Calls increase for more ‘drugs rooms’ after needles on seafront
Dorset's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is requesting the introduction of supervised drug consumption rooms (DCRs). PCC Martyn Underhill was among the group of PCCs who recently wrote a letter of support for the scheme to the home secretary, Sajid David. DCRs provide a safe environment for drug users to inject using sterilised equipment and
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No front-of-house drug testing at Boomtown this year
This year, festivalgoers at Boomtown will not have front-of-house drug-testing facilities available on site to inform them about what they’re taking. Drugs charity, The Loop, had provided on-site drug testing at Boomtown since 2017, but 'legal complexities' have forced the charity to withdraw its services this year. During their first year at Boomtown, The Loop
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Dramatic decline in underage drinking worldwide
The rate of underage drinking has declined dramatically since 2003, according to a study by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD). The IARD analysed data from 63 countries and found that underage drinking had declined in two-thirds of them. Parts of the UK experienced one of the largest declines, with the number of underage
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Texas district to drug-test kids as young as 12
Children as young as 12 must take drug tests starting this school year under a new policy by a school district in the US state of Texas. The Board of Trustees of the Bushland Independent School District in Potter County has agreed to require drug-testing for students in grades seven to 12 who want to
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