Read More 1 minute read Commentary CEO Statement on RoadsiDE TESTING KITS Police Scotland is introducing roadside testing kits for drug driving in East Ayrshire and Aberdeen, following a pilot… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneOctober 31, 2025
Read More 2 minute read Commentary News RADAR Report Today, Public Health Scotland has published its Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) quarterly report. It finds… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneOctober 28, 2025
Read More 1 minute read Commentary News 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… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneOctober 20, 2025
Read More 3 minute read News 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… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneSeptember 2, 2025
Read More 6 minute read News 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… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneMay 21, 2025
Read More 3 minute read Alerts 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… byLisa MacleanMarch 13, 2025
Read More 2 minute read News 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… byAmanda-Jane JohnstoneJanuary 10, 2025
Read More 3 minute read Commentary 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… byLisa MacleanAugust 31, 2024
Read More 1 minute read News 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… byLisa MacleanAugust 20, 2024
Read More 5 minute read Reports Evaluation shows need to improve treatment SDF report provides the insights of people using drug treatment services and suggests reasons why Scotland has struggled… byLisa MacleanAugust 19, 2024