Scottish Drugs Forum’s National Naloxone Programme has held an awards ceremony to mark the launch of the UK’s first Naloxone
Read More17 Aug
UK’s first ever Naloxone Peer Training and Supply group celebrates launch
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15 Aug
Scottish drug-related deaths figure totals 867 – a rise of 23% since 2015
The figures relating to drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2016 have been published this morning (15th August) by the National
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Drug-related death figures in England and Wales reach record number again
The drug-related deaths figures for England and Wales in 2016 have been published by the Office for National Statistics. A
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Seeing employment as an opportunity to flourish in Rotterdam
Chris Messenger, who manages Scottish Drug Forum’s Addiction Worker Training Project, recently took part in an information sharing and study
Read More27 Jul
Scotland’s drug strategy to be refreshed
Scotland’s drug strategy is to be “refreshed” as Scotland continues to face significant challenges including rising numbers of drug-related deaths.
Read More26 Jul
Study finds rise in Scottish drug deaths due to 1980s inequality
New analysis shows that the risk of drug-related deaths increased in Scotland from the 1990s for those born between 1960
Read More14 Jul
Refresh of ‘Orange Guidelines’ clinical guidance on drug use
A refresh of the UK guidelines on clinical management of drug use and dependence have been published. The guidelines –
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UK Government 2017 Drug Strategy launched
The Home Office has launched the UK government’s new drug strategy, which aims to reduce illicit drug use and increase
Read More12 Jul
Assessment of high drug-related deaths in Scotland and six other EU countries published
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have published a technical report assessing drug-related deaths (DRD) in
Read More10 Jul
New Dundee research centre to focus on psychoactive substances
Part of the new Centre for Excellence in New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Research has been created at the University of
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