Past Event Presentations
Conference Presentations
'Drug checking in Aotearoa New Zealand', Sarah Helm, Executive Director - Te Puna Whakati Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri (New Zealand Drug Foundation
'The Ketamine Crsis - A demonstration of bad drug policy and the power of community', Mat Southwell, Managing and Technical Director - coAct
'Challenging the moral failure label - ADHD, neurodivergence and drug use' Sarah Helm, Executive Director - Te Puna Whakati Pāmamae Kai Whakapiri (New Zealand Drug Foundation)
'Glasgow Drug Checking Service', Mary Clare Madden, Lead Pharmacist - NHS GGC
'Managed Alcohol Programme', Lorraine McGrath, CEO - Simon Community Scotland
'“What’s the Crack, Experience of MAT Standards Implementation for People Who Use Cocaine or Crack in Four Scottish Health Boards', Louise Horn, Research & Peer Engagement Officer - SDF
'Drugs, Autism and Self Stigma', AJ Martin, Co-Project Lead, Benzo Research Project
'Alcohol Policy in Scotland - where are we now and what next', Elinor Jayne, Director, SHAAP
'Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery Scotland’s', Alison Crocket, Whole Systems Unit Head, Alcohol and Drug Support Division, Scottish Gov
'Breaking the silence - Peer-led research into how young people are affected by a drug-related death' - Clued Up Youth Forum
'The politics of health inequalities in Scotland and the UK', David Walsh Senior Lecturer - University of Glasgow
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Advocates for Change Day - Statement of Intent
'Advancing Advocacy in Scotland', Jed Brady, SQA Centre Coordinator - Reach Advocacy
'Reforming UK Drug Policy - Advocacy and Decriminalisation', Niamh Eastwood, Executive Director - Release
‘Increase the Skills, Reduce the Pills - Benzodiazepine Clic', Kelly Renfrew & Susie Duff - NHS Fife
'Experiences of Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Provision in Scotland', Katy MacLeod & Sam Stewart- SDF
'Driving Change in Safer Consumption - What can we expect and measure', Prof Sharon Hutchinson - Glasgow Caledonian University
'The Thistle - Glasgow's Safer Drug Consumption Facility', Lynn MacDonald & Dan Daly - Glasgow HSCP
'Medically Supervised Injection Facility (MSIF)', Eddie Mullins CEO & Geoff Corcoran Head of Ops - Merchants Quay Ireland
'Framing Addiction Media Representations and the Impact on Societal Perceptions in Glasgow (2019-2025)', Thomas Delaney, Founder & CEO - YouthWISE
'The People's Panel on Reducing Drug Harm and Deaths in Scotland', Alistair Stoddart, Senior Participation Specialist - Scottish Parliament
'Buzz Magazine', Hannah Westwater, Billy McKay & Peer Editorial Board - Buzz Magazine
'Educating the Public in the Age of Disinformation', Péter Sárosi, Executive Director - Rights Reporter Foundation
'Call To Action' - Families Campaign For Change
'The National Misson on Drugs Update', Maggie Page, Head of Drugs Policy Unit - Scottish Government
Trends in drug use and harms from the Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) - Dr Norah Palmateer - Public Health Scotland & GCU
My Family, My Rights – Knowledge is Empowering, Kerry Storey & Marianna Marquardt - Scottish Families Affected By Alcohol and Drugs.
Warm Handover from Hospital to Discharge, Linda Smith and Lisa Turnbull - Harm Reduction Team, NHS Lothian
STRIVE - Co-located joint NHS third sector provision of early interventions for young people, Erin Lees & Katie Anderson - The Corner and Hillcrest Futures (Dundee).
North Lanarkshire Crisis Outreach - A unique commissioned partnership service, Melissa Reid, Service Manager - Turning Point Scotland
Increasing client engagement with therapy using a new call system, Susan Innes & Ro Bell - DAPL (Fife)
Harm Reduction Support in a Community Hub, Graeme Callander - WithYou, Dundee
Findings from Audit Scotland Report, Ray Buist & Jillian Matthew - Audit Scotland
Families Campaign for Change A Learning Journey, Stephanie Morrison, Sandra Holmes & Susan Grant - Families Campaign For Change
Aberlour Mother and Child Recovery Houses, A look at the biopsychological model of recovery, Karen Campbell & Natalie Douglas - Aberlour
SDF Stop The Deaths Keynote Address, Alison Byrne - Deputy Director for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government
Redefining Drug Treatment for Mothers who use drugs, Anna Millington - Harm Reduction Mother 2 Mother
Recent drug-related deaths in Scotland, Dr Julie McAdam - Forensic Pathologist, University of Glasgow
Introducing a Safer Drugs Consumption Facility for Glasgow, Dr Saket Priyadarsh - Associate Medical Director, GGC Alcohol & Drugs Service
Harm Reduction - Saving Lives During Crises, Shelia Vakharia - Deputy Director of Research and Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
Experiences of MAT, Learning & Considerations for Practice, Samantha Stewart - Senior Officer, Research and Peer Engagement Team, SDF
Gabapentinoids: what happened in Northern Ireland: lessons for Scotland.Chris Rintoul - Head of Harm Reduction, Cranstoun
Trends in drug use: gabapentinoids Vicki Craik - Public Health Intelligence Adviser, Public Health Scotland
Trends in Treatment: Providing MAT for people with benzodiazepines dependency Trina Ritchie - Lead Clinician, GGC Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services
Hydromorphone - injectable opiate substitute treatment Anna McVinish – St Vincents Hospital Drug and Alcohol Service, Australia
Trends in harms as an indicator of drug trends: what can be done? Lynn Couper - Senior Learning & Development Officer, Emergency Responses, SDF
What we are seeing in post mortem toxicology: issues in detecting new substances Hazel Torrance - Head of Forensic Toxicology, Scottish Police Authority
Drug Early Warning System & Injecting Equipment Supply Kieran Whitford, Kira Watson, Suzie Gallagher - Drug Harm Reduction Team, Scottish Ambulance Service
What is drug checking telling us? Jason Wallace - Living Experience Engagement Senior Officer, SDF
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