an emergency, an expert said. Kirsten Horsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF), ...

21 Aug 2025 at 00:19

Ireland

Harris and Martin at odds over cannabis decriminalisation

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail continue to be at odds over the decriminalisation of cannabis. The two parties are engaged in ongoing government formation talks, after policy approaches to drug use emerged as a flashpoint during the ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:01

It is morally wrong not to open safer drug consumption room, says councillor

It would be morally wrong not to open the UK’s first safer drug-consumption room in Glasgow, a councillor has said. Allan Casey, who convenes Glasgow City Council’s addiction services, welcomed the official opening of the ...

13 Jan 2025 at 18:11

‘Positive feedback’ from first users of safer drugs consumption room – minister

The UK’s first safer drug consumption room has had good uptake and “positive feedback” from users since opening in Glasgow, a minister has said. Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray said the success of the Thistle Centre ...

14 Jan 2025 at 15:13

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