Prison health services struggling to get people into drug treatment
The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there…
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Blog: Involving people and improving services with Barbara Zaman
Some of people who can provide the greatest insight into how services operate are the people who regularly…
March 31, 2020
Guidance on contingency planning for people who use drugs and COVID-19
Guidance has been produced on contingency planning for people who use drugs and COVID-19 and has been shared…
March 19, 2020
Police Scotland announce trial of intranasal naloxone
Police Scotland has announced that they are developing proposals for a trial which would see officers carrying intranasal…
February 17, 2020
Glasgow drugs conference announced by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has announced that a drugs conference will be held in Glasgow the day before the…
February 12, 2020
Additional £12.7 million funding in Scottish Budget to address harm associated with drug or alcohol use
The Scottish Government has announced £12.7 million in additional funding to address the harm associated with drug or…
February 7, 2020
University of Stirling to lead £2.2m study on the care of parents who use drugs
An innovative study is to investigate the provision of treatment for parents who use drugs in the UK…
February 3, 2020
Access to take-home naloxone increased through paramedic supply
Ambulance paramedics are to supply to patients at risk of an opiate overdose take-home naloxone as part of…
January 29, 2020
New HIV transmissions continue to fall across the UK
Public Health England (PHE) has published a new report which states that HIV transmission has continued to fall across…
January 27, 2020
UK Government announces date of drugs summit in Glasgow
The UK Government has announced that the much anticipated UK summit on issues relating to drug use will…
January 24, 2020