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Scotsman: News about Drugs Policy
'War on drugs' can never be won - and it is folly to pretend it can
WE should learn from Prohibition in the US, which simply gave opportunities to organised crime, says ALLAN MASSIE
Holyrood hosts addiction talk
GROUND-BREAKING techniques to beat alcohol and drug addiction will be discussed at the Scottish Parliament tomorrow.
Housing service helps young parents quit drink and drugs
PROJECT hopes stable home life will make it easier to stop abuse
Crazy sentences show justice has gone to pot
AS a small nation on a mission to develop and compete in an increasingly complex international environment, it's vital that we waste as many of our resources as possible. That is one message you could take from a recent court case.
Fury at police suggestion of drugs tolerance zone for capital city centre
POLICE have come under fierce attack from experts and politicians after mooting the creation of a drugs tolerance zone in the centre of Edinburgh.
'Police cannot condone the use of drugs'
THERE will be much debate should Lothian and Borders Police decide to push ahead with a plan for a drugs amnesty in the city centre.
Drugs amnesty for city centre
POLICE officers will be told not to arrest people for minor drug possession in the city centre under radical plans being considered.
More cocaine users in Europe than ever, say experts, as price falls
MORE Europeans are consuming cocaine than ever before as its price falls, with most users concentrated in Britain and Spain, according to the European Union drug agency.
Police vow to crack down on cocaine use by rich
POLICE vowed to crack down on cocaine use in Scotland's affluent communities last night, after a drugs gang was jailed for a total of 14 years.
'Stop wasting cash on lost cause addicts'
A DRUG expert yesterday warned MSPs that the full rehabilitation of some long-term addicts was a "lost cause".
Strip Mr Bigs of cash or their 'Mafia' will soon corrupt Scots police, judges, MSPs
SWEEPING new powers to strip criminals of their assets are needed to avoid mafia-style corruption taking root in Scotland, a newly retired police chief has warned.
Drugs chief: I quit after ministers failed me
THE police chief spearheading Scotland's war on drugs quit his post last night, blaming bureaucracy, under-manning and lack of co-operation.
£6.5m cocaine smugglers jailed
TWO leaders of a gang that tried to smuggle £6.5 million of cocaine on to Britain's streets were each jailed for 16 years yesterday.
Scotland 'needs heavier sentences' to deter growth of cannabis factories
THE country's senior judge warned yesterday of heavier sentences in Scotland than in England to try to curb the boom in cannabis factories north of the Border.
Get tough call on treatment of addicts
HEROIN addicts should undergo drug-free treatments rather than being given the substitute methadone, a leading drugs expert argued today.
Drugs expert calls for zero tolerance
ONE of Scotland's leading drugs misuse experts will today call for a "zero tolerance" approach from the Scottish Government, which he accuses of going soft on the issue.
Cannabis use falls after being downgraded
CANNABIS use in the UK has fallen since being downgraded to a class C drug, according to the latest figures.
Cannabis 'sets deprived on a spiral of decline'
DEPRIVED youngsters who become involved in heavy cannabis use are less likely than their peers to be able to pull themselves out of the downward spiral the drug causes, a new study has found.
Immigrants jailed for 'cannabis factory' work
THREE Vietnamese illegal immigrants were each jailed for two years yesterday after helping to run a cannabis factory capable of producing up to £1 million worth of drugs every two months.
Majority of cannabis seized is powerful 'skunk'
NEW evidence of the dangers of cannabis emerged yesterday as government scientists warned that the most harmful "skunk" variety is flooding Britain's streets.
Legalise drugs, says police chief
CONTROVERSIAL police chief Richard Brunstrom today called for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs.
Drug addict total shoots up to 6000
ALMOST 6000 drug addicts are being treated by support services in the Capital following a massive influx of cocaine and crack.
Suspected overdoses spark police warning
THE DANGERS of drug abuse have been highlighted by police, after four people were treated for suspected overdoses during the weekend.
Time for police to investigate drug related deaths in much more detail
FOR many years now I have been campaigning to have all deaths from drugs illegally supplied recorded and investigated as a culpable homicide.
Alarm as more young people use cocaine
GROWING numbers of children and young adults are seeking help for cocaine addiction, a report by a leading drugs charity claimed yesterday.
Police to get roadside test kits by next year
A NEW roadside device to test drivers impaired by drugs is expected to be in use by the middle of next year.
Minister rules out prescribing heroin to help drug addicts
FERGUS Ewing last night firmly rejected growing demands for drug addicts to be prescribed heroin.
Primary school pupils caught with cannabis
TWO primary school children in the Lothians were caught with cannabis allegedly sold to them by a teenager.
Six years in jail for £1m cocaine smuggler
A NIGERIAN man who tried to smuggle £1 million of cocaine into Britain was jailed for six years yesterday.
Drug-dealing convictions up but less serve time in jail
THE number of drug dealers receiving prison sentences has dropped to less than half in the past 20 years.
Sheriff shows mercy to retired pro-boxer who grew cannabis in his attic 'for pain'
A FORMER boxer who converted his attic into a cannabis farm was shown mercy yesterday after convincing a sheriff he used the drug to deal with chronic pain.
Drugs are everyone's problem
EVERY human life is precious and every unnecessary death diminishes the human race - even if that death is self-inflicted from an overdose of heroin or morphine.
Putting people first is the way to tackle scourge of drugs
ACCORDING to the General Registrar for Scotland, drugs deaths in 2006 totalled 421 which is the highest number since 2002 when the total was 382.
So much spending, and so little to show for it
FAILINGS over drug abuse and youth crime surely call for a new approach
Drug fatalities leap 37% with at least one death every day
SCOTLAND'S death toll from drugs has reached record levels and there is no sign of any slowdown.
Grandfather, 72, grew cannabis
A PENSIONER who ran to his local police station to report that a knifeman had "burst into" his home to rob him was arrested when police found cannabis plants growing at his flat.
Justice, Belfast-style, for drug dealer
STREET vigilantes tarred and feathered an alleged drug dealer because police refused to take action against him, it was claimed yesterday.
Cancer-causing painkiller found in 60% of British cocaine hauls
AS MUCH as 60% of the cocaine seized in Britain has been found to have traces of a once-banned, cancer-causing painkiller.
'Nothing to declare' man carried £32k of cannabis
A SOUTH African was jailed for four years yesterday after he was caught carrying £32,000 worth of cannabis at Edinburgh Airport.
Anti-drug campaign 'makes us more likely to take it'
MORE than one in ten people who had seen a Scottish Executive anti-cocaine campaign were more likely to take the drug as a result, a study revealed.