A number of announcements and resources have been made to mark the first year of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce,
Read More04 Aug
Stigma strategy and website marks first year of Drug Deaths Taskforce
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29 Apr
Drugs Deaths Taskforce issues recommendations to mitigate COVID-19 service disruption
The Scottish Government’s Drug Deaths Taskforce has issued 29 recommendations to the public health minister in relation to COVID-19. The
Read More17 Apr
Minister reacts to cuts to drug and alcohol service provision in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The Scottish Government Minister For Public Health, Joe FitzPatrick, and the Interim Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, have written
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Glasgow drugs conference announced by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has announced that a drugs conference will be held in Glasgow the day before the UK Drug
Read More29 Jan
Access to take-home naloxone increased through paramedic supply
Ambulance paramedics are to supply to patients at risk of an opiate overdose take-home naloxone as part of a pilot
Read More10 Sep
New Scottish panel consisting of people affected by suicide announced for World Suicide Prevention Day
The 10th of September is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay – a day to recognise that every 40 seconds someone somewhere loses their life
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Membership of Governmental Taskforce on drug-related deaths in Scotland announced
Details of a new Governmental Taskforce set up to address drug-related deaths in Scotland have been announced by the Public
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Chair of new national Drug Deaths Taskforce appointed
A new taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland is to be chaired by Professor Catriona
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Celebrations at the Scottish Parliament as AWTP trainees graduate and launch new careers
Sixteen 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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Hundreds of people in Scotland waiting longer than six weeks to start treatment for drug or alcohol problems
The latest drug and alcohol waiting times for treatment in Scotland have been published and show that there is an
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