Read More 1 minute read SDF News SDF CEO thanks Angela Constance as SDF welcome new minister Elena Whitham 30 March 2023 As a result of a series of Cabinet and ministerial changes, Elena Whitham has been… byLisa MacleanMarch 30, 2023
Read More 1 minute read News National Records of Scotland confirm almost no change in rate of drug-related deaths 28 July 2022 National Records of Scotland confirm almost no change in rate of drug-related deaths New statistics… byLisa MacleanJuly 28, 2022
Read More 2 minute read News Minister sets precedent invoking new powers in response to report on progress on implementation of MAT Standards 24 June 2022 The Minister for Drug Policy, Angela Constance, made a scheduled statement in Parliament yesterday afternoon… byLisa MacleanJune 24, 2022
Read More 2 minute read News Audit Scotland Insists Clear Plan is Needed to Improve People’s Lives 08 March 2022 Audit Scotland has published an update on drug and alcohol services. The report advocates an… byLisa MacleanMarch 8, 2022
Read More 2 minute read SDF News David Liddell: Treatment focus on heroin misses wider issues. Deaths involving cocaine and other drugs rise again. 2nd August 2021 Almost all Scotland’s drug deaths involve the use of more than one substance and 89%… byLisa MacleanAugust 2, 2021
Read More 2 minute read Commentary David Liddell: Benzodiazepines – we need to disrupt the criminal market and deliver on The National Mission to reduce drugs deaths 2nd August 2021 The latest drug death figures show a continued upward trend in benzodiazepines being implicated in… byLisa MacleanAugust 2, 2021
Read More 2 minute read SDF News David Liddell: Change is needed to deliver a national mission as Scotland’s public health emergency continues 30th July 2021 These figures confirm that Scotland’s national public health emergency continues. These deaths are personal tragedies. … byLisa MacleanJuly 30, 2021
Read More 3 minute read SDF News Scottish Drugs Forum Launch Manifesto 22nd April 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum has today published Drugs: Policy and Aims – A Manifesto for Scotland.… byLisa MacleanApril 22, 2021
Read More 3 minute read News People with experience of substance use problems offered first step towards a career in social care 10th March 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum are delighted to announce that we are now taking applications for our… byLisa MacleanMarch 10, 2021
Read More 2 minute read Reports Resources ‘What’s happening on the streets with benzos?’ – Free e-Learning course aims to upskill workers 9th February 2021 A new, free to access e-learning course on the use of benzodiazepines in Scotland has… byLisa MacleanFebruary 9, 2021