£250 million funding pledged to address drugs death emergency in Scotland
21st January 2021 The Scottish Government has pledged an extra £250 million over the next five years to…
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Scoping exercise determines number of residential rehabilitation beds in Scotland
A scoping exercise has been carried out by the Scottish Government to establish the number of residential rehabilitation…
December 22, 2020
Mindfulness and creative writing as a support in these challenging times – SDF offers new support to frontline service providers
Updated 21 December 2020 Scottish Drugs Forum is to deliver sessions of mindfulness practice and creative writing to…
December 21, 2020
1,264 people lost their lives to a preventable fatal drug overdose in 2019
15th December 2020 1,264 people tragically lost their lives to a preventable drug overdose in Scotland last year.…
December 15, 2020
ACMD advises that GHB and GBL should be reclassified as Class B
GHB and the closely related substance GBL should become classified as Class B drugs under the Misuse of…
November 24, 2020
Consultation workshops on the implementation of the new MAT Standards for Scotland
Consultation workshops for clinicians and other stakeholders are being held on the implementation of the new Medication Assisted…
November 23, 2020
West Midlands Police pilot seeks to divert people away from the criminal justice system
Police in the West Midlands in England are trialing a new pilot scheme that will see those caught…
October 15, 2020
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales in 2019 highest since records began
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have hit a record high, with 4,493 people tragically losing their lives…
October 14, 2020
Family members’ opinions sought for study on Drug Consumption Rooms
Family members of people who have a drug problem are being sought for a new research study which…
October 14, 2020
UK Government rejects recommendations of cross-party inquiry into Scotland’s drug death crisis
The UK Government has been accused of a “wholesale rejection” of recommendations made in a cross-party group report…
September 7, 2020