How Britain lost its mind to online shopping addiction

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Have you ever spent money you know you don't have on stuff you don't really need?

How two small cities topped the global cocaine charts

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Police sealed off the entrance to The Thistle on Hunter Street on Sunday morning, and said the death was not believed to be suspicious.

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Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the UK.

What is crystal MDMA and how can it lead to death?

The Thistle currently lets people inject heroin or cocaine while under medical supervision without being prosecuted, but does not have a smoking room.

Details the government’s 10-year vision for men's health and the actions we are taking now to improve the health and wellbeing of all men and boys in England.

Ian Hamilton considers a study on the national, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease between 2000-2020.

Same deaths. Different year. Why aren't we doing more?

The number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Britain has soared, and many are being put at risk having got here

One writer who’s seen the tragic consequences of Britain’s sesh culture first-hand asks: why aren’t we talking about it?

Policymakers are alert to the growing menace of opioids, if not to the most effective solutions

Understanding the pleasure drugs give people would help to prevent the harms.

Poppy farms now cover thousands of hectares of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region

Scottish music icon Lulu has admitted she was

The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.

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Was anybody else watching BBC Breakfast just now and noticed this guy's bookshelf?

People with experience of compulsive buying say more NHS help is needed to tackle the issue.

New research from Denmark unpacks how adolescent substance use can pave a dangerous path to future mental health crises. Clinicians, take note.

After the evening of Fête de la Musique, nearly 145 suspected cases of 'random syringe attacks' were reported. Yet, to date, not a single case of drug injection has been confirmed.

As disposable vapes are banned, I’ve been busy snapping them up, writes Emma Gritt. I’ve not passed a newsagent without buying up their remaining stock

Disposable vapes are banned from the shelves of all shops from Sunday in a bid to cut their use among young people as well as the “avalanche” of litter they create.

Nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - has been used by some footballers in recent years but it is now a banned substance in the UK

Talk of an epidemic may be overblown, but increased abuse reflects the habits of young people in danger of becoming generation K

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Men are more likely to die prematurely than women - and worse at seeking care when they need it.

With the UK’s first consumption room opening in Glasgow it’s important to remember that these facilities should be seen as part of a wider package of interventions, says Ian Hamilton.