Police Scotland has announced that they are developing proposals for a trial which would see officers carrying intranasal naloxone –
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Police Scotland announce trial of intranasal naloxone
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12 Feb
Glasgow drugs conference announced by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has announced that a drugs conference will be held in Glasgow the day before the UK Drug
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Additional £12.7 million funding in Scottish Budget to address harm associated with drug or alcohol use
The Scottish Government has announced £12.7 million in additional funding to address the harm associated with drug or alcohol use.
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 More05 Feb
Increasing access to life-changing opportunities with SDF’s Colin Pomeroy
Scottish Drugs Forum’s award-winning Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP) has been running since 2004. In that time, the unique initiative
Read More03 Feb
University of Stirling to lead £2.2m study on the care of parents who use drugs
An innovative study is to investigate the provision of treatment for parents who use drugs in the UK – in
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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 More29 Jan
Access to take-home naloxone increased through paramedic supply
Ambulance paramedics are to supply to patients at risk of an opiate overdose take-home naloxone as part of a pilot
Read More28 Jan
Concerns raised again about Dundee project’s conditional support to women
Concerns have been reiterated about a project which provides support to women who have had two or more children taken
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.
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