Drug use

The Briefing Room. The synthetic opioids claiming lives in the UK. Audio, 28 minutes
Deaths from synthetic opioids in the UK are low but it's feared the problem could escalate
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BBC Radio 4
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Easier to get crack than takeaway, says ex-addict
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Wales
Posted
14 February
Former crack addict describes his drug struggles. Video, 00:00:59
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Wales
Posted
13 February
'My life just disappeared after using monkey dust'
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
13 February
Woman who struggled with drug abuse helps others
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Tees
Posted
13 February
'People will keep dying': Fentanyl crisis grips Mexico's border cities
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
7 February
Drugs and knives seized from flat by police
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Gloucestershire
Posted
5 February
New nighttime safety bus unveiled on High Street
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Essex
Posted
2 February
'My daughter needed help but there wasn't any'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
31 January
Seized MDMA tablets linked to youth deaths
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
31 January
Portland declares emergency to tackle fentanyl use
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US & Canada
Posted
31 January
Cocaine user's warning as drugs deaths soar
Posted
28 January
Drug dealers who targeted city's students jailed
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Tyne
Posted
26 January
UK's first regular drug checking service to launch
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Bristol
Posted
26 January
The crime hotspot helping ex-offenders go straight
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UK
Posted
25 January
Officer failed man who choked to death - watchdog
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London
Posted
19 January
Arrests in Spain over drug-dealing shamanic group
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Europe
Posted
17 January
Drug charity gets millions in funding to support addict recovery
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Gloucestershire
Posted
16 January
Rapper Jelly Roll urges Congress to act on fentanyl. Video, 00:01:18
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US & Canada
Posted
12 January
Three arrested in county lines operation
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Devon
Posted
12 January
Police welcome plans to update drug driving laws
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Guernsey
Posted
12 January
Woman thanks charity for 'rebirthing her life'
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Devon
Posted
11 January
The Global Story. What to know about ketamine after Matthew Perry’s death. Audio, 24 minutes
Some people are using this psychedelic to treat depression, but what are the dangers?
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BBC World Service
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Children as young as 10 warned about drug gangs
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Kent
Posted
4 January