A number of new policy and practice briefings have been added to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug
Read More09 Nov
New policy and practice additions to the EMCDDA ‘Best Practice’ portal
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09 Nov
Free drug and alcohol awareness courses for people who work in Glasgow
Scottish Drugs Forum are pleased to announce that four new training courses have been developed specifically for people who work
Read More08 Nov
Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme outcomes for 2016/17 published
An annual report which provides data on the number of take-home naloxone kits supplied by Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme in
Read More08 Nov
Childhood trauma survivors get specialist addictions support in South Lanakshire
Addaction Scotland’s South Lanarkshire service has begun providing a tailored form of addiction support for people with a history of
Read More07 Nov
The Psychoactive Substances Act – What you need to know
After almost a year of debate since its initial proposal, the Psychoactive Substances Bill (now referred to as the Psychoactive
Read More07 Nov
George Allan’s Resources Corner – The essential skills
Chair of Scottish Drugs Forum, George Allan, writes a bimonthly ‘Resources Corner’ column, which is published in Drink and Drug
Read More30 Oct
Scottish Drugs Forum upcoming training dates (November update)
There are places available for a number of upcoming SDF training courses taking place across Scotland, which are free to
Read More30 Oct
Innovative and inclusive interventions sought for public alcohol and other drugs use
Correlation Network, an organisation that works and contributes to an increased quality of life for vulnerable and marginalized groups in
Read More30 Oct
Drug alert issued in Grampian over increasing illicit xanax use
A drug alert has been issued by NHS Grampian over increasing reports of illicit alprazolam (‘xanax’) use in Grampian. Although
Read More24 Oct
EMCDDA publishes its first European guide on responding to drug problems
A new European guide has been published by the EU Drugs Agency (EMCDDA), which includes the agency’s first overview of
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