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Exclusive Glasgow health chiefs have backed plans to cut around £2m from specialist addiction and complex needs services as Scotland recorded an 11% rise in drug deaths.
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UNISON warns lives could be lost after Glasgow health chiefs back £2m cuts to specialist addiction and complex needs services as drug deaths rise 11%.
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Filmmakers Jordan Robertson, left, and Sean Toal, right, have made a documentary film titled Junkie that deals with the Scottish drug deaths statistics Filmmakers Jordan Robertson, left, and Sean Toal, right, have made a documentary film titled Junkie that deals with the Scottish drug deaths statistics
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A new study from the University of Dundee School of Health Sciences investigates the lack of understanding about the connections between exposure to opioids in the womb and later developmental issues in children. A new study from the University of Dundee School of Health Sciences investigates the lack of understanding about the connections between exposure to opioids in the womb and later developmental issues in children.
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