Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Ketamine therapy for depression offered in Scottish first
Ketamine is known as both a party drug and a horse tranquiliser. But now it is to be offered to
Podcast teaser: What impact can a safer drug consumption facility have?
In 2017 the synthetic opioid fentanyl hit the Canadian city of Toronto and people using drugs started dropping. Drug deaths
Experts back magic mushroom ingredient as ‘paradigm shift’ in mental health treatment
Psilocybin – the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms – offers “a paradigm shift in mental health treatment” for traumatised veterans, according
Drug consumption rooms and better drug treatment are ‘necessary’ to save lives, says study
Scottish drug users must be given better access to treatment to prevent drug related deaths according to a new study,
Commission calls for urgent action on ‘Scotland’s crisis’ with drugs, alcohol and mental health
People with both mental health and drug and alcohol problems are being “abandoned by a broken system” meant to help
Glasgow homeless hotel making up to a million for ‘rundown’ rooms sparks outrage
A Glasgow hotel housing vulnerable homeless people is being run “like an open prison” while charging £1,400 a month
‘I can change my life’: young people with parents in addiction speak out
The Ferret’s From The Margins project works with citizen journalists who have lived experience of overlapping issues including homelessness,
Tam’s story: ‘Lives can change when people get the right support’
In the Ferret’s From The Margins project, reporter Karin Goodwin works with citizen journalists who have lived experience of
Picking up the pieces: families call for out-of-hours addiction support
As she sat down to Christmas dinner Sandra Holmes – who set up an addiction family support group due to her
‘The system didn’t give him a chance’: a father’s search for answers after his son’s death from alcoholism
In Fred Parry’s back garden is a cherry tree. Its solid trunk and wide low branches are great for
Lives put at risk by drug rehab funding rule
The lives of vulnerable people with addictions to drugs and alcohol are being put at risk because they are forced
Fighting to save lives in Scotland’s drug death crisis
“I’ve been losing people since I was 16,” says James, who started using drugs as a teenager. “I’ve