Canada’s sharp rise in overdose deaths coincides with Trudeau government’s lax policy on hard drugs

Sep 4, 2023 by

by Anthony Murdoch, LifeSite; According to a Statistics Canada report, ‘deaths caused by accidental poisonings accounted for 7,006 deaths in 2021, an increase of 31.9 percent compared with 2020.’ Despite the federal...

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UK cities suffer 25 per cent surge in cocaine use

Jul 26, 2023 by

from The Christian Institute: Cocaine use has risen 25 per cent in some major UK cities over just one year, new research suggests. Graeme Biggar, Director General of the National Crime Agency (NCA), said that its waste water analysis in...

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Scots drug scheme peddles ‘free heroin’ and overdoses

Mar 23, 2023 by

from The Christian Institute: Addicts have been overdosing on ‘free heroin’ supplied by NHS Scotland as part of a harm reduction scheme. Since 2019, Glasgow’s Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS) – funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and...

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Cannabis use up 20 per cent in US states where recreational use is legal

Aug 31, 2022 by

from The Christian Institute: Cannabis use in the US has seen a sharp rise in states where it has been legalised, new research has shown. Pro-legalisation campaigners had claimed it would not lead to an increased use of the drug. But a...

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Record number of drug deaths registered in England and Wales

Aug 15, 2022 by

from The Christian Institute: The number of drug deaths registered in England and Wales has reached its highest level since records began in 1993, official figures have revealed. The Office for National Statistics found a total of 4,859...

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Class A drug possession effectively decriminalised in Scotland

Sep 23, 2021 by

by Kieran Andrews, The Times: Drug possession is to be effectively decriminalised in Scotland with those caught with Class A substances set to receive a police warning rather than face prosecution. Dorothy Bain QC, the lord advocate,...

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