21st January 2021 The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £250 million over the next five years to address the
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£250 million funding pledged to address drugs death emergency in Scotland
Author: SDF
20 Jan
SDF deliver briefing to MSPs before Ministerial statement on Scottish drugs policy
20th January 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum has designed and delivered a briefing to every MSP ahead of a Ministerial statement
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We’re hiring – Head of Inclusion and Peer Engagement
19th January 2021 A rare opportunity has arisen to join Scottish Drugs Forum in a key management position as our
Read More22 Dec
Scoping exercise determines number of residential rehabilitation beds in Scotland
A scoping exercise has been carried out by the Scottish Government to establish the number of residential rehabilitation beds for
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SDF welcomes new Scottish Government post of Minister for Drug Policy
22nd December 2020 On Friday 18th December it was announced that there would be a new Scottish Minister for Drug
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‘HIV, Heroin and Harm Reduction’ – Dr Roy Robertson on the Drugs Uncut podcast
18th December 2020 The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been published and
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‘The need for change is obvious and long overdue’ – David Liddell, SDF CEO
16th December 2020 1,264 drug-related deaths were recorded in Scotland in 2019, according to statistics published yesterday by National Records
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‘HIV: Preventable and Treatable’ e-learning course launched to mark World AIDS Day
1st December 2020 A new e-learning course on HIV has been launched by Scottish Drugs Forum to mark World AIDS
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ACMD advises that GHB and GBL should be reclassified as Class B
GHB and the closely related substance GBL should become classified as Class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act
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Consultation workshops on the implementation of the new MAT Standards for Scotland
Consultation workshops for clinicians and other stakeholders are being held on the implementation of the new Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
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