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Acne drug ‘linked to at least 14 deaths’ this year
A powerful drug presribed for acne is being linked to at least 14 deaths this year – mainly from suicide.
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Government moves to stop export of drugs, to deal with shortages
The Government has moved today to stop the export of some drugs, including those for Hormone Replacement Therapy, to deal with shortages. They have also agreed a new protocol for the antidepressant Prozac because the 30 and 40mg capsules are out of stock.
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Teenage girl killed in park ‘caught up in drug turf war’
A jury has heard how teenage girl scout Jodie Chesney was caught up in a dispute between drug dealers and was an “entirely blameless” victim.
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Major drug firm looking to charter aircraft because of no-deal Brexit concerns
While the legal and political arguments rage on over Brexit, companies are still having to work on the assumption that a no-deal exit may happen in 44 days’ time.
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NHS Confederation calls for “mini deal” with EU to avoid shortages of key drugs
NHS Confederation calls for “mini deal” with EU to avoid shortages of key drugs
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Drug deaths hit record levels in England and Wales
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales are the highest they have ever been. New figures show there were more than 4,000 deaths from drug poisoning last year, nearly 3 quarters of which were caused by illicit drugs like heroin and crack cocaine. Many health experts have blamed government cuts to treatment programmes.
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‘Drugs are damaging every part of Middlesbrough’ says mayor on record drug deaths
The North East of England is the area worst affected by drug-related deaths. We’re joined from Middlesbrough by Mayor Andy Preston.
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Portuguese drugs czar João Goulão: ‘Decriminalised environment’ makes it easier to access health care
Annie Wells is a Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament, and João Goulão is head of Portugal’s drug addiction service.
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Scotland Minister Joe FitzPatrick on drug deaths: ‘Public health approach will help turn this around’
We spoke to Scotland’s Public Health Minister, Joe FitzPatrick, and began by asking what has caused these terrible figures.
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Scotland drug deaths per head highest in world
A complex range of factors are to blame say the Scottish government, and they want the powers devolved from Westminster so they can bring radical measures to tackle what they describe as a crisis.
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US Coast Guard raids ‘drugs’ submarine
The US Coast Guard has released footage of an astonishing raid on a submarine in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that was filled with cocaine worth around £185 million.
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John Worboys pleads guilty to four more drugging attacks
Campaigners are calling for every allegation ever made against the “black cab rapist” John Worboys to be reviewed after he admitted attacks on four more women.
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Conservative leadership candidates admit to illegal drug use
In the Conservative leadership contest three years ago, Michael Gove reportedly told aides he’d taken cocaine.
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Former drug dealer on middle class drug use: “We need to educate the middle classes on the impact this is having on people’s lives – kids are dying out there”
Marcellus Baz is a former gang member and drug dealer who now runs the charity Switch Up which works with young people in Nottingham to steer them away from gangs.
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Row over vital cystic fibrosis drug sparks protest
The mother of a baby girl with cystic fibrosis today delivered 65 roses to Downing Street to protest at the failure of the NHS to provide a potentially life-changing drug.