The vast majority of people who inject drugs and who are at the greatest risk of drug-related harm in Scotland
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Study finds huge support from people who inject drugs for drug consumption rooms in Scotland
Month: April 2020
29 Apr
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 COVID-19. The
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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 determined according
Read More29 Apr
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. In a
Read More24 Apr
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 available to
Read More22 Apr
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 COVID-19 pandemic
Read More17 Apr
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, have written
Read More16 Apr
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 to access
Read More02 Apr
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 controlled drugs.
Read More02 Apr
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 is an
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