The Scottish Government has published a new report looking at the use and trends of new psychoactive substances (NPS) amongst
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New report highlights new psychoactive substances in vulnerable groups in Scotland
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24 Nov
Scottish Drugs Forum supports Global Drug Survey as means to improve understanding of drug use in Scotland
The annual Global Drug Survey (GDS) for 2017 has recently been launched and Scottish Drugs Forum is encouraging participation by
Read More11 Nov
Scottish Drugs Forum looking for new members to join our Board of Directors
Scottish Drugs Forum is a national charity which works to reduce the health and social harms caused by drugs. Our
Read More31 Oct
Drug Consumption Facilities – What you need to know
Supervised drug consumption facilities, where illicit drugs can be used under the supervision of trained staff, have been operating in
Read More31 Oct
Full business case to be developed for safer drug consumption facility & heroin-assisted treatment in Glasgow
The possibility of a pilot safer drug consumption facility and heroin-assisted treatment within Glasgow city centre moved a step closer
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New report on the Scottish perspective of workforce development published
A new report has been published by two members of Scottish Drugs Forum’s Workforce Development Programme (WDP), Lauren Johnston and
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Evaluation of the Scottish Needle Exchange Workers Forum released
The Scottish Needle Exchange Workers Forum aims to bring frontline staff together, who work in or have an interest in
Read More21 Oct
Suspected case of botulism in Grampian
The Health Protection Team for NHS Grampian is investigating a case of suspected botulism in an injecting drug user admitted
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Report supporting proposed supervised consumption facility and heroin-assisted treatment in Glasgow City Centre published
A report aiming to progress the business case for a safer drug consumption facility and heroin-assisted treatment pilot has been
Read More26 Jul
Blues, Vallies, Benzos.. Whatever you call them, we have a problem!
The Daily Record has reported that there are “millions” of potentially lethal pills being sold as Valium in Scotland. The
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