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. …
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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
New Minister For Drugs Policy reveals plans for Implementation Group
For the first time, Minister for Drugs Policy, Angela Constance, has publicly confirmed her plan to convene an…
March 15, 2021
People with experience of substance use problems offered first step towards a career in social care
10th March 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum are delighted to announce that we are now taking applications for our…
March 10, 2021
Funding announced for new technologies to help people stay in touch with services
1st March 2021 Up to £2.75 million has been granted by the Scottish Government and the Drugs Deaths…
March 1, 2021
More than half of homeless deaths in 2019 drug-related
25th February 2021 An estimated 216 people experiencing homelessness died in 2019, according to experimental statistics published by…
February 25, 2021
Current capacity of residential rehabilitation in Scotland mapped
23rd February 2021 Findings of a Scottish Government survey of residential rehabilitation services show that there are 418…
February 23, 2021
Sharp fall in hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Scotland
23rd February 2021 The prevalence of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs has fallen sharply in Scotland…
February 23, 2021
People who are homeless and at risk of HIV supported with UK-first mobile PrEP initiative
23rd February 2021 A team of sexual health nurses have been taking their service to the streets of…
February 23, 2021