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Ex-addicts share struggles as drug deaths hit record high in England and Wales

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found there were 5,448 deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and Wales in 2023.

23 Oct

Police forces have warned of a dangerous opioid in circulation.
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Opioids are leading factor in drug-related deaths in Wales

Latest figures from Public Health Wales show that there were 125 opioid deaths between 2022-23.

11 Jul

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Police warn drug users after deaths connected with tainted heroin

Police have been out on patrol visiting drug users after three people died after taking suspected rogue heroin.

22 May

How Instagram's become a marketplace for psychoactive drugs for as little as £1

Police fear rapid rise in deaths from new super-strength opioid in Wales

'Drugs are Swansea's ugly secret'

North East still has highest rate of drugs related deaths in country

Gym introduces life-saving drug Naloxone after 9,500 overdoses in region

Mum calls for drug testing at festivals after daughter's ketamine death

Warning as six die after taking suspected bad batch of heroin

'It saved my life', former drug user rues closure of heroin addiction programme

'All my friends are dead': The heartache drugs are causing in the North East

Drug deaths in England and Wales highest since records began

Drug related deaths in Cumbria almost double national average

Families call for more support for homeless battling addiction