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…
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The Power of Living Experience: Advocates for Change Day and #StopThEDeaths 2025 Conference
SDF is organising two linked events which centre living experience in the development of policy and practice. This…
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…
Recognition for SDF Peer Naloxone work at prestigious ceremony
SDF’s work has been recognised at a ceremony in the Scottish Parliament for the 2024 Scottish Public Service…
Naloxone Saves Lives: Overdose Prevention Training at Glasgow Central
Last Wednesday, 16th October, Glasgow Central railway station was the site of an overdose prevention event, where more…
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…
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…
SDF work with people with living experience results in new trends bulletin
SDF supports 11 groups of people with living experience who meet regularly to offer peer support and information-sharing…
Scotland’s Public Health Emergency Continues
12th March 2024 Suspected drug deaths in Scotland rose 9.6% last year. Figures provided to the Scottish Government…
..and the winner is Scottish Drugs Forum
8 December 2022 Scottish Drugs Forum has won a prestigious prize for its public communication. At the award…