The Christian Institute - Drugs News https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drugs The latest drugs news posts from The Christian Institute en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:18:09 +0000 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:18:09 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) Retailers slammed over T-shirts ‘glorifying’ ketamine use https://www.christian.org.uk/news/retailers-slammed-over-t-shirts-glorifying-ketamine-use/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:18:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/retailers-slammed-over-t-shirts-glorifying-ketamine-use/ Belfast councillor claims taking illegal drugs is not a 'police issue' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/belfast-councillor-claims-taking-illegal-drugs-is-not-a-police-issue/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:24:24 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/belfast-councillor-claims-taking-illegal-drugs-is-not-a-police-issue/ Scotland opens clinic for bladder damage as ketamine use surges https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scotland-opens-clinic-for-bladder-damage-as-ketamine-use-surges/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:32:38 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scotland-opens-clinic-for-bladder-damage-as-ketamine-use-surges/ Ketamine use ‘skyrocketing’ on Merseyside https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ketamine-use-skyrocketing-on-merseyside/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:32:31 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ketamine-use-skyrocketing-on-merseyside/ Drug driving numbers in West Yorks spark awareness campaign https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-driving-numbers-in-west-yorks-spark-awareness-campaign/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:41:20 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-driving-numbers-in-west-yorks-spark-awareness-campaign/ ‘Kids think ketamine isn’t addictive, they couldn’t be more wrong’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/kids-think-ketamine-isnt-addictive-they-couldnt-be-more-wrong/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:28:08 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/kids-think-ketamine-isnt-addictive-they-couldnt-be-more-wrong/ NI scheme to test festival-goers’ illegal drugs foiled https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-scheme-to-test-festival-goers-illegal-drugs-foiled/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:14:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-scheme-to-test-festival-goers-illegal-drugs-foiled/ Police arrest more drug-drivers than drink-drivers https://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-arrest-more-drug-drivers-than-drink-drivers/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:38:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-arrest-more-drug-drivers-than-drink-drivers/ Ireland's Justice Minister: 'Don't normalise heroin for kids' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irelands-justice-minister-dont-normalise-heroin-for-kids/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:30:45 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irelands-justice-minister-dont-normalise-heroin-for-kids/ Oireachtas committee pushes to decriminalise heroin and cocaine for personal use https://www.christian.org.uk/news/oireachtas-committee-pushes-to-decriminalise-heroin-and-cocaine-for-personal-use/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:01:55 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/oireachtas-committee-pushes-to-decriminalise-heroin-and-cocaine-for-personal-use/ Urgent call to upgrade ketamine classification amid surge in harm https://www.christian.org.uk/news/urgent-call-to-upgrade-ketamine-classification-amid-surge-in-harm/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:55:28 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/urgent-call-to-upgrade-ketamine-classification-amid-surge-in-harm/ Drug injection sites considered for Cork and Limerick https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-injection-sites-considered-for-cork-and-limerick/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:19:51 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-injection-sites-considered-for-cork-and-limerick/ Somerset health director backs controversial drug consumption rooms https://www.christian.org.uk/news/somerset-health-director-backs-controversial-drug-consumption-rooms/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:08:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/somerset-health-director-backs-controversial-drug-consumption-rooms/ Mother unable to save daughter hooked on ketamine https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mother-unable-to-save-daughter-hooked-on-ketamine/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:57:06 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mother-unable-to-save-daughter-hooked-on-ketamine/ Mother raises awareness of 'destructive' ketamine after son’s death https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mother-raises-awareness-of-destructive-ketamine-after-sons-death/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:02:46 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mother-raises-awareness-of-destructive-ketamine-after-sons-death/ RAC: ‘Repeat drug-driving offenders putting everyone at risk’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/rac-repeat-drug-driving-offenders-putting-everyone-at-risk/ Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/rac-repeat-drug-driving-offenders-putting-everyone-at-risk/ Drug crimes rise to highest level in over a decade https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-crimes-rise-to-highest-level-in-over-a-decade/ Fri, 01 May 2026 10:34:16 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-crimes-rise-to-highest-level-in-over-a-decade/ 'A step in the wrong direction': US downgrades cannabis restrictions https://www.christian.org.uk/news/a-step-in-the-wrong-direction-us-downgrades-cannabis-restrictions/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:51:26 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/a-step-in-the-wrong-direction-us-downgrades-cannabis-restrictions/ Water samples reveal dramatic upward trend in ketamine use https://www.christian.org.uk/news/water-samples-reveal-dramatic-upward-trend-in-ketamine-use/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:36:17 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/water-samples-reveal-dramatic-upward-trend-in-ketamine-use/ 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/