Gabapentin and pregabalin have been reclassified by the Home Office as class C controlled substances. The widely prescribed drugs, licensed
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Pregabalin and gabapentin now class C substances
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05 Apr
Alert: Wound botulism outbreak among people who inject drugs in Scotland
Four cases of wound botulism have recently been identified in Scotland. In total, there have been 3 confirmed and 1
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First Minister announces expert group to focus on drug-related deaths in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has announced the establishment of an expert group to review what is being done to reduce drug-related deaths
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Infections, outbreaks and going ‘back to the basics’ with SDF’s Sophie Given
Various areas around Scotland have experienced a number of outbreaks of bacterial infections related to substance use in recent years,
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Plans for expert group to find answers to Scotland’s rising drug deaths
The Scottish Government are to assemble an experrt group to confront the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland. Public
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Hundreds of people in Scotland waiting longer than six weeks to start treatment for drug or alcohol problems
The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there is an
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Cross-party support for introduction of drug consumption rooms across the UK
Calls for medically supervised drug consumption rooms (DCRs) have garnered cross-party backing from MPs after the publication of a new
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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey sheds some light on illicit substance use in Scotland
Findings from a survey about people in Scotland’s experiences of crimes have been published by the Scottish Government. The Scottish
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Police Scotland figures show increase in heroin, ecstasy and cannabis seizures over 2017/18
Official Statistics on drug seizures made by Police Scotland for 2017/18 have been published. The ‘Drug Seizures and Offender Characteristics
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Hospitalisation and deaths linked to the consumption of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP)
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has issued an alert to NHS colleagues regarding recent hospitalisations and deaths reported across the
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