Read More 2 minute read Reports and Resources Scottish homelessness deaths increase to more than double rate of England or Wales The number of people experiencing homelessness who died in Scotland rose by 19% in 2018 in relation the… byLisa MacleanFebruary 6, 2020
Read More 5 minute read SDF News Increasing access to life-changing opportunities with SDF’s Colin Pomeroy Scottish Drugs Forum’s award-winning Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP) has been running since 2004. In that time, the… byLisa MacleanFebruary 5, 2020
Read More 3 minute read News University of Stirling to lead £2.2m study on the care of parents who use drugs An innovative study is to investigate the provision of treatment for parents who use drugs in the UK… byLisa MacleanFebruary 3, 2020
Read More 1 minute read Reports and Resources SDF News Latest Drugs Uncut episode highlights need to include people who use drugs in the decision-making process The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been published and is… byLisa MacleanFebruary 3, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 29, 2020
Read More 3 minute read SDF News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 28, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 27, 2020
Read More 3 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 24, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 14, 2020
Read More 3 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 14, 2020