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Month: April 2019
9 posts
Pregabalin and gabapentin now class C substances
Gabapentin and pregabalin have been reclassified by the Home Office as class C controlled substances. The widely prescribed…
April 8, 2019
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…
April 5, 2019
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…
April 4, 2019
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…
April 4, 2019
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…
April 3, 2019
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…
April 3, 2019
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…
April 3, 2019
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.…
April 1, 2019