UK Drugs

Blind spots from police, social services and even charities are allowing child trafficking to thrive. Here's what needs to change.
Sadia Ali, co-founder of Minority Matters, discusses how criminal gangs use children to move drugs across the country, along "county lines" and how the effects are being felt in already marginalised minority groups the most.
An Arizona couple bought a Glo Worm doll from a thrift store and made a startling discovery when they went to put batteries in it.
The British singer says she also considered using heroin at lowest point of addiction struggles.
We have a policy of being honest with our sons in the hope of making them feel comfortable doing the same. Still, I was reluctant to reveal that painful part of my past.
In May, my brother, a 43-year-old attorney and father of five, became a statistic.
Our relationship with drink and drugs is changing during the Covid-19 pandemic – for better or worse.
"It’s scary isn’t it, that living three miles away could extend your kids’ life."
A government adviser has suggested rebranding painkillers to curb overuse. But is this a "style over substance" approach?
“All I want to do now is support people that have gone through what I’ve gone through,” says Chris Panikkou, 48.