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Scotsman: News about Drugs Policy
Calls made for a drug rehab service directory
CALLS were made today for a Scottish directory of drug rehabilitation facilities to be published so it was clear what services were on offer.
Man escapes jail over cannabis 'allotment'
A 60-YEAR-OLD man, who grew thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in his home, escaped a jail sentence yesterday after he was found to be growing the plant out of an interest in horticulture.
College for ex-addicts puts hope in minister
A COLLEGE for former drug addicts is hoping for a lifeline after a chance meeting between one of its success stories and Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson.
Scotland's most damaging drug
IT WAS 7pm on a Wednesday night in The Grape in Edinburgh's George Street and Katy, a 24-year-old educated, professional woman, was inhaling the fumes from her gin and breathing a sigh of relief.
Cheaper cocaine floods capital
A LINE of cocaine now costs a third of what it did in 1999, according to the head of Edinburgh's anti-drug team.
Britons branded cocaine kings of Europe
BRITONS are the biggest cocaine users in Europe and are increasingly likely to die from it, the European drugs agency reported yesterday.
30 months jail for £30,000 drugs courier
A DRUG courier caught with cocaine worth up to £30,000 at Waverley Station was today jailed for two and a half years.
Cannabis can 'double risk of death crash'
DRIVING after taking even small amounts of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a fatal road accident, new research suggests.
Makeshift cannabis farms up by 63%
THE number of people who grow cannabis in their homes has rocketed in the past three years, Strathclyde Police revealed yesterday.
Makeover for drugs advisory group
SCOTLAND Against Drugs (SAD), the publicly funded awareness and advisory body, is to be wound up in its present form, the Executive said last night.
Addicts face part-time help as drying-out home closed
A "DRYING out" home for people with alcohol and drug addictions is to close after a shake-up of rehabilitation services.
Cannabis users with mental illness 'face schizophrenia risk'
DISTURBING new evidence of the possible damaging effects of cannabis on mental health were revealed by scientists yesterday.
British troops to face Afghan drugs alliance
TALEBAN fighters have formed an alliance with drug smugglers in the lawless Afghan province of Helmand, months ahead of a large, politically sensitive British troop deployment.
Drug agency chief hits out as Executive axes funds
THE director of Scotland Against Drugs (SAD) has voiced fears that the Executive's drugs strategy will become little more than a "finger wagging" to children.
Flawed drug test mistakes cheese for cocaine
AN INTERNATIONALLY recognised test for cocaine is flawed - and can throw up positive results from powdered milk and parmesan cheese, say scientists.
Addicts taking methadone soars by 41%
THE number of drug addicts taking methadone in the Lothians has soared with those receiving prescriptions for the heroin-substitute up by more than 40 per cent in three years.
Defiant Bolivia clashes with US over coca crops
A FEW hours north of Bolivia's capital of La Paz, a nearly impassable dirt road runs along the edge of cliffs covered in a thick jungle canopy. It is difficult to imagine that this little-known Yungas region has become South America's latest drugs...
Cheap cocaine worry amid rise in drug users seeking help
SCOTLAND is facing a growing drugs crisis, with the number of new users requesting treatment rising by 10 per cent last year.