CEO Statatement: One year of The Thistle
Kirsten Horsburgh, Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Drugs Forum, says: “The opening of The Thistle was an important step forward – not only for Glasgow, but for Scotland and…
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CEO Statement on The Misuse of Drugs Act and the need for flexibility to save lives
The UK government has dismissed the recommendations from the Scottish Affairs Committee to allow the creation of more safer drug consumption facilities…
CEO Statement on RoadsiDE TESTING KITS
Police Scotland is introducing roadside testing kits for drug driving in East Ayrshire and Aberdeen, following a pilot…
RADAR Report
Today, Public Health Scotland has published its Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report. It finds…
CEO statement on Scotland’s first national drug checking facilities
It is hugely positive that licences have finally been granted for drug checking services in Glasgow and Dundee…
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…
Reflections From My First Two Years as CEO of Scottish Drugs Forum
When I stepped into the role of CEO two years ago, I knew I was taking on more…
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…
Safer Drug Consumption Facility opens – at last
Statement from Kirsten Horsburgh CEO Scottish Drugs Forum. The UK’s first official drug consumption room, The Thistle, has…
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…