Study finds huge support from people who inject drugs for drug consumption rooms in Scotland
The vast majority of people who inject drugs and who are at the greatest risk of drug-related harm…
Month: April 2020
10 posts
Drugs Deaths Taskforce issues recommendations to mitigate COVID-19 service disruption
The Scottish Government’s Drug Deaths Taskforce has issued 29 recommendations to the public health minister in relation to…
April 29, 2020
COVID-19 tests available for various key workers and other household members in Scotland
A UK Government network of COVID-19 testing facilities for key workers has been established across Scotland, with priority…
April 29, 2020
ACMD recommends three new benzodiazepine-type substances be controlled
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has recommended that three novel benzodiazepine-type substances be controlled.…
April 29, 2020
Latest Drugs Uncut podcast episode focuses on delivering services under ‘lockdown’
The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been published and is…
April 24, 2020
Online tool shows COVID-19 service delivery updates for people in Scotland who use drugs
People across Scotland can stay up to date with local drug treatment and pharmacy service changes during the…
April 22, 2020
Minister reacts to cuts to drug and alcohol service provision in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The Scottish Government Minister For Public Health, Joe FitzPatrick, and the Interim Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith,…
April 17, 2020
Keep your skills up-to-date or learn some new ones with our free e-learning courses
Although face-to-face training has been suspended across the country, you can still develop your skills through our free…
April 16, 2020
UK Home Office to implement emergency measures on prescribing controlled drugs
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Home Secretary is seeking to relax the regulations on prescribing…
April 2, 2020
Prison health services struggling to get people into drug treatment
The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there…
April 2, 2020