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…
Month: January 2020
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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…
January 28, 2020
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…
January 27, 2020
UK Government announces date of drugs summit in Glasgow
The UK Government has announced that the much anticipated UK summit on issues relating to drug use will…
January 24, 2020
People prescribed opioids for pain sought for research on overdose prevention
Researchers from the University of Stirling and NHS Fife are conducting a study to better understand what can…
January 14, 2020
ACMD report on fentanyls highlights the need to review, prepare and be vigilant
The Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have published a comprehensive report on the synthetic opioid…
January 14, 2020
Heroin-Assisted Treatment in Scotland and England under the spotlight in latest Drugs Uncut episode
The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been released and is…
January 14, 2020
We’re looking for the views and opinions of former AWTP Trainees!
Scottish Drugs Forum are looking to speak to previous trainees of the Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP) to…
January 9, 2020
Limited spaces available for specialist one-day training course on injecting injuries and wound care in Glasgow
There are limited spaces available for a one-day specialist training course on injecting injuries and wound care in…
January 8, 2020