Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have soared to a new record high, with official figures revealing 5,565 fatalities from drug poisoning last year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...
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Foreign legislation strongly influences domestic novel psychoactive substance deaths
Ric Treble is a retired forensic chemist, who has studied the development of novel drugs for over thirty years. He provides support to the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and was awarded ...
Deaths following opioid use in England and Wales have nearly doubled in the last decade, with 22.9 deaths per million people in 2012, and 43.8 deaths per million people in 2023. But the true number is ...
The iconic seaside resort of Blackpool has been branded ‘Crackpool’ after it emerged as the most drug-blighted town in England and Wales. The resort, once the jewel in Lancashire’s coastline, suffered ...
Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are chemically engineered substances designed to mimic the effects of traditional controlled drugs such as opioids, stimulants, and cannabinoids. These compounds ...
Ketamine will remain as a class B drug following a review which found its "acute harms align with its current class B status" ...
THE rise in ketamine and drug poisoning deaths is a ‘growing worry’ for police in Cumbria. Crimestoppers have called for the public’s support in tackling ketamine drug dealing in the county. The ...
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