A total of 1,017 people suffered a fatal overdose in Scotland last year. That figure was a 13% fall on the previous year, and the lowest recorded total since 2017. While the reduction is significant, ...

A project which sees quick-fire roadside test kits deployed by police in a bid to catch drug-drivers is being rolled out to two further parts of Scotland. The kits - which test those under suspicion ...

Scotland's drug deaths remain the highest in Europe despite repeated government pledges to tackle the issue, new figures have shown. Last year there was a 12% rise in the number of drug misuse-related ...

LONDON — Scottish authorities on Wednesday approved a $2.8-million drug consumption room, the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin ...

Scotland recorded an increase in drug deaths last year, official figures showed Tuesday, as the country continues to have one of the highest rates of such deaths in Europe. Deaths by drug misuse have ...

The Scottish city of Glasgow will soon host the U.K.'s first "consumption room," where people can go to use illegal drugs in a controlled environment, in a bid to address Scotland's long-standing ...

LONDON (AP) — Scottish authorities on Wednesday approved a 2.3 million-pound ($2.8 million) pound drug consumption room, the first government-backed place in the U.K. where users can take illegal ...