36 h. ago Warning issued over community safety "gamble" if Ayrshire drug and alcohol rehab centre plan is waved through

The council's Regulatory Panel will determine the proposal on Wednesday and the advice from their own officers is to approve it.

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59 h. ago Tragic Chloe Ferris died at nightclub after 'lethal combination' of drugs and alcohol

The 24-year-old was found unresponsive in a nightclub toilet

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59 h. ago Beautician dies at nightclub after she's found unresponsive in toilet on night out

Chloe Ferris had been out with friends to celebrate her birthday

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59 h. ago Beautician found unresponsive in nightclub toilet took 'lethal' cocktail of drugs and alcohol

Chloe Ferris had been out with friends to celebrate her birthday

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59 h. ago Beautician dies after being found unresponsive in nightclub toilet on night out

Chloe Ferris was out with a group of friends when tragedy hit as an inquest at Belfast's Laganside Court has revealed her death was related to a lethal combination of cocaine, ketamine and alcohol

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64 h. ago JULIE BURCHILL once had an insatiable appetite for alcohol, drugs and sex. Then a spinal infection nearly killed her and left her unable to walk. Now she tells of her suicide bid

Last Christmas, I collapsed and was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation on an epidural abscess. In short, masses of poison had collected around my spine.

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3 d. ago JULIE BURCHILL once had an insatiable appetite for alcohol, drugs and sex. Then a spinal infection nearly killed her and left her unable to walk. Now she tells of her year from hell, her suicide bid

Last Christmas, I collapsed and was rushed to hospital for an emergency operation on an epidural abscess. In short, masses of poison had collected around my spine.

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5 d. ago Drugs, guns and blackouts I was so addicted to alcohol I downed half pints of gin – then 10 words changed everything 

SEEING guns waved around and drugs changing hands, rather than panic, Kit took another swig from the bottle of rum she was holding.  The now-41-year-old, from Bristol, recalls the horrifying moment in the Caribbean as something she’s fortunate to have survived. An alcoholic for more than a decade, Kit has spent the last five years...

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9 d. ago Drugs and alcohol minister's family struggles fuel her fight against overdose deaths

Maree Todd's parents both battled alcohol and she believes they offered proof that recovery is possible. She pledges a key focus on benzos and admits that local Alcohol and Drug Partnerships need more support

Politics

1 week ago Princess of Wales calls for end to ‘stigma’ around addiction

Forward Trust patron says ‘compassion and love’ is needed to end fear and shame felt by those affectedThe Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addictions, saying the experiences of those dependent on drugs, alcohol or gambling are “shaped by fear, shame and judgment”.Catherine, who is a patron of the charity Forward Trust supporting recovering addicts, said more open conversations were needed to bring the issue “out of the shadows” and for society to show “compassion and love” to those affected. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Married teacher who paid students for sex and plied them with drugs jailed

Carissa Jane Smith, 30, was sentenced to 10 years in prison following 19 charges of sex-related crimes - after she paid students for sex and supplied them with drugs and alcohol

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2 w. ago Millie Mackintosh and Professor David Nutt on sobriety and the true cost of drinking alcohol

Influencer Millie Mackintosh hit our TV screens in the early 2010s on hit reality show Made In Chelsea. Since then, she’s made the life changing decision to quit drinking. Now, she loves her sober lifestyle and supports a huge sober curious community online. In the latest episode of the Well Enough podcast, she shares her alcohol-free journey with world-leading authority on alcohol and drug science, Professor David Nutt. Together with podcast host Emilie Lavinia, they discuss the normalisation of binge drinking culture, why Gen Z is rejecting alcohol and bust a common myths about alcohol. Mackintosh shares the moment she decided to go sober and shares strategies from her book Bad Drunk – co-authored with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon. Professor Nutt also explains how to make informed decisions about your own alcohol consumption with an evidence-based look at how alcohol affects the body and brain.

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2 w. ago BRYONY GORDON: My daughter's burning skin condition and my shock at the everyday bathroom item that caused it

Running upstairs and bursting through her bedroom door, I found my 12-year-old with her hands over her lovely face, a mirror of Edvard Munch's The Scream, writes BRYONY GORDON.

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2 w. ago Christmas party season sparks fresh warning as workplace hangovers cost UK £1.4 billion

With Christmas parties underway, employers are warned of rising alcohol- and drug-related risks, as new findings show one in three workers has witnessed substance use on the job

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2 w. ago BRYONY GORDON: I warned my daughter about sex, drugs and alcohol... I never thought to warn her about the pernicious danger lurking in our own home

Running upstairs and bursting through her bedroom door, I found my 12-year-old with her hands over her lovely face, a mirror of Edvard Munch's The Scream, writes BRYONY GORDON.

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2 w. ago Fat jab users warned not to overdo the booze this Christmas to avoid passing out

The weight-loss drugs slow the rate at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, meaning it can take longer to feel the effects of drinking

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3 w. ago South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ methodSouth Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method.Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to death for the October 2004 killing of Willard “TJ” Tietjen and pleaded guilty to two other murders. Bryant’s lawyers had argued in final appeals that the sentencing judge had been unable to consider his brain damage from his mother’s alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, but South Carolina’s supreme court declined to halt the execution on Monday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Driver who rammed car into crowd on French island was fisherman with ‘history of offending and alcohol problems’

Locals said the suspect, named in French media as Jean G, was isolated and struggled with drugs and alcohol

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