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The annual drug death statistics released in July by the Scottish records office show that multiple substance abuse is to blame in the vast majority of victims’ cases.(AFP)

Glasgow eye of storm as drug deaths spiral in Scotland

Scotland’s biggest city, is the epicentre of a substance abuse crisis, which saw an unprecedented 1187 drug-related deaths last year

Painkillers can be a big headache

Migraine sufferers may not realise that drug overuse can be a large part of the problem.

Tourists walk in Stone Town past the spot where two young British women suffered an acid attack on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.

Life’s precipice puts addiction into perspective

Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.

Shooting junkies

A photographer and a journalist spent months ?winning the trust of drug addicts in Hillbrow.

The incredible story of Frank Hendricks who is changing the lives of gangsters and drug addicts in his community with his backyard gym.

Frankie’s gym: Addicts, gangsters welcome

The incredible story of Frank Hendricks who is changing the lives of gangsters and drug addicts in his community with his backyard gym.

In what could be interpreted as the first unofficial election campaign

Zuma promises big for Eldos

In what could be interpreted as the first unofficial election campaign, President Jacob Zuma descended on Eldorado Park to promise help.

Studies have shown that tik users have more sexual partners.

Tik and HIV: A ticking time bomb

A study by the Centre for Health and Prevention Studies at New York University has found that the use of tik leads to dangerous sexual behaviour.

Oxi: The catastrophe is lurking

A highly addictive new drug has the potential to become a ‘weapon of mass destruction,’ writes <b>Tom Phillips</b>.

Access the help you need

The stigma attached to alcoholics and drug addicts is reinforced by our own lack of education about addiction, writes Alex Hamlyn

SA addicts turn to Aids medication to get high

SA Aids patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high.