The Home Affairs Committee recently released a report on drugs use in Britain. After a year of research the committee concluded that "...

A study found almost half of elderly people may be kept on sedatives that make them “easier and more convenient to manage” for much longer ...

Elderly patients in care homes across Scotland are being prescribed powerful drug...

What is the value of a few precious extra months of life? It's a very difficult question to answer, but if Scottish Medicines Consortiu...

There’s often a fine line between using drugs for enjoyment and using drugs to escape the pressures of society. While the drugs "proble...

A new study has revealed Scotland has some of the worst drug abuse rates in the world, and the situation is getting worse. The internationa...

A cancer patient who was forced to pay out £3,400 per fortnight for the life-saving drug cetuximab has won his battle for funding , having p...

There are about 300 major drug importers into Britain, 3,000 wholesalers and 70,000 street dealers producing a turnover of £7-8billion a y...

Certain capitalist economists accuse the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of valueing the quality of human life too hig...

Which? surveyed 200 doctorsDrug companies are bombarding GPs with promotional materials and inducements . GPs received four visits per mont...

Despite the presence of more than 30,000 international troops , the World Drug Report says more than 90% of illegal opium (compared to 70% i...