The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there is an
Read More02 Apr
Prison health services struggling to get people into drug treatment
Category: Reports and Resources
31 Mar
People who inject drugs can ‘give bacteria the boot’ with new SDF booklet
SDF have published a new resource to highlight good hygiene practices for people who inject drugs in order to prevent
Read More31 Mar
Blog: Involving people and improving services with Barbara Zaman
Some of people who can provide the greatest insight into how services operate are the people who regularly access them.
Read More31 Mar
Foundations of Motivational Interviewing explored in new SDF e-learning course
Scottish Drugs Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a new e-learning resource aimed at assisting professionals who are
Read More06 Feb
Scottish homelessness deaths increase to more than double rate of England or Wales
The number of people experiencing homelessness who died in Scotland rose by 19% in 2018 in relation the previous year,
Read More03 Feb
Latest Drugs Uncut episode highlights need to include people who use drugs in the decision-making process
The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been published and is available to
Read More27 Jan
New HIV transmissions continue to fall across the UK
Public Health England (PHE) has published a new report which states that HIV transmission has continued to fall across the UK.
Read More14 Jan
Heroin-Assisted Treatment in Scotland and England under the spotlight in latest Drugs Uncut episode
The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been released and is available to
Read More19 Dec
SALSUS shows self-reported increase in substance use among young people in 2018
The results of Scotland’s occasional survey on adolescent substance use have been published for 2018. The Scottish Government’s Scottish Schools
Read More18 Dec
New report highlights wide-ranging impacts of EU drug markets on health and security
People in Europe are spending at least 30 billion Euros on drugs each year at retail level, making the drug
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