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Police: ‘Kids can easily buy drugs disguised as sweets’

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Police: ‘Kids can easily buy drugs disguised as sweets’

Children are easily able to purchase illegal drugs disguised as sweets online, North Yorkshire Police has warned.

31 Aug 2020
England & Wales

1 in 4 young people see drugs advertised on social media

1 in 4 young people see drugs advertised on social media

One in four young people are seeing advertisements of illegal drugs for sale “everywhere on social media”, a BBC investigation has revealed.

20 Aug 2020
England & Wales

Cannabis use costs Australia billions

Cannabis use costs Australia billions

14 Aug 2020
World

Priti Patel orders investigation into rising cocaine use

Priti Patel orders investigation into rising cocaine use

13 Aug 2020
England & Wales

NI Health Minister commits to public consultation on alcohol pricing

NI Health Minister commits to public consultation on alcohol pricing

4 Aug 2020
Northern Ireland

Heroin and cocaine use up among teens and young adults

Heroin and cocaine use up among teens and young adults

22 Jul 2020
England & Wales

Police have criminals on the back foot in war on drugs

Police have criminals on the back foot in war on drugs

10 Jul 2020
UK

Study: Cannabis users more than twice as likely to be violent

Study: Cannabis users more than twice as likely to be violent

12 Jun 2020
World

Children caught with drugs at school up 27 per cent

9 Jun 2020
England & Wales

Drug driving prosecutions increased by a fifth in 2019

5 Jun 2020
England & Wales

Britain branded ‘cocaine capital of Europe’

22 May 2020
UK

Cannabis is addictive and leads to other drugs, studies agree

30 Apr 2020
World

Pro-cannabis prof: ‘I’ve changed my mind on legalisation’

23 Apr 2020
UK

Cannabis use increases COVID-19 risk, medics warn

16 Apr 2020
World