The Border Force confiscated almost 15 tonnes of cocaine worth more than £1bn between 1 June and 31 August, the Home Office has announced.

The government has launched a four-week, fast-track review to ‘tear up outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars and local events’.

The number of people who died while homeless increased by 9 per cent last year, to 1,611. The figures equate to ‘an average of four needless deaths every day of the year’.

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The Scottish Government needs to take urgent action to improve hospital care and support for people with alcohol issues.

Opioid-related deaths in England and Wales from 2011 to 2022 were 54.7 per cent higher than recorded, according to research by King’s College London.

The Scottish Government has allocated £1.1m to the Aberlour Children’s Charity for perinatal support and recovery services, Public Health Scotland has announced.

A new era of global instability is empowering organised crime groups and ‘pushing drug use to historically high levels’ says the 2025 World drug report from UNODC.

The language regularly used when discussing homelessness is perpetuating and reinforcing stigma, according to a Centre for Homelessness Impact report by researchers at King’s College London.

An open letter signed by more than 75 health organisations and others is urging the Irish government to guarantee that the introduction of alcohol health labelling goes ahead next year.

More than a quarter of all women in prison are being held there on remand, according to a new briefing from the Prison Reform Trust.

The government has published its 2025-26 drug, alcohol and recovery grant funding for local authorities.

MPs have voted to pass the tobacco and vapes bill by 366 to 41. The bill has now passed its third reading and committee stage in the House of Commons, and will go to the House of Lords next month.

More than 615 people were executed for drug-related offences last year, according to Harm Reduction International (HRI).

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is urging caution after the recent increase in overdoses – some fatal – among people using heroin.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been flown to The Hague, following his arrest at Manila airport.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested after the ICC issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity following his notorious ‘war on drugs’.

Women are more likely than men to increase regular drinking during marital separation, according to a study.

Increasingly unreliable medicine supply chains are yet another reason why we need systems of care that are genuinely responsive and patient-centered.

Save the date! The DDN Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday 10th July at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.

A national survey of the frontline drug and alcohol treatment workforce has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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The Scottish Government is being urged to boost its investment in alcohol treatment ahead of tomorrow’s budget.

The government has confirmed its plans to impose a statutory levy on gambling company profits.

There is an urgent need for a new national alcohol strategy with a ‘strong focus on treatment and prevention’, says a new report from the MCA.

MPs are to vote on the tobacco and vapes bill today, the government has announced, moving the UK ‘one step closer to becoming smoke-free’.

Nitazenes are now part of the UK’s drug supply – and services need to listen to the people using them, says Fraser Parry.

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