An overview of illicit drug use across the whole of the UK in 2016 has been published by the UK
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Patterns of illicit drug use in each UK country analysed in annual report
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13 Apr
National Naloxone Programme succeeds in making an impact within Scottish Prisons
Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme’s work within the prison system has been reviewed in a paper authored by Kirsten Horsburgh, SDF’s
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Scotland’s mental health strategy for the next decade published
The Scottish Government have published the ten-year ‘Mental Health Strategy’, which will take effect from 2017-27. The Strategy’s vision is
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Needle Exchange Survey Initative 2015-16 findings shed light on current drug injecting population
Health Protection Scotland, in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University, has published the
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European Commission proposes new EU Action Plan on Drugs in efforts against drug use and trafficking
The European Commission have proposed a new EU Action Plan on Drugs for the period 2017-2020. According to a statement
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Briefing on illicit drug use and policy published by Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has published a briefing that explores illicit drug use in Scotland. The briefing states
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Celebrations as West of Scotland trainees graduate from Addiction Worker Training Project
Twelve graduates from the Scottish Drugs Forum’s award-winning Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP) celebrated their achievements at a completion ceremony
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Risk assessment report published on commonly used synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMICA
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have published a risk assessment report presenting the summary findings
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Recommendations to schedule methylphenidate-based new psychoactive substances as Class B
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have recommended to the UK Government to classify methylphenidate-based new psychoactive
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Voices of older people affected by a loved one’s substance use published
Adfam, the families and substance use charity, have published a new report which collates the voices and experiences of older
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