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
Read More 2 minute read News Drug summit in Glasgow announced by UK government The UK government has announced a summit focused on reducing the impact of problem drug use that will… byLisa MacleanOctober 24, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Westminster committee believes UK should consider decriminalisation A group of MPs have outlined in a new report that the UK government should decriminalise the possession… byLisa MacleanOctober 23, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Police roadside testing kits introduced ahead of new drug driving regulations Police Scotland has unveiled new drug-detection kits ahead of updated drug-driving laws coming into force on the 21st… byLisa MacleanOctober 18, 2019
Read More 1 minute read News Standard units for cannabis consumption could improve mental health outcomes Researchers have suggested that a standard unit grading system for the potency of cannabis would result in significant… byLisa MacleanOctober 17, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Professor Alex Stevens resigns from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Professor Alex Stevens, a senior member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), has resigned… byLisa MacleanOctober 17, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Scottish National Party back decriminalisation of drugs at party conference The Scottish National Party has backed decriminalising the possession of drugs at a party conference in Aberdeen on… byLisa MacleanOctober 14, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Extent of all drug-related hospital admissions and deaths indicated in new report An analysis of hospital and other records in London has revealed the extent of deaths and ill health… byLisa MacleanSeptember 10, 2019