Drugs

A teenage girl has been arrested over cannabis possession

Teenage girl arrested after police find cannabis haul worth over £200k

A discarded drug needle; heroin is among the most common drugs listed on Northern Irish drug death certificates, new figures show (photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The 'welcome' 37% result in Scotland's drug death figures

John Bolloten, documentary photographer at his Blood Brothers exhibition

I photograph brutal bare-knuckle fights. I'm often sprayed with blood

Two teenagers were taken to hospital after inhaling an illegal vape with an unknown substance

Two Scottish teenagers hospitalised after 'one draw' on illegal vape

A new study has found a daily aspirin could help prevent or slow down bowel cancer in some patients (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The 'Eureka moment': How aspirin 'stops the spread' of some cancers

Rugby star Alex Coles backs UKAD's new anonymous reporting service

Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow

Police seize £523,000 worth of drugs near Rangers’ stadium

Police seized £21,000 in cash and approximately £25,000 worth of cannabis during drug raids in Blackpool and St Annes

Watch: Police smash into warehouse using chainsaw as £25k drugs seized

Sir George Forbes-Leith

The estate owner who slept so much he was called 'half mattress'

Abdul Kareem, 19, threw machete as he fled police

WATCH: Dealer throws machete before police find crack hidden in pants

Top row, left to right, Barry Watson, Elaine Lannery, Iain Owens, and bottom row, left to right, John Clark, Scott Forbes, Paul Brannan, six of the seven people who have been convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring and have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 years to eight years

Child abuse gang told they may never be released

Police Scotland has used the roadside drug testing kits since October 2019

50% of Scottish drivers failed drug test after being stopped by police

Police used a chainsaw to raid a drug house where they arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of having a zombie knife.

Cops break into 'drug den' with chainsaw and make zombie knife arrest

Councillor Allan Casey, Dr Saket Priyadarshi, associate medical director for alcohol and drug services at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, and Lynn MacDonald, service manager at The Thistle facility. Picture: John Devlin.

Inside the UK's first safer drug consumption room

How a drug consumption room could look

UK’s first drug consumption room to open in Glasgow later this month

At least 1,500 Scottish babies born addicted to drugs

The Tories called the figures 'absolutely appalling'

Children as young as eight excluded from school over drugs

Two drugs smugglers who attempted to import cocaine with a street value of £42 million into the UK on a small boat have been jailed.

Gangsters get FOILED smuggling £42m of cocaine on inflatable boat

Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged by her now former husband so that he and others could assault her, arrives at the court house in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday

Sentencing for ex-husband revealed in historic Gisele Pelicot case

Watch the moment drink driver is arrested after crashing into tree

Watch the moment drink driver is arrested after crashing into tree

John Swinney speaks at the launched of a new 'Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use' in Glasgow (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why it's right to be cynical about 'charter of rights' for drug users Scotsman comment

Drugs deaths in Scotland "remain at a high level"

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

A dozen people have been jailed for over 100 years after one of Britain's biggest county lines drugs gangs which made £1.2 million a year was smashed by police.

Drugs gang gets smashed: Moment cops bust county lines criminals

Some common cold and flu medications can cause drowsiness.

Common cold and flu medications that could see drivers fined

Mounjaro, the brand name for tirzepatide could be available to nearly 250,000 people on the NHS.

Different types of weight loss drugs explained following nurse's death

Antidepressant use has soared in Scotland over the past four years. Picture: Getty Images

Exclusive 'Shocking' antidepressant use rise as Scotland 'getting it wrong'

Groups like Alcoholics Anonymous have been helping people recover from addictive substances for years in Scotland and across the world (Picture: Francois Guillot)

'That man saved my life': Unsung heroes who prevent addiction deaths Karyn McCluskey

Superbugs like Staphylcocus epidermidis could kill eight million people a year by 2050 (Picture: William West)

How supermarkets help spread deadly antibiotic-resistant diseases Philip Lymbery

UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced that a trial involving 5,000 obese people will test whether weight-loss help them find new jobs (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Using weight-loss drugs to get jobless back to work is worrying sign Joyce McMillan

(Photos: Getty Images)

Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Alcohol could be bought, legally, in England and then sold on the grey market in Scotland for a higher price (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland and England's alcohol price gap is gift to organised crime Tom Wood

SNP ministers have been told to get a grip of the crisis

'Devastating' report reveals drugs deaths crisis has hit 600 children

Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'

Police stopped more than 70 vehicles on the NC500 in Caithness and Sutherland over the weekend.

North Coast 500 motoring offences revealed after 'danger' complaints

A man leaves a cross for his brother during an event to mark those who lost their lives to drugs in Scotland at Springburn Parish Church in Glasgow

As a drug addict, I nearly killed a man. Now I’m helping others quit Gary McCafferty

Scotland is sending too many people to prison because politicians lack the courage to back alternative sentences (Picture: Paul Faith)

Scotland must stop sending more people to prison than most of W Europe Tom Wood

A poll of 2,000 motorists found a whopping 86 per cent have been in control of a vehicle while tired at some point

Millions of drivers admit getting behind the wheel when tired

Increasing the price of alcohol may help some avoid a descent into addiction but other measures, targeted more closely at those in need of help, are required (Picture: Justin Sullivan)

Failure to tackle epidemic of despair among poorest has a deadly cost Scotsman comment

Safe consumption rooms will have a marginal effect at best on Scotland's rate of drug deaths (Picture: John Devlin)

Why Scotland’s drug deaths crisis will only get worse without reform Tom Wood

One of Britain’s most wanted men admits cocaine trafficking plot

Scots fruit trader told colleague he was ‘going to jail', court hears

National Records of Scotland data for 2023 has revealed a 12 per cent rise in drugs deaths

What I learned about Scotland's drugs crisis from Canada

Synthetic opioids up to 500 times more potent than heroin have been detected across most areas of Scotland, it has been warned

SNP want to take power, not devolve it, Tom Tugendhat claims

The UK’s first drug consumption room will open in Glasgow later this year, but experts warn work is needed across other areas in order to curb the death toll. Picture: John Devlin

Analysis How can Scotland's shameful drugs death crisis finally be fixed?

There are concerns the new synthetic opioids could hit hard at a time when Scotland still has the worst drugs death record in Europe

Exclusive Revealed: The dangerous new synthetic drug already behind 64 deaths

Drug deaths have increased in Scotland. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Analysis Why 'shocking' 12% drug deaths rise was worse than expected

Russell Findlay MSP (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Russell Findlay vows to 'repair damage' of Scottish Tories infighting

These 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill (Photo: Pexel, Etatics Inc)

The 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill

Prescription drugs including codeine could land you in trouble if you take them abroad. (Photo: Pexel, Karolina Kaboompics)

The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

Sofia Vergara will star as Griselda in the new Netflix true crime series. Cr. Netflix.

Griselda: The real life story of Netflix's new true crime series

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Gang who used ‘Thank you NHS van’ to transport 100kg drugs during pandemic jailed for almost 100 years

Gang who used ‘Thank you NHS van’ to transport cocaine & heroin jailed

Watch the moment a wild country lane speed chase sends car airborne into 60mph flips

Watch ‘wild’ police chase which sends car airborne into 60mph flips

Travel warning for young British ‘nuisance’ tourists as Amsterdam launches ‘Stay Away’ advert

Amsterdam’s ‘Stay Away’ ad aimed at young British tourists

Decongestants like Sudafed, Nurofen Cold & Flu and Day & Night Nurse could be restricted or banned in the UK after links to brain disorders have been reported.

Possible UK ban for cold & flu medicines after brain disorder reports

T in the Park fans have been warned over legal highs and other drugs. Picture: Toby Williams/TSPL

T in the Park fans warned over drugs crackdown

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