Read More 1 minute read News Monthly and weekly injectable buprenorphine permitted as treatment in Scotland The efficacy of weekly and monthly injectable buprenorphine treatment for people experiencing an opioid problem has been accepted… byLisa MacleanAugust 19, 2019
Read More 1 minute read News Participants in Glasgow and Fife sought for research on prescription opioid overdose Participants are being sought to take part in focus groups that will assist researchers to understand precription opioid… byLisa MacleanAugust 12, 2019
Read More 1 minute read News Homelessness and addiction service for young people in Glasgow closes Funding has been withdrawn for a service that has supported young people in the Southside of Glasgow for… byLisa MacleanAugust 6, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News World Hepatitis Day 2019 – New treatments mean everyone can #BeHepCFree For World Hepatitis Day 2019 – held on the 28th July – Hepatitis Scotland and six other NHS… byLisa MacleanJuly 29, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News 1,187 people lost their lives to a preventable fatal drug overdose in 2018 1,187 people tragically lost their lives to a preventable drug overdose in Scotland last year. The statistics, published… byLisa MacleanJuly 16, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Chair of new national Drug Deaths Taskforce appointed A new taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland is to be chaired by… byLisa MacleanJuly 5, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Stirling researchers awarded NHS grant to tackle prescription opioid overdose Substance use experts at the University of Stirling have been awarded a £30,000 research grant from NHS Fife… byLisa MacleanJuly 2, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Renfrewshire target improving services with new Drug and Alcohol Commission Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership has set up an alcohol and drugs commission to explore innovative ways of reducing… byLisa MacleanJune 27, 2019
Read More 2 minute read News Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry on drug use in Scotland begins hearing evidence A panel of academics from universities in Glasgow and Stirling have given evidence at a hearing of the… byLisa MacleanMay 8, 2019
Read More 1 minute read News All opioid medicines in UK to carry prominent warnings The UK Government has announced that all opioid medicines are to carry prominent warnings to inform people about… byLisa MacleanMay 3, 2019