Dumfries and Galloway is to host a local pilot of an award-winning training and employment project for people who have
Read More13 Mar
Addiction Worker Training Project pilot to provide opportunities in Dumfries and Galloway
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12 Mar
SDF Statement on Recent Media Coverage
This week, SDF has been attacked through a Scottish media outlet. We have been implicitly charged with being a cause
Read More07 Mar
Between 55,800 and 58,900 people estimated to have a drug problem in Scotland
A report estimating the prevalence of problem opioid and benzodiazepine use in Scotland has been published. The study, carried out
Read More06 Mar
Updated resource for staff who work with people at risk of HIV in Scotland
An important resource for people who work with people who are at risk of HIV in Scotland has been updated
Read More06 Mar
Westminster inquiry launched into drug use in Scotland
An inquiry into the drivers of drug use in Scotland has been launched by a group of MPs. The Scottish
Read More25 Feb
UK’s first licensed drug checking service launched in Somerset
The Home Office has issued a license for a the UK’s first drug checking service which has opened in Weston-super-Mare,
Read More25 Feb
Professor Dame Carol Black announced as independent reviewer of serious drug-related violence
The Home Secretary has appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to lead a review that will look into the ways in
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New Drink Wise Age Well Training Dates in Glasgow announced
Do you support or work with someone over 50? Drink Wise Age Well – an organisation which supports health and
Read More22 Feb
UK guidelines updated to allow supply of intranasal naloxone
UK guidelines have been updated to allow for the supply of intranasal naloxone by people who work in drug treatment
Read More21 Feb
Cross-Party Group on Alcohol and Drugs next meeting to focus on ‘street valium’
The Cross Party Group on Alcohol and Drugs will host their Annual General Meeting in the Scottish Parliament on the
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