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Drug related deaths

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SDF News

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…

byLisa Maclean

January 26, 2022

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‘The need for change is obvious and long overdue’ – David Liddell, SDF CEO

16th December 2020 1,264 drug-related deaths were recorded in Scotland in 2019, according to statistics published yesterday by…

byLisa Maclean

December 16, 2020

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News

1,264 people lost their lives to a preventable fatal drug overdose in 2019

15th December 2020 1,264 people tragically lost their lives to a preventable drug overdose in Scotland last year.…

byLisa Maclean

December 15, 2020

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Drug-related deaths in England and Wales in 2019 highest since records began

Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have hit a record high, with 4,493 people tragically losing their lives…

byLisa Maclean

October 14, 2020

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UK Government rejects recommendations of cross-party inquiry into Scotland’s drug death crisis

The UK Government has been accused of a “wholesale rejection” of recommendations made in a cross-party group report…

byLisa Maclean

September 7, 2020

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Scottish homelessness deaths increase to more than double rate of England or Wales

The number of people experiencing homelessness who died in Scotland rose by 19% in 2018 in relation the…

byLisa Maclean

February 6, 2020

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England and Wales see 17% increase in preventable drug-related deaths in 2018

There were 2,917 people who died from an illicit drug overdose in England and Wales in 2018, a…

byLisa Maclean

August 19, 2019

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SDF News

Blog: Lack of access to treatment and prescribing practice contribute to drug death figures

On the 16th of July 2019 , it was announced that 1,187 people had died of a drug…

byLisa Maclean

July 16, 2019

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News

1,187 people lost their lives to a preventable fatal drug overdose in 2018

1,187 people tragically lost their lives to a preventable drug overdose in Scotland last year. The statistics, published…

byLisa Maclean

July 16, 2019

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SDF News

First Minister announces expert group to focus on drug-related deaths in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has announced the establishment of an expert group to review what is being done to reduce…

byLisa Maclean

April 4, 2019