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Holyrood rejects minimum pricing plan for alcohol

The Scottish Government’s plans to introduce minimum pricing have been dealt a fresh blow after MSPs voted to reject them.

15 Jun 2010
Scotland

Charities back Scottish council over booze ban

Scottish alcohol awareness charities have supported a move by Glasgow City Council to curb supermarkets’ sale of alcohol.

1 Jun 2010
Scotland

No appetite for weakening cannabis laws in Scotland

28 May 2010
Scotland

Binge drinking mums trigger birth defects

Binge drinking mums trigger birth defects

10 Mar 2010
Scotland

Children’s charities back alcohol minimum pricing

5 Mar 2010
Scotland

Scotland named as drug crime capital of the world

26 Feb 2010
Scotland

Handing out methadone to addicts isn’t working: Prof

15 Feb 2010
Scotland

Alcohol abuse costs £900 a year per Scottish adult

14 Jan 2010
Scotland

Scots hospitals deal with 21,000 drunks each year

11 Nov 2009
Scotland

Scotland’s drug problem costs £400,000 an hour

8 Oct 2009
Scotland

Heroin addicts parked on ‘easy option’ substitutes

15 Sep 2009
Scotland

Scots drug deaths rise as older age group hit

13 Aug 2009
Scotland

Eight Scots deaths a day linked to booze

3 Jul 2009
Scotland

Scotland to halt cut-price booze

3 Mar 2009
Scotland