Scottish drug-related deaths fall for first time in five years According to a Police Scotland report, there were 116 fewer suspected drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021, compared with 2020.…
Government pledges more than £500m to boost drug treatment services in England The funding is part of a ten-year plan to address drug misuse and reduce drug-related deaths.…
‘Unprecedented’ rise in drug overdoses in England linked with synthetic opioid Public Health England has issued a National Patient Safety alert warning of a sharp rise in drug overdoses, which have resulted in 16 deaths around the country.…
Naloxone kit supply may have saved almost 1,400 lives in 2020, report finds There has been a large increase in the uptake of take-home naloxone kits in Scotland, and the emergency antidote for overdoses caused by heroin and other opioids is likely to have saved many lives.…
