Drugs
Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain

Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain
Invasive media could be putting drug users off using the space, posing risks for them and the community, a councillor has warned
Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’

Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
The poetic army brat found his musical soulmate, but the drugs always threatened to derail everything
Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

Inside the UK’s first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
The Thistle, Glasgow’s safer drugs consumption room, launches this month. It’s a radical step in tackling Scotland’s drug deaths crisis
My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat

Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat
Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe

Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK’s drug deaths crisis truly is

Meet the only scientist who knows just how bad the UK’s drug deaths crisis truly is
Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here’s how

Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here’s how
MPs on all sides call for action on nitazenes after Big Issue exposes Britain’s drug deaths crisis

MPs on all sides call for action on nitazenes after Big Issue exposes Britain’s drug deaths crisis
Drug deaths at highest level since records began – and experts say it’s going to get worse

Drug deaths at highest level since records began – and experts say it’s going to get worse
Nitazenes: Use of life-saving overdose drug surges by 50% amid synthetic opioid crisis

Nitazenes: Use of life-saving overdose drug surges by 50% amid synthetic opioid crisis
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
Chart-topping DJ Sigala: ‘I’m looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii’

Chart-topping DJ Sigala: ‘I’m looking after myself after seeing where it went wrong for Avicii’
‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison

‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison
Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how

Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how
Still no opening date set for UK’s first drug consumption room

Still no opening date set for UK’s first drug consumption room
I had no idea what chemsex was until my son’s death. I want to help other parents avoid heartbreak

I had no idea what chemsex was until my son’s death. I want to help other parents avoid heartbreak
Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts

Rising homelessness has UK in a chokehold – but this project is fighting back with mixed martial arts
What UK can learn from Portugal’s drug decriminalisation success

What UK can learn from Portugal’s drug decriminalisation success
Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
