THE WEEK

The UK's first legal drug consumption room

The UK's first legal drug consumption room opens in Glasgow today, following a decade-long legal battle between the city's council and Westminster. The initiative "marks a significant, if contested, ...
CNN

Scotland faces up to its drug crisis by offering the UK’s first supervised injection facility

In a quiet corner of Glasgow’s East End, a radical public health experiment is underway. For the first time in the United Kingdom, people who inject illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine can do so ...
Cosmopolitan

‘Without my medication, ADHD is like a pit I can't crawl out of’

It’s thought around 2.6 million people in the UK have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a condition with a litany of debilitating symptoms including impulsiveness, huge mood swings and ...
The Conversation

Drug shortages affected 111 products in the UK this year – but the outlook for 2024 may be better

Over the past year there has been a consistent stream of drug supply issues in the UK and internationally. Recent figures show more than 111 products have been affected in the UK alone. This is more ...
The Daily Telegraph

‘I can barely walk without my pills’: The reality of the UK’s drug shortage crisis

While Britain’s pharmacy leaders call for urgent action from the Government, patients are becoming desperate for their essential medication David Cox, PhD, is a specialist medical journalist and ...