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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.
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Mental illness in Uganda: millions abandoned without diagnosis, drugs or support
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.
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Exclusive: Prescriptions rising for anxiety drug linked to 1 in 10 drug deaths in England
Pregabalin is a prescription drug used to treat epilepsy, chronic pain and anxiety. It’s regarded by the authorities as an effective treatment, but it can also cause dependency, addiction, and puts people at higher risk of overdosing on other substances – the reasons why it became more tightly regulated in 2019. Yet figures obtained by…
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Scientist hail ‘huge breakthrough’ in trials of drug slowing Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have welcomed clinical trials of a new drug which could help to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The trials show that the drug – called lecanemab – had some impact in patients with early stages of the disease, which affects some 30 million people around the world. Experts say although it’s…
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NHS drug shortage spikes by 200% in a year
The economic chaos and rising prices are being felt in the health sector too, where inflation is hitting medicine manufacturers.
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Traces of drugs found in marine life after sewage pumped into British waters
Traces of drugs have been found in marine life, thanks to the untreated sewage being pumped into British waters, according to a joint study by two leading UK universities, which this programme has been given exclusive access to.
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Record drug-related deaths ‘public health emergency’, says support services regional director
We spoke to Lee Wilson from Humankind, which runs drug and alcohol support services, and began by asking him why society does not pay more attention to substance abuse.
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Drug-related deaths in England and Wales reach record high
Drug-related deaths have reached record levels in England and Wales.
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Scotland has highest drug death rate in Europe
Despite a slight fall this year Scotland continues to have by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in Europe.
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The ‘narco of narcos’ – infamous drug lord arrested ten years after freed from jail
One of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords, Rafael Caro Quintero, has been captured.
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El Salvador drug gangs face ‘world’s coolest dictator’ as innocent suffer in crackdown
On a single Saturday in March 62 people were killed – it was El Salvador’s deadliest day since the civil war ended three decades years ago. This was despite a steady decline in murder rates for years. The Central American country has long been known as one of the most dangerous places on earth –…
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We’re ‘very worried’ about how drug supply chain will impact patients, says Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies CEO
Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, spoke to us about the shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs.
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Exclusive: Investigation reveals UK drug shortages extend beyond HRT
Demand is soaring but stocks are running short, now the government has now said it will appoint an HRT tsar to deal with the shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs (HRT).