Cocaine injecting and homelessness driving factors in Glasgow current HIV outbreak
A study has shown that a rise in cocaine injecting and homelessness are driving factors in a 10-fold…
Lisa Maclean
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All opioid medicines in UK to carry prominent warnings
The UK Government has announced that all opioid medicines are to carry prominent warnings to inform people about…
May 3, 2019
World’s first Centre for Psychedelics Research launched in London
The first formal centre for psychedelic research in the world has been launched at Imperial College London. The…
May 3, 2019
Glasgow aims to eradicate cases of Hepatitis C within a decade
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) have announced that they are treating record numbers of people with Hepatitis…
May 1, 2019
Are you a man who has sex with other men and uses chems for sex?
We are looking for research participants to help us understand the sexual health and blood borne virus information…
April 30, 2019
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