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World Cup Drink Driving Warning - 07 Jul 2010, 14:16
World cup revellers in Moray face a driving red card if they are caught over the limit during this summers tournament. That is the clear message from police as they announced a drink driving clampdown during the World Cup. The initiative - part of Operation Taurus - will... Read on Health committee split on alcohol pricing - 27 May 2010, 09:03
Holyroods health committee has urged the Scottish government to specify what minimum price it would set for alcohol. The committees report on the governments alcohol bill acknowledges the scale of the problem but MSPs are divided over whether the key measure of minimum pricing would be effec... Read on MADP Launches Substance Misuse Strategy - 27 Apr 2010, 14:26
The Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership (MADP) successfully launched their Strategy entitled "Delivering Recovery through Sustainable Change" on Monday 26 April 2010.  The event was held at Horizon Scotland, in Forres with over 80 delegates in attendance including the sunshine. ... Read on Yegaar Banned for Labelling Confusion - 29 Mar 2010, 11:18
A drink that has consumers guessing whether it contains alcohol will be removed from sale for breaching the Portman Groups Code. The Independent Complaints Panel decided consumers could be confused because the front label on Yegaar does not specify that it contains alcohol.   The Panels... Read on Young Scots want Alcohol Ads Banned - 15 Mar 2010, 11:40
A group of young Scots selected by the Scottish government has recommended a ban on advertising alcohol in public. The Youth Commission on Alcohol, a group of 16 volunteers aged between 14 and 22, has spent a year preparing its 38 recommendations. Commission members supported plans... Read on 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