Scotland’s only dedicated drug and alcohol crisis centre could be forced to close within weeks, after its charity operator warned that “aggressive” rent increases from its council owned landlord have left the service in an impossible position. Turning Point Scotland has delivered two addiction services in Glasgow on behalf of the city council for more...
A teenager picks up a phone to check one notification. Forty minutes later, they’re still scrolling and couldn’t tell you what they watched. That isn’t a character flaw. A large new study in JAMA Network Open suggests it’s a measurable pattern, one that shows up almost a year later as higher attention and impulsivity scores...
Type 1 diabetes alcohol risks rarely come up in a doctor’s office. Yet new findings shared at the American Diabetes Association 2026 Scientific Sessions show just how often people with the condition are drinking, smoking and eating their way into dangerous blood sugar swings. Specialists at the conference say the conversation is overdue. Sugary drinks...
Canada’s healthcare system absorbed $16.4 billion in costs attributable to substance use in 2024. That figure comes from a major new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). The findings lay bare the scale of what legal and illegal substance use is...
Most people know that heavy drinking is bad. What fewer realise is that the harmful effects of alcohol begin long before you reach that point. Even one drink a day carries real health consequences. Scientists are no longer hedging on this. The evidence is in, and it is not reassuring. “The safest amount of alcohol...
What truly keeps people away from harmful alcohol and drug use? Clinical programmes help. Public awareness campaigns help. But a landmark 2026 study points to something that public health conversations rarely include. Faith and drug prevention turn out to share a measurable, consistent connection, and the scale of the evidence is remarkable. What the Research...
Cannabis use in teenagers is rising in ways that many communities have not yet fully reckoned with. It remains the most commonly used federally illicit substance among young people in the United States. A major study published in JAMA Network Open in April 2026 followed over 1.3 million screening questionnaires from adolescents aged 13 to...
Scotland’s efforts to keep people safe from fatal opioid overdoses are gathering real momentum, with new figures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) revealing that 9,646 naloxone kits in Scotland were issued in just three months, making it the second highest quarterly total since the programme began. The data, published on 7 April 2026, covers the...
When Nickii first started using drugs, she was barely a teenager. By 18, she was a heroin addict. By 21, she was in prison. Years later, she bundled her children into a car at five in the morning, convinced she was saving them from social services. Family Drug and Alcohol Courts changed everything. Today, she...
Middle school students in Glendive are not waiting for adults to fix the problem. On 1 April, Washington Middle School students will step up for youth tobacco prevention in a visible, community-facing way. They are joining a national movement that centres the voices of young people in the fight against nicotine addiction. The occasion is...