The Christian Institute - Drugs News https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drugs The latest drugs news posts from The Christian Institute en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:49:03 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:49:03 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Ireland drug offences hit five-year peak https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-drug-offences-hit-five-year-peak/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:49:03 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-drug-offences-hit-five-year-peak/ One in ten prescriptions of medicinal cannabis from single source https://www.christian.org.uk/news/one-in-ten-prescriptions-of-medicinal-cannabis-from-single-source/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:57:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/one-in-ten-prescriptions-of-medicinal-cannabis-from-single-source/ Ontario ditches 'failed experiment' of drug shooting galleries https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ontario-ditches-failed-experiment-of-drug-shooting-galleries/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:12:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ontario-ditches-failed-experiment-of-drug-shooting-galleries/ Medicinal cannabis ‘worsens mental health’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/medicinal-cannabis-worsens-mental-health/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:00:37 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/medicinal-cannabis-worsens-mental-health/ 'Dangerous' drug shooting gallery proposed in Edinburgh https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dangerous-drug-shooting-gallery-proposed-in-edinburgh/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:45:19 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dangerous-drug-shooting-gallery-proposed-in-edinburgh/ Recovering addict calls monkey dust 'worse than Class A' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/recovering-addict-calls-monkey-dust-worse-than-class-a/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:01:47 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/recovering-addict-calls-monkey-dust-worse-than-class-a/ More drug shooting galleries to open in Scotland https://www.christian.org.uk/news/more-drug-shooting-galleries-to-open-in-scotland/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:45:38 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/more-drug-shooting-galleries-to-open-in-scotland/ Irish Govt ‘health-led’ drugs strategy will downgrade enforcement https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-govt-health-led-drugs-strategy-will-downgrade-enforcement/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:13:03 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-govt-health-led-drugs-strategy-will-downgrade-enforcement/ Coroner finds prescription cannabis contributed to man’s death https://www.christian.org.uk/news/coroner-finds-prescription-cannabis-contributed-to-mans-death/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:52:03 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/coroner-finds-prescription-cannabis-contributed-to-mans-death/ Green leader condemns ‘high on drugs’ jibe while calling for full legalisation https://www.christian.org.uk/news/green-leader-condemns-high-on-drugs-jibe-while-calling-for-full-legalisation/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:44:32 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/green-leader-condemns-high-on-drugs-jibe-while-calling-for-full-legalisation/ Huge rise in drug-driving reoffending https://www.christian.org.uk/news/huge-rise-in-drug-driving-reoffending/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:49:30 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/huge-rise-in-drug-driving-reoffending/ Parents call for ‘life-saving’ rehab facilities as drug use increases https://www.christian.org.uk/news/parents-call-for-life-saving-rehab-facilities-as-drug-use-increases/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:51:21 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/parents-call-for-life-saving-rehab-facilities-as-drug-use-increases/ Ireland’s dangerous ‘K-culture’ escalating demand for drug treatment https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irelands-dangerous-k-culture-escalating-demand-for-drug-treatment/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:04:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irelands-dangerous-k-culture-escalating-demand-for-drug-treatment/ Canada scraps drug decriminalisation policy: ‘It didn’t work’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canada-scraps-drug-decriminalisation-policy-it-didnt-work/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:13:44 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canada-scraps-drug-decriminalisation-policy-it-didnt-work/ Babies are still being born addicted to drugs in Scotland https://www.christian.org.uk/news/babies-are-still-being-born-addicted-to-drugs-in-scotland/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:06:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/babies-are-still-being-born-addicted-to-drugs-in-scotland/ Study finds widespread cocaine pollution in NI rivers and lakes https://www.christian.org.uk/news/study-finds-widespread-cocaine-pollution-in-ni-rivers-and-lakes/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:02:50 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/study-finds-widespread-cocaine-pollution-in-ni-rivers-and-lakes/ Over one in ten teenage children face drug gang exploitation https://www.christian.org.uk/news/over-one-in-ten-teenage-children-face-drug-gang-exploitation/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:17:18 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/over-one-in-ten-teenage-children-face-drug-gang-exploitation/ 'Voices told me to kill myself': Clinic patients on recovering from cannabis psychosis https://www.christian.org.uk/news/voices-told-me-to-kill-myself-clinic-patients-on-recovering-from-cannabis-psychosis/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:15:05 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/voices-told-me-to-kill-myself-clinic-patients-on-recovering-from-cannabis-psychosis/ Irish Labour: 'Liberalise possession of all illegal drugs' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-labour-liberalise-possession-of-all-illegal-drugs/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:15:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-labour-liberalise-possession-of-all-illegal-drugs/ Top psychiatrist warns teenagers against ‘stewing brains in cannabis soup’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/top-psychiatrist-warns-teenagers-against-stewing-brains-in-cannabis-soup/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:31:36 +0000 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