Scotland

Scotland to scale up Naloxone access

Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing reiterated that the Scottish Government is doing all it can to tackle problem drug use in Scotland.
The pledge came as figures compiled by the General Register Office for Scotland show that there were 545 drug-related deaths in 2009, compared with 574 deaths in 2008.
Mr Ewing said:
"I extend my sympathies to everyone who has been affected by the loss of a loved one. These figures published today remind us that drug misuse destroys lives, and the impact is felt far beyond the individual user.

    Drug use rates in Scotland at all time high

     

      Why does Scotland have the world’s highest drug related crime?

      ‘Scotland has the world’s highest related drug crime’, this story has done the rounds of the world’s media for a while with a recent re-occurrence that spread from Scotland to Malaysia and beyond within a couple of days. 

        Heroin Clinics: The Aberdeen Council debate the prescription of diamorphine

        The councillors of the city of Aberdeen are currently facing a question that has been in conjecture for many years. Should they prescribe injected heroin in specialised clinics to hardened drug users?

          "Three glasses a day, for good health and lively blood"

          In the wake of alarming new research about alcohol consumption in Scotland, the Right Rev Bob Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church has accused the Benedictine Monks in Devon who first brewed Buckfast tonic wine of betraying Christian values. 

          The fortified wine which had previously been marketed with the slogan “Three small glasses a day, for good health and lively blood” is 15% proof and a 75cl bottle has approximately the same amount of caffeine as six cans of cola. 

            Andy, Scotland

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            My name is Andy and I come from Scotland. I had addiction issues myself in the past, with mainly heroin and alcohol but have been free from drugs for eight years and haven’t drunk alcohol for almost two years.

            I first started trying to sort myself out when I was 21 and had various jobs mainly in the construction trade, but they were just to earn money. What I really wanted to do was help people who had drug and other issues.

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