Ireland to legalise cannabis for specific medical conditions
Patients with multiple sclerosis, severe epilepsy, or undergoing chemotherapy could be given drug despite safety fears
Ireland is set to legalise the use of cannabis for treating specific medical ...
Highs and Lows of MDMA
MDMA - that’s 3-4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine to you - is a synthetic stimulant in the amphetamine family. It was first synthesised and patented in 1912, originally as an intermediate product wh...
Investigation launched into dangers of ‘legal highs’ after Manchester sees a huge rise in use
Health chiefs have launched a major investigation into the scale and dangers of soaring 'legal high' use in Manchester.
Public health officials at the town hall have commissioned an in-depth piece ...
Biggest ever cannabis factory ever found in South Yorkshire
A gang member involved in the biggest ever cannabis factory ever found in South Yorkshire has been jailed for 18 months.
Police officers acting on an anonymous tip-off raided the industrial warehou...
Deaths from legal highs soar by 700 per cent as UK faces new drug crisis
Worrying figures revealed 97 users died after taking the lethal new drugs in 2012, compared to just 12 in 2009.
Last night experts called on the Government to give police the power to shut down “...
The UK is the only country in western Europe except Finland where liver disease has increased In the last three decades
Jackie Ballard, chief executive of Alcohol Concern, warned that “the UK is in danger of losing the battle against liver disease, which goes against the trend in much of the rest of Europe where many...