Drugs
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?
Nitazenes, a deadly new synthetic opioid, are killing hundreds of people across the country. This is Simeon McAnoy’s story
‘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
It’s become a festive tradition for the Big Issue to team up with some of the country’s best artists to create Christmas art wrapping paper
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
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
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
Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
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
So-called ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic
So-called ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic
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’
‘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
Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was ‘going to end up dead’
Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was ‘going to end up dead’
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
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
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time
Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time
The government’s new drugs strategy cannot win the ‘war on drugs’
