Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin are to be reclassified as class C controlled substances from next April, the UK
Read More16 Oct
Pregabalin and Gabapentin to be controlled as class C substances from next April
Category: Other news
09 Oct
NHS Borders raise awareness of local substance use support available to people in need
As part of the #StopTheDeaths initiative, NHS Borders are reminding people to access the right services, at the right
Read More04 Oct
Castle Craig launches international essay writing competition to celebrate 30th anniversary
Residential treatment provider Castle Craig has launched an International Essay Writing Competition to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Intended for students
Read More04 Oct
Cost of buprenorphine soars over 700% in last six months
The cost of the long-acting acting opiate substitution treatment buprenorphine has increased in price by over 700% in the
Read More28 Sep
Scottish Families to get Digital
Over the next year, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD) will be running ‘Connecting Families through Digital’, a
Read More27 Sep
Brexit poses a “severe threat” to access to EMCDDA and EUROPOL
Specialists in substance use and public health have warned that Brexit poses a “severe threat” to shared knowledge of emerging
Read More27 Sep
UK Government announces definition for cannabis-based medicinal products
The UK government has announced that cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally
Read More27 Sep
HIV Scotland receives core funding from Scottish Government
A leading Scottish HIV charity has received new funding from the Scottish Government, which will enable it to operate over
Read More18 Sep
International working group seeks to develop role of nurses at supervised drug consumption sites
The Harm Reduction Nurses Association (HRNA) is launching an international working group to develop a consensus statement on the role
Read More17 Sep
New HIV diagnoses across the UK fell by 17 per cent in 2017
Newly published data shows that Scotland has bucked a UK trend of falling numbers of HIV cases. While in the
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