22nd March 2020 Scotland’s Drug Policy Minister Angela Constance led a debate in The Parliament on 18 March proposing that
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Parliament draws a line under Scotland’s drug strategy past as Minister clarifies national mission
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15 Mar
New Minister For Drugs Policy reveals plans for Implementation Group
For the first time, Minister for Drugs Policy, Angela Constance, has publicly confirmed her plan to convene an implementation group
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What was said in the First Minister’s statement for a ‘national mission’ on drug-related deaths?
25th January 2021 In a Ministerial statement on drugs policy to the Scottish Parliament on the 20th of January, the
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SDF deliver briefing to MSPs before Ministerial statement on Scottish drugs policy
20th January 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum has designed and delivered a briefing to every MSP ahead of a Ministerial statement
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Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Drug and Alcohol Misuse to hear about issues in residential rehabilitation in Scotland
The Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Drug and Alcohol Misuse is to hear about issues in residential rehabilitation in
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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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MSPs hear evidence on drug use, treatment and prevention at Holyrood
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee recently heard evidence on drug use as part of an inquiry into Preventative
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SNP agrees that drug use should be seen as ‘health issue rather than criminal matter’
An amended resolution on drug reform has been passed at the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) annual conference. The resolution stated:
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