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With Glasgow Facing an HIV Crisis, the Media Need to Stop Stigmatising Drug Users

April 30, 2018by Admin 2 Comments

Guest post by Daniel Morrow Sensationalism in some of the tabloid press in the UK is hardly a recent phenomenon, with much of their reputation built on vilifying marginalised groups […]

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We have to turn the tide on Scotland’s rising drug deaths

August 17, 2016by Juan Mac 2 Comments

Shocking new figures released yesterday expose the extent of Scotland’s growing public health emergency.  A record 706 drug related deaths were recorded in Scotland in 2015,  according to figures from […]

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The coming up-pocalypse? Why the legal high ban is a bad idea

October 22, 2015by Juan Mac 2 Comments

With details of a leaked UN report calling for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use doing the rounds online, what better time for Westminster to try to ban even […]

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Police raid Glasgow council van and seize drugs worth £200,000

July 11, 2015by Juan Mac Leave a comment

Police have announced they have recovered drugs with an estimated street value of £200,000, from a car and a council van.  One of the people in the van, owned by […]

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Would closing The Arches make Glasgow safer?

April 2, 2015by Juan Mac 2 Comments

“Polis accuse nightclub of being a place where people take drugs” seemed like a perfect headline for April Fool’s Day. But when The Arches, Glasgow City Council’s Licensing Board and […]

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We must stop denying the link between cannabis and mental health

February 18, 2015by Juan Mac 2 Comments

[Content warning: discussion of mental health] It’s pretty much the oldest tale there is – smoke a joint and you’ll “go mad.”  It’s what parents, teachers and Governments have been […]

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