RADAR REPORT
Today’s Public Health Scotland RADAR report reveals that nearly half of Scottish samples submitted to WEDINOS between December 2025 and February 2026 did not solely contain the…
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Scotland’s Drug Deaths: Urgency, Responsibility, and Hope for Change
Today’s figures from National Records of Scotland again confirm the tragic and preventable scale of drug-related deaths in…
Raised concerns after increase in sudden overdoses among people using heroin in Scotland
To view and/or download the overdose alert resource – CLICK HERE There is concern about clusters of drug…
SDF CEO Kirsten Horsburgh reflects on International Overdose Awareness Day
This International Overdose Awareness Day I’m finally getting a chance to sit and reflect on the last couple…
National Records of Scotland Confirm drug-related Deaths Rose in 2023.
The National Records of Scotland have confirmed that there were 1172 people who died from a drug-related death…
Evaluation shows need to improve treatment
SDF report provides the insights of people using drug treatment services and suggests reasons why Scotland has struggled…
Scotland’s Public Health Emergency Continues
12th March 2024 Suspected drug deaths in Scotland rose 9.6% last year. Figures provided to the Scottish Government…
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…
Over Ten Thousand Learners on SDF’s Overdose Prevention, Intervention, and Naloxone e-learning Resource
25 January 2022 Following the nationwide campaign promoting take-home naloxone, SDF’s e-learning resource Overdose Prevention, Intervention, and Naloxone…