Topic: drugs
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News
Primary care prescriptions make up half of NHSE medicines spending, NHSBSA figures reveal
10th November 2022
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Mental health and addiction
Antidepressants not ‘dependence-forming’ but cause withdrawal, says NICE
22nd April 2022
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News
‘Sharp rise’ in the number of heroin overdoses in England, PHE warns
18th August 2021
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News
New drug driving laws could catch people out
20th February 2015