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Scottish Government Publication (Minutes)
Population Health Directorate

Dec. 21 2023

Source Page: Drugs deaths: National Mission Clinical Advisory Group minutes - December 2023
Document: Drugs deaths: National Mission Clinical Advisory Group minutes - December 2023 (webpage)

Found: Laboratory and infrastructure challenges: Looking at proactive drug checking and postmortem testing Heroin

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Jan. 18 2024

Source Page: Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: 3030 3042 2870 2685 2776 2777 2704 2724 1724 1148 1279 11.411149825784 1078 1252 16.1410018552876 Heroin

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Home Office

Nov. 27 2023

Source Page: Fifteen new synthetic opioids to be made illegal
Document: Fifteen new synthetic opioids to be made illegal (webpage)

Found: Many of these substances are incredibly dangerous and have similar effects to heroin and fentanyl, posing

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Nov. 27 2023

Source Page: Fifteen new synthetic opioids to be made illegal
Document: Fifteen new synthetic opioids to be made illegal (webpage)

Found: Many of these substances are incredibly dangerous and have similar effects to heroin and fentanyl, posing

Deposited Papers

Jul. 13 2009

Source Page: Letter dated 11/07/2009 from Gordon Brown MP to Alan Williams MP regarding the Liaison Committee and operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 6 p.
Document: DEP2009-1960.pdf (PDF)

Found: andPakistan, to support the elected governments in both countries againstthe Taleban, to tackle the heroin

Lords Chamber
Vaping Products: Usage by Children - Mon 02 Sep 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) and some of its research found that some of the vapes had been adulterated with other drugs—including heroin - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Drug Law Reform - Tue 19 Sep 2023

Mentions:
1: Findlay, Russell (Con - West Scotland) The message that the societal normalisation of heroin, crack cocaine and other drugs would send to our - Speech Link
2: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) However, does he recognise that interventions such as medication assisted treatment or heroin assisted - Speech Link
3: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) We have seen no progression beyond the initial heroin-assisted treatment pilot in Glasgow. - Speech Link
4: Mason, John (SNP - Glasgow Shettleston) Heroin-assisted treatment or medically assisted treatment strike me as better options, where they are - Speech Link
5: Mackay, Gillian (Green - Central Scotland) treatment and drug testing.Scotland has already made progress on heroin-assisted treatment. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Population Health Directorate

May. 21 2024

Source Page: Drug research and impact of nitazenes: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300390936 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: In relation to the Home Office controlled drugs licence which is currently held by the Heroin Assisted

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department of Health and Social Care

Nov. 13 2023

Source Page: £267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment
Document: £267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment (webpage)

Found: The strategy also sets out that illegal drug use such as heroin and crack addiction are connected to

Scottish Government Publication (Statistics)
Population Health Directorate

Dec. 19 2023

Source Page: National Mission on Drugs: annual monitoring report 2022-2023
Document: National Mission on Drugs: Annual Monitoring Report 2022-2023 (PDF)

Found: are supported 30% of people would be comfortable living near someone getting help to stop using heroin