Findings and recommendations of the Dundee Drugs Commission will be unveiled in August, it has been announced. Following an evidence-gathering
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Dundee Drugs Commission report to be published in August
Category: Other news
08 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
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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
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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
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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
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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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First Minister announces expert group to focus on drug-related deaths in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has announced the establishment of an expert group to review what is being done to reduce drug-related deaths
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Plans for expert group to find answers to Scotland’s rising drug deaths
The Scottish Government are to assemble an experrt group to confront the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland. Public
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