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Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
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Families on the front line: How a pioneering drug service helps communities heal
It’s more than 30 years since Phyllis Corish – who had just lost her 29-year-old brother and 34-year-old sister to
‘More than numbers to us’: how a homeless project is preventing Scottish drug deaths
“The things I’ve seen…” Laura – script gripped in one hand, her other on her hip – delivers her line with
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
NHS admits failures ‘may’ have contributed to death of grieving father’s alcoholic son
The NHS has admitted to failings that “may have caused or contributed” to the death of a 32-year-old who was
Concerns raised over record number of women’s drug deaths
A record number of women died drug related deaths in 2021, according to new figures. The annual statistics, published by
Calls for Dundee women to be offered support without pregnancy ‘pause’ conditions
Critics of a controversial project which works with vulnerable mothers in Dundee have called for programme rules – insisting women who
‘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
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
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