Life Works launches scholarship programme for alcohol or drug-dependent veterans of Iraq and Afghan combat

A new legal high has emerged that seems to be replacing the banned substance mephedrone or "miaow miaow", warns a critical care paramedic in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Concateno, Europe's most experienced drug and alcohol testing provider, is warning of a possible increase in heroin overdose and morbidity rates having identified a significant decrease in positive opiate results.

Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from Cambridge have found.