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Fears grow over safety of 'legal high' mephedrone

Denis Campbell - The Observer
It has a street name of 'bubble', but mephedrone, which can be bought over the internet, is causing serious health problem

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No such thing as 'safe' cocaine, experts warn

BBC News
The image of cocaine as a "safe party drug" is a myth that must be dispelled, say UK experts, as a study shows the drug is linked to 3% of sudden deaths.
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Cannabis users may face £40 spot fines

ON the spot fines of £40 could be handed out to people caught with small amounts of cannabis, a Scottish Government report reveals.
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8-week war on gangs nets £8m drugs haul

by Deborah Anderson - Evening Times

ALMOST £8million worth of drugs was taken off the streets and 134 people involved in serious organised crime were arrested in a major campaign.

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European judge casts fresh doubt over SNP plans for minimum alcohol prices

Lorraine Davidson - The Timesonline
The Scottish government’s plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol have suffered a setback with a move by the European Court to block similar initiatives in other EU countries.
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Drug 'gardeners' grow £15m-a-year

Police in Scotland have uncovered more than 110 cannabis factories across the country in the past 12 months.
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Scotland's alcohol problem: 'I drink to get out my face and fall asleep'

By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN - The Scotsman
BEHIND the third barstool at the Portland Arms in Shettleston, a small brass plaque is fixed to the bar. "Davie Gerthy's Spot," it reads.
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Government initiative dismissed as 'gimmick'

Magistrates attack plans for 'alcohol asbos' to tackle drunken behaviour

Robert Booth and Vikram Dodd The Guardian
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£3m cannabis factory man gets 5 years

A CANNABIS grower was today jailed for five years - after being caught because a schoolboy fell to his death through the roof of the drugs factory.

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Cannabis production must be weeded out and put in safer hands

Tom Shields-Sunday Herald
WHO WOULD have thought that Ecclefechan would be the centre, allegedly, of a major industry?
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