The window clings with the well-known ‘save someone’ logo will be provided to local naloxone leads who will distribute to
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20 May
Blog: Mikk’s Wee Blog – Drug Treatment and Testing Orders
Our Erasmus+ Trainee from Estonia, Mikk Oja, has written a second installment of his ‘Wee Blog’ which contains reflections on
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Blog: Mikk’s Wee Blog – The importance of Peer Research and asking the right questions
Scottish Drugs Forum were delighted to have an Erasmus+ Trainee from Estonia from October 2019 to March 2020 support and
Read More31 Mar
Blog: Involving people and improving services with Barbara Zaman
Some of people who can provide the greatest insight into how services operate are the people who regularly access them.
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SDF statement on proposals by community activists to establish a supervised drug consumption facility
Services that offer witnessed drug consumption to people who inject drugs help protect people from the risks of public injecting.
Read More05 Feb
Increasing access to life-changing opportunities with SDF’s Colin Pomeroy
Scottish Drugs Forum’s award-winning Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP) has been running since 2004. In that time, the unique initiative
Read More06 Aug
Blog: Poverty is the root of Scotland’s fatal drug overdose crisis
Scottish Drugs Forum’s CEO, David Liddell, was recently invited to write a guest blog post for The Poverty Alliance. The
Read More16 Jul
Blog: Lack of access to treatment and prescribing practice contribute to drug death figures
On the 16th of July 2019 , it was announced that 1,187 people had died of a drug overdose in
Read More05 Jun
‘I’m in my early sixties and it’s an age range which has a lot more to offer than we’re led to believe’ – Carol’s Views on volunteering at SDF
For Volunteers’ Week 2019, we’re recognising and celebrating the fantastic work our volunteers do by sharing some stories from our
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‘Training, work ethic and respect’ – Three things Grant has experienced since volunteering with SDF
For Volunteers’ Week 2019, we’re recognising and celebrating the fantastic work our volunteers do by sharing some stories from our
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