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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Claim that ‘using crack and heroin is permitted’ in Glasgow’s Govanhill is False
Drug deaths are rising once again in Scotland, leading to increasing controversy over the required policy responses, from preventing harm
A place to heal: saving lives in Toronto’s toxic drug crisis
“You’re just trying these interventions to save people but it’s not enough because this crisis is structural. We
‘A foundation to build on’: Can Scotland’s first safer injection site tackle the drugs crisis?
When you clamber down under Glasgow’s City Union Bridge – where trees cling to the rocky banks of the River
Second Scots NHS board considers prescribing heroin as drug treatment
A second Scottish NHS health board is considering offering heroin on prescription to drug users following an evaluation of a
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,
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
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
Scotland plans drug testing service aimed at saving lives
Illicit drug users in Scotland’s major cities could soon be offered a drug safety testing service that will tell
In pictures: Glasgow’s drugs crisis in the time of coronavirus
“The reality is that the HIV outbreak and drug-related deaths haven’t gone away just because we have declared a
Calls to help drug users access services in Covid-19 crisis
Calls are growing for people with drug addictions to get urgent access to life-saving treatment and prescriptions to help them
‘Persisting deprivation’: inside Dundee’s drugs crisis
Atop the Law Hill on a blustery day, Ewan Gurr looks down over Dundee and talks about austerity and the
Insight: Dundee’s drugs crisis and those left behind
2018 was quite a year for Dundee. A rising star, the Tayside city was featured in the New York Times,