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How drugs are smuggled into UK prisons
The rehabilitation of offenders is one of the stated aims of His Majesty’s prison service.
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How Mexican drug cartels made their own fentanyl crisis (Dubbed)
Fentanyl is killing more Americans than ever. It’s blamed for more than 70 thousand fatal overdoses each year.
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Ecuador declares ‘state of war’ against drug gangs
More than 300 people have been arrested for alleged acts of terrorism.
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FactCheck: what is antibiotic resistance and could a new drug overcome it?
The overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of “superbugs”.
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Kush: A drug sometimes mixed with human bones is ravaging Sierra Leone
It’s so addictive, users become hooked after a single hit, then find themselves quickly trapped in a cycle of self-destruction.
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Drugs UK: Cities taking radical approach to addiction and recovery
Middlesbrough is the UK’s first member of the Inclusive Recovery Cities programme
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Keith Allen on becoming an actor and why he would legalise drugs
Keith Allen has been many things. The father of popstar Lily and Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, he was also a TV presenter, theatre actor, the man behind two hit football anthems (the Fat Les ditty “Vindaloo” and New Order’s “World in Motion”, both of which he co-wrote) and a handful of small roles…
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‘We have to help lift people out of poverty’: What can be done to reduce drug deaths in Scotland?
We spoke to Elena Whitham, Scottish Government Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy about the latest data on deaths due to drugs in Scotland.
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Scotland drug deaths decrease, but rate still highest in Europe
Scotland has long suffered from an epidemic of deaths due to drugs, it’s considered the drug death capital of Europe.
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New Alzheimer’s drug is ‘turning point’ in fight against disease
A new drug which slows the progression of Alzheimer’s has been described as a ‘turning point’ in the fight against the disease. Trials show Donanna-mab slows clinical decline by up to 30% – allowing people to keep doing day-to-day tasks like shopping and managing their finances. But the Alzheimer’s Society say the NHS isn’t ready to start delivering it.
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Government must ‘clamp down very hard’ on county lines drug dealing, says policing minister Chris Philp
Project Adder is just one part of what the government says is a determined plan to tackle the organised criminal gangs who so often rely on the brutal and sometimes fatal exploitation of children to operate. Jackie spoke to Policing Minister, Chris Philp, and began by asking him why he thinks Project Adder is an…
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Can a new scheme tackling drug addiction disrupt criminal gangs?
For the past two years a handful of local authorities in England and Wales have trialled a new approach to tackling the drugs problem in their communities. Disrupting criminal gangs, while at the same time supporting addicts to stay clean, thus reducing the demand. A two-pronged approach which they say is paying dividends.
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Fentanyl: why it’s the deadliest drug ever
Guillermo Galdos and Ben Westhoff explain a crisis that looks set to get worse before it gets better.
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Fears over ‘dangerous’ change in prescription rules for epilepsy drug
There are more than 600,000 people in the UK living with epilepsy, many of whom use drug sodium valproate to control their seizures.
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Mental illness in Uganda: millions abandoned without diagnosis, drugs or support [Dubbed]
Around 14 million people are thought to be living with mental illness in Uganda, yet just one percent of the country’s total health expenditure goes towards mental health.
