1,187 people lost their lives to a preventable fatal drug overdose in 2018
1,187 people tragically lost their lives to a preventable drug overdose in Scotland last year. The statistics, published…
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Chair of new national Drug Deaths Taskforce appointed
A new taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland is to be chaired by…
July 5, 2019
Stirling researchers awarded NHS grant to tackle prescription opioid overdose
Substance use experts at the University of Stirling have been awarded a £30,000 research grant from NHS Fife…
July 2, 2019
Renfrewshire target improving services with new Drug and Alcohol Commission
Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership has set up an alcohol and drugs commission to explore innovative ways of reducing…
June 27, 2019
Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry on drug use in Scotland begins hearing evidence
A panel of academics from universities in Glasgow and Stirling have given evidence at a hearing of the…
May 8, 2019
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