Hundreds of people in Scotland waiting longer than six weeks to start treatment for drug or alcohol problems
The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there…
Lisa Maclean
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Cross-party support for introduction of drug consumption rooms across the UK
Calls for medically supervised drug consumption rooms (DCRs) have garnered cross-party backing from MPs after the publication of…
April 3, 2019
Scottish Crime and Justice Survey sheds some light on illicit substance use in Scotland
Findings from a survey about people in Scotland’s experiences of crimes have been published by the Scottish Government.…
April 1, 2019
Police Scotland figures show increase in heroin, ecstasy and cannabis seizures over 2017/18
Official Statistics on drug seizures made by Police Scotland for 2017/18 have been published. The ‘Drug Seizures and…
March 20, 2019
Hospitalisation and deaths linked to the consumption of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP)
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has issued an alert to NHS colleagues regarding recent hospitalisations and deaths reported…
March 20, 2019
Social Responsibility Levy proposed to raise funds for drug and alcohol treatment
Scottish Labour have announced plans for a Social Responsibility Levy to tackle problems related to alcohol and drug use,…
March 19, 2019
Waverley Care launches new online resource for improving the health and wellbeing of men who have sex with men in Scotland
A new website that focuses on helping gay, bisexual and all men who have sex with men across…
March 19, 2019
New training website to support Scottish workforce launched
A new online training platform has been launched to support those who work in substance use and related…
March 18, 2019
Addiction Worker Training Project pilot to provide opportunities in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is to host a local pilot of an award-winning training and employment project for people…
March 13, 2019
SDF Statement on Recent Media Coverage
This week, SDF has been attacked through a Scottish media outlet. We have been implicitly charged with being…
March 12, 2019