12th March 2024 Suspected drug deaths in Scotland rose 9.6% last year. Figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police
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09 Feb
Christina McKelvie has been announced as the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
9th February 2024 Christina McKelvie has been announced as the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy after the resignation of
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SDF marks World AIDS Day – resources available for people at risk through drug use
1 December 2023 Today, on World AIDS day, SDF launches its revised e-learning resource ‘HIV: Preventable and Treatable’ and reminds
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Nitazenes: SDF Launch Alert and Information Resources for People at Risk of Overdose
15 December 2023 Scottish Drugs Forum has worked with service providers and other stakeholders to develop information resources for people
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Call for Abstracts – Insights Event
Scottish Drugs Forum Insights Event – 20 March 2024 Scottish Drugs Forum’s Insights Event will feature insights into drug use,
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A tribute to Garry Thomson
The whole team at SDF were extremely saddened to hear of the recent passing of one of our peer research
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SDF Traineeship now accepting applications from across Scotland
3 November 2023 SDF are happy to announce that applications are now open for the Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP)
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SDF Statement on Scotland’s Public Health Emergency
Scotland has made an inadequate response to the on-going public health emergency and now faces the emerging threat of a
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Evaluation of national overdose response campaign welcomed
An independent evaluation of last year’s ‘How to Save a Life’ mass media campaign shows it had a positive impact
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Peer naloxone champions celebrate the supply of the 3000th naloxone kit by innovative programme
The 8th National Peer Naloxone Network meeting has taken place at SDF’s office in Glasgow. This was an opportunity to
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