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Storm over women drug addicts paid £200 to be made infertile - 08 Mar 2010, 10:31
Spreading the message ... motorhome which visits areas with high drug use LOCKED in the grip of drug addiction, the only thing mum-of-nine Felicia LeMay cared about was getting her next hit of crystal meth. The victims of her deadly habit included her baby son, who was born hooked on t... Read on Ministerial Launch - 24 Feb 2010, 12:51
Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control the MADP had to take the hard decision of cancelling the Minsterial Launch Seminar and Exhibiton on the 22nd February. We are however, welcoming Fergus Ewing, Minister for Community Safety at our event to officially launch our Stra... Read on Drug law shake-up aims to curb legal highs - 22 Feb 2010, 10:02
A fundamental change in drugs law that would criminalise the act of selling or manufacturing recreational drugs rather than outlawing the substance itself has been proposed by the Scottish government, and is being studied by officials in Edinburgh and London, The Times can reveal. The propos... Read on MSPs set to reject law on alcohol pricing - 14 Dec 2009, 10:58
LANDMARK legislation that would have introduced minimum prices for alcohol will not become law, after Labour revealed it would not support the move. The decision will leave a gaping hole in the Alcohol Bill, which is being unveiled today by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon and is aimed at ta... Read on SWIA Follow Up Inspection - 26 Oct 2009, 09:44
The multi-agency inspection of substance misuse services in the NHS Grampian area was published in August of 2007.  The unit for inspection was the Drug Action Team areas. The report had 24 recommendations, some for individual action team areas, some across the three action teams in Gr... Read on MCA Annual Report - 19 Oct 2009, 12:56
    Moray Council on Addiction have issued their Annual Report for 1st April 2008 - 31st March 2009.  To view this please click on the link below. MCA Annual Report ... Read on MCA Annual General Meeting - 23 Sep 2009, 07:02
INVITATION MORAY COUNCIL ON ADDICTION A.G.M.   on Tuesday 29th Sept 2009 7.00 pm   Presentations Jim McCourt of AA & Robert Bruce of YPAC   Held At DIAGEO plc Moray House 1 Trinity Road ELGIN IV30 1UF   RSVP  ... Read on Expert in heroin prescribing call - 15 Sep 2009, 13:02
A drugs expert has called for a scheme where addicts are given heroin to be trialled in Scotland. A pilot project in England indicated that giving addicts heroin in supervised clinics reduced their use of street drugs and reduced crime. The Scottish Drugs Forum director said the move c... Read on Doctors want booze marketing ban - 10 Sep 2009, 12:11
There should be a ban on all alcohol advertising, including sports and music sponsorship, doctors say. The British Medical Association said the crackdown on marketing was needed, along with an end to cut-price deals, to stop rising rates of consumption. The industry spends £800m ... Read on New licensing law comes into force - 03 Sep 2009, 12:35
These new rights will mean people are able to have a greater say in and have more control over how alcohol affects the community they live in. "The Act also means that irresponsible promotions in pubs and clubs will be banned, alcohol will be displayed in a dedicated area of a supermark... Read on