Recently there has been quite a bit of discussion in the press on the need for safer spaces to use drugs. Sometimes inaccurately named ‘Shooting Galleries’ when the media …
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It is midnight on October 17th in Newfoundland, an island off the east coast of the North American mainland, broadsheets and tabloids alike on this side of the pond …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) decides this week whether to further examine if cannabis should remain on the international list of most restricted substances, signalling a potential change in …
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Last week, the UK’s first drug safety testing clinic to be licensed by the Home Office opened its doors in Weston-Super-Mare. Whilst this is a very welcomed and …
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Connection Between Intelligence and Cannabis Use in Adolescence Provides Fresh Headache for Researchers
by Web Test(arindambanerjee/Shutterstock.com) Philip Murphy, Edge Hill University Children with high and medium academic ability at age 11 are more likely to use cannabis in late adolescence compared to children with …
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Today from 4pm, the Health and Social Care Committee will hear the first round of evidence into their inquiry regarding current drugs policy. Click the LINK to read …
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It’s probably fair to say that 2016 will not go down in history as one of our finest years. Donald Trump won the White House, catastrophic war raged on …
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With drug-related deaths at an all-time high and new drugs entering the black market all the time, drug education for young people is more important than ever. This is …
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Last week VolteFace hosted a panel of experts discussing the escalating drug problem in UK prisons and their proposals for reform. The night opened with a screening of the BBC …
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Waking up in hospital is always disorientating. You feel the hard, scratchy bedclothes and hear the peculiar sounds of machines and other patients. You look around in search of …