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Minister says ban on alcohol advertising is not entirely ruled out

Scotland’s alcohol and drugs policy minister Elena Whitham has said a controversial advertising ban shelved earlier this year is not off the table. First Minister Humza Yousaf said in his first major speech in the job earlier this year that the ...

29 Aug 2023 at 13:21

Scotland

Police Scotland completes Naloxone roll-out and says lives already saved

Police Scotland has completed its roll-out of a drug which can reverse overdoses, with the officer who led the initiative saying it has already saved lives. The force announced a year ago it was to issue Naloxone – which can be used to reverse ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:36

Scottish drug proposals would do ‘untold damage’, says Braverman

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told the Scottish Government its proposals to decriminalise drugs for personal use would do “untold damage to our neighbourhoods”. Scottish drugs minister Elena Whitham announced the plans on Friday – which ...

11 Jul 2023 at 16:44

Scottish Government bids to make drug possession for personal use legal

The Scottish Government is calling on the UK Government to decriminalise all drugs for personal supply. Ministers said the move, outlined in a new paper on drug law reform, would allow people found in possession of drugs to be treated and ...

07 Jul 2023 at 12:02

Scottish reforms to decriminalise personal drug use knocked down within an hour

Radical drug reforms proposed by the Scottish Government – including decriminalisation of possession for personal use – were knocked down by Westminster within an hour of being announced. Scottish drugs minister Elena Whitham announced ...

07 Jul 2023 at 15:21

Scotland

Minimum unit pricing has had positive impact but not for poor alcoholics – study

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) has reduced alcohol deaths by 13.4% since its introduction despite limited evidence of reducing consumption among low income alcoholics, a report has said. The 50p minimum charge placed on each unit of ...

27 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland sees record fall in annual drugs deaths, figures show

Scotland has seen its largest ever fall in drugs deaths, figures have revealed. Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed there were a total of 1,051 deaths due to drug misuse in 2022 – a drop of 279 on the previous ...

22 Aug 2023 at 11:35

Drugs minister: I know the hard-fought battle supporting loved one into recovery

Scotland’s drugs policy minister has shared the fear of watching her own relative’s “hard-fought” battle to recovery in a message to families supporting their loved ones through addiction. Elena Whitham made the admission ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:45

Scotland

Scotland turning tide on drug deaths after largest ever drop, says minister

The minister in charge of Scotland’s drug policy has said the tide is turning in the crisis as new figures revealed the country’s largest ever fall in deaths. Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed there ...

22 Aug 2023 at 14:18

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 ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:35

Scotland

Number of people receiving treatment for problem drinking down 40%

The number of people in Scotland receiving treatment for problem drinking has dropped 40% in the past eight years, sparking new calls by the Scottish Conservatives for a right to treatment to be enshrined in law. ...

26 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

26 Sept 2023 at 10:47

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