Decriminalising drugs – a wise investment?
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
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A high-tech “super-tunnel”, designed to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the United States, is discovered, US authorities say.
Durham’s chief constable puts the case for the decriminalisation of drugs. Drug money fuels most criminal gangs. And can’t we find a better way to help addicts?
It is possible to buy hard drugs online and have them delivered to your door, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal. So how can the police combat this illegal trade on the dark web?
It is possible to buy hard drugs online and have them delivered to your door, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal. So how can the police combat this illegal trade on the dark web?
Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster seizes 680k of cocaine with an estimated street value of £100m in the biggest bust since 2009.
Following a well-targeted campaign, the UK government has banned khat, a stimulant drug widely used by members of east African communities in the UK.
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
With nine out of ten UK doctors admitting to having prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least once in their career, should their use no longer carry a stigma?
Superbugs which have become resistant to our most powerful antibiotics represent a “catastrophic threat” to society, a report launched today by the government’s top doctor says.
The UK should consider following the example of some US states by legalising certain drugs, a House of Commons committee tells the government.
The foreign secretary says Israel risks losing sympathy from the international community if it launches an invasion of the Palestinian territory with ground troops.
It is likely that few people have read the NHS constitution or, indeed, even know that it exists. But there is an important section that patients should memorise.
A militant Islamist leader whose forces have just conquered two-thirds of the West African state of Mali vows to launch holy war against the west.
So Paul Moore, formerly responsible for compliance at HBOS and who was sacked after warning in 2004 that the bank’s lending was risky and in serious danger of-heating, has applied to be the Chairman of Barclays. Mr. Moore, whom I met and talked with extensively last week, is unlikely to be hanging around his phone in the expectation of a Barclays call. Although, I have met no one who knows quite so much about where the more noxious of the banking bodies are buried.
Channel 4 News Health and Social Care correspondent Victoria Macdonald is named Broadcaster of the Year by the Medical Journalists Association (MJA).