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Alcohol ‘more harmful than heroin or crack cocaine’

Alcohol is the most dangerous drug in the UK by a considerable margin, beating heroin and crack cocaine into second and third place, according to an authoritative study published today which will reopen calls for the drugs classification system to be scrapped and a concerted campaign launched against drink.

Can Gerry Robinson Fix Dementia Care Homes?

What a terrible thing dementia is, and no wonder it requires specialist care. Alzheimer’s is the nastiest variety, but there are many forms that can turn once benign old people into rather frightening figures, because their irrational terror is infectious.