Applications open for new Scottish Government funding
1st June 2021 Applications have opened for four funds previously announced by Minister for Drugs Policy, Angela Constance.…
Lisa Maclean
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Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards for Scotland published
01/06/21 The Scottish Government have published new standards for drug treatment in Scotland. The standards apply to services…
June 1, 2021
‘Click and deliver’ naloxone service delivered 348 kits in its first year
28th May 2021 Over a year ago at a media briefing in Edinburgh, the former Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced that “the Lord Advocate…
May 28, 2021
Free e-Learning course on cocaine and psychostimulants in Scotland
19/5/2021 A new, free to access e-learning course on cocaine and other psychostimulants in Scotland will be launched…
May 19, 2021
SDF launches LGBTQI+ policy on website
17/05/2021 We now have a dedicated area of our website addressing the health inequalities faced by LGBTQI+ people…
May 13, 2021
Overdose awareness and naloxone posters go live in Scotland
04/05/21 This month a new overdose awareness and naloxone poster campaign launched in various cities throughout the UK. …
May 4, 2021
Scottish Drugs Forum Launch Manifesto
22nd April 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum has today published Drugs: Policy and Aims – A Manifesto for Scotland.…
April 22, 2021
New e-learning course and booklet on hepatitis B in Scotland dedicated to raising awareness
30th March 2021 A new, free to access e-learning course on hepatitis B in Scotland and a Living with hepatitis…
March 30, 2021
Progress on Medication Assisted Treatment Standards
29th March 2021 A new interim report has been released which provides an update on the work of…
March 29, 2021
Parliament draws a line under Scotland’s drug strategy past as Minister clarifies national mission
22nd March 2020 Scotland’s Drug Policy Minister Angela Constance led a debate in The Parliament on 18 March…
March 22, 2021