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Deaths from cocaine use have risen by almost 31%, according to ONS figures that also show stark regional differences in drug-related deaths.
What exactly is ketamine and what is its role in the treatment of depression?
Pregabalin is prescribed for a number of conditions – including epilepsy, anxiety and nerve pain.
Synthetic opioids called nitazenes are ones to watch in 2024.
Drug checking services could also provide an early warning system to flag any unusually dangerous substances in circulation.
The US has seen a huge rise in drug deaths in the past decade involving a stimulant and a depressant.
The UK could learn from the kind of action Scotland is taking on drug deaths.
Fentanyl’s wide availability in the drug supply has led to an increase in unintentional overdoses. While prevention strategies are available, limited availability stymies their use.
The Office for National Statistics reports the highest drug deaths since records began in 1993.
How much more suffering and death will people who use drugs have to endure?
Similar laws in the US have actually led to increasing the risk of fatal drug overdoses.
There are proven ways to reduce drug deaths in the UK. But the government is ignoring them.
There are many ways to reduce harm from drugs at music festivals beyond the much publicised pill testing. Here’s what else we can do.
Every summer we hear of more deaths from drugs at festivals. But MDMA was originally a medicine, so how can it kill users?
Monkey dust is in the “bath salts” family. Here’s what that means.
There are proven ways to reduce drug deaths. Unfortunately, the UK government is not implementing them.
Drug deaths in Scotland are now among the highest in Europe. What can be done?
UK must now respond to arrival of fentanyl, which has for years been a major drug problem in the US and Canada.
When we think of methamphetamine-related death we tend to focus on overdose. The extent of the problem, however, extends far beyond drug toxicity.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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Associate Member of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Middlesex University, Middlesex University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute / enAble Institute, Curtin University
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Professor of Substance Use and Inclusion Health, University of Stirling
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Addiction Medicine, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire
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Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University; UNSW
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Human Rights, Swansea University
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Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney