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Drink and drugs summer car safety drive - 05 Jul 2010, 12:27
The patrols are timed to target a series of summer events Police have launched a summer crackdown targeting drivers who drink or take drugs and get behind the wheel. The two-week operation will see increased patrols throughout Scotlands eight force areas and coincides with the World Cu... Read on A ban on synthetic stimulant mephedrone has come into force across the UK. - 16 Apr 2010, 11:56
Legislation placing the drug and other related compounds in the Class B category alongside cannabis was rushed through Parliament. The governments drugs advisers - the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) - found evidence the substances were "likely to be harmful". ... Read on Ban Meow Meow says drug taker - 11 Mar 2010, 14:48
WITH the street name Meow Meow, it sounds harmless. But mephedrone is a deadly drug that is ruining lives. And it is LEGAL. Kids as young as eight use it and one secondary school has had 180 pupils off sick after taking it in the past four months. Users get a euphoric high and those who try... Read on HEALTH ALERT - ANTHRAX INFECTIONS IN HEROIN USERS - 14 Jan 2010, 13:54
A health alert has been issued by the Health Protection Team in Scotland. OUTBREAK OF ANTHRAX INFECTIONS IN HEROIN INJECTING DRUG USERS If you or anyone you know is using Heroin please read this leaflet by clicking on the link below. ANTHRAX IS KILLING HEROIN USERS ACROSS SCOTLAN... Read on Sobering Truth About Coffee - 14 Dec 2009, 11:04
HAD a heavy night at the office Christmas bash? Then do not reach for the coffee. Scientists say coffee will not only fail to sober you up, but instead may make it harder for people to realise they are drunk, according to new research. Thomas Gould, of Temple University, Philadelphia, said: &q... Read on Drink drivers face having cars scrapped - 14 Dec 2009, 11:01
REPEAT drink driving offenders face having their cars scrapped under a new road safety scheme launched today. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Scotlands top law officer Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini joined Central Scotland Police Chief Constable Kevin Smith at the Scottish Parliamen... Read on How Much Do I Drink? - 15 Oct 2009, 08:44
During Alcohol Awareness Week 2008, a Grampian-wide survey on alcohol attitudes and behaviours (the "Usual Suspects"), engaged with over 1500 respondents and clearly demonstrated that regardless of the amount of alcohol we consume as a whole across Grampian that: Over 95% of ... Read on Alcohol Awareness Week - 22 Sep 2009, 12:38
   Alcohol Awareness Week 2009 Alcohol Awareness Week this year is being held on the 5th - 10th October.  The Moray Alcohol and Drug Partnership will be working along side Studio 8, Moray Council on Addiction, Young Persons Addiction Counselling, Grampian Fire and Rescue,... Read on 20 drugs deaths in Aberdeen area this year - 22 Sep 2009, 12:16
Police warning over substance misuse SUSPECTED drugs deaths across the Aberdeen area have hit 20 for the year. In 2008, there were a total of 42 drug-related deaths across the Aberdeen area. Today Grampian Police substance misuse co-ordinator Ally Proctor said two out of three dr... Read on Buckie kick up a stink at invisible ink - 14 Sep 2009, 10:31
ANGRY Buckfast bosses have threatened to take Scotlands biggest police force to court - for tagging their bottles with INVISIBLE INK. Strathclyde cops asked shopkeepers to mark bottles of the tonic wine to catch any sold to under-18s. But Buckies distributor J Chandler & Co claim p... Read on