Read More 3 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanFebruary 3, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 29, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 27, 2020
Read More 3 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanJanuary 24, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News People prescribed opioids for pain sought for research on overdose prevention Researchers from the University of Stirling and NHS Fife are conducting a study to better understand what can… byLisa MacleanJanuary 14, 2020
Read More 3 minute read News ACMD report on fentanyls highlights the need to review, prepare and be vigilant The Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have published a comprehensive report on the synthetic opioid… byLisa MacleanJanuary 14, 2020
Read More 2 minute read News Glasgow’s new Enhanced Drug Treatment Service opens doors and begins prescribing A new Enhanced Drug Treatment Service, which includes heroin-assisted treatment, has opened in Glasgow City Centre. The service,… byLisa MacleanDecember 19, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Glasgow Caledonian University to lead evaluation study on new Enhanced Drug Treatment Service Researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University are to spend 30 months leading a study to evaluate the city’s newly… byLisa MacleanDecember 18, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News People in Scotland needed for world’s biggest annual drug survey The world’s biggest annual online survey on recreational substance use has launched and is looking for people to… byLisa MacleanNovember 28, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Simple test for detecting synthetic cannabinoid use developed A simple saliva test to detect if someone has recently taken a synthetic cannabinoid, otherwise known as ‘spice’,… byLisa MacleanOctober 31, 2019