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cocaine
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‘No point’ in trying: families claim drug services still failing users
People dependent on drugs are still unable to get the support and treatment they need despite the Scottish Government spending tens of millions to “save and improve lives”.
A place to heal: saving lives in Toronto’s toxic drug crisis
As Glasgow prepares to open the UK's first safer drug consumption site, The Ferret visited a similar one in Toronto. Listen to our one-off podcast to find out how it saves lives.
‘A foundation to build on’: Can Scotland’s first safer injection site tackle the drugs crisis?
This summer, Glasgow will become the first city in the UK to open an authorised safer drug consumption facility. But can it help tackle the drugs crisis?
Second Scots NHS board considers prescribing heroin as drug treatment
NHS Tayside is considering offering heroin on prescription to drug users following an evaluation of a “successfully implemented” Glasgow-based pilot.
‘Persisting deprivation’: inside Dundee’s drugs crisis
The Ferret and HuffPost investigate how Dundee's drug death crisis is being driven by government austerity policy.
Drugs, gold and guns bring terror and death to 400-mile waterway in Colombia
The Colombian conflict is devastating the environment and the lives of the people who live along a 400-mile river in the South American country.
Dozens of greyhounds racing in Scotland test positive for banned substances such as cocaine
Cocaine, amphetamine, steroids and beta blockers were among prohibited substances found in the bloodstreams of greyhounds at Shawfield Stadium in Glasgow.
Claim you can get cocaine faster than pizza in Glasgow is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that it is quicker to get cocaine than pizza in Glasgow.
