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Scots plans for minimum price of alcohol unveiled

Scots plans for minimum price of alcohol unveiled

Long awaited plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol have been published by Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.

7 Sep 2010
Scotland

UN report reveals 4 per cent of Scots using cocaine

UN report reveals 4 per cent of Scots using cocaine

Scotland has the most widespread cocaine use in Europe with almost four per cent of the adult population taking the drug, according to a shocking UN report.

9 Aug 2010
Scotland

Scots school pupils in drink and drugs shame

Scots school pupils in drink and drugs shame

29 Jul 2010
Scotland

City licensing chiefs left powerless in alcohol row

25 Jun 2010
Scotland

Holyrood rejects minimum pricing plan for alcohol

15 Jun 2010
Scotland

Charities back Scottish council over booze ban

1 Jun 2010
Scotland

No appetite for weakening cannabis laws in Scotland

28 May 2010
Scotland

Binge drinking mums trigger birth defects

Binge drinking mums trigger birth defects

10 Mar 2010
Scotland

Children’s charities back alcohol minimum pricing

5 Mar 2010
Scotland

Scotland named as drug crime capital of the world

26 Feb 2010
Scotland

Handing out methadone to addicts isn’t working: Prof

15 Feb 2010
Scotland

Alcohol abuse costs £900 a year per Scottish adult

14 Jan 2010
Scotland

Scots hospitals deal with 21,000 drunks each year

11 Nov 2009
Scotland

Scotland’s drug problem costs £400,000 an hour

8 Oct 2009
Scotland