A new report that highlights the impact that severe and multiple disadvantages have on people in Scotland has been published.
Read More24 Jun
New report and funding initaitive seeks to address severe and multiple disadvantages in Scotland
Category: Other news
19 Jun
New Scottish app launched to help young people with autism be safe and have fun with their sexual health
CKUK Common Knowledge and Scottish Drug Forum have launched Be Safe Have Fun – the first sexual health and safety
Read More07 Jun
Dundee Drugs Commission report to be published in August
Findings and recommendations of the Dundee Drugs Commission will be unveiled in August, it has been announced. Following an evidence-gathering
Read More08 May
Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry on drug use in Scotland begins hearing evidence
A panel of academics from universities in Glasgow and Stirling have given evidence at a hearing of the Scottish Affairs
Read More07 May
Cocaine injecting and homelessness driving factors in Glasgow current HIV outbreak
A study has shown that a rise in cocaine injecting and homelessness are driving factors in a 10-fold increase in
Read More03 May
All opioid medicines in UK to carry prominent warnings
The UK Government has announced that all opioid medicines are to carry prominent warnings to inform people about their potentially
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World’s first Centre for Psychedelics Research launched in London
The first formal centre for psychedelic research in the world has been launched at Imperial College London. The new £3million
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Glasgow aims to eradicate cases of Hepatitis C within a decade
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) have announced that they are treating record numbers of people with Hepatitis C, leading
Read More08 Apr
Pregabalin and gabapentin now class C substances
Gabapentin and pregabalin have been reclassified by the Home Office as class C controlled substances. The widely prescribed drugs, licensed
Read More05 Apr
Alert: Wound botulism outbreak among people who inject drugs in Scotland
Four cases of wound botulism have recently been identified in Scotland. In total, there have been 3 confirmed and 1
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