2 April 2024 Sunday 31 March was International Drug Checking Day but Scotland still lacks the drug checking services which
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12 Mar
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 by Police
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Christina McKelvie has been announced as the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
9th February 2024 Christina McKelvie has been announced as the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy after the resignation of
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A tribute to Garry Thomson
The whole team at SDF were extremely saddened to hear of the recent passing of one of our peer research
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SDF Statement on Scotland’s Public Health Emergency
Scotland has made an inadequate response to the on-going public health emergency and now faces the emerging threat of a
Read More07 Jul
NGO coalition responds to Scottish Government Report
Statement of Support for the Scottish Government Report A Caring, Compassionate and Human Rights Informed Drug Policy for Scotland As
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SDF CEO thanks Angela Constance as SDF welcome new minister Elena Whitham
30 March 2023 As a result of a series of Cabinet and ministerial changes, Elena Whitham has been appointed to
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Right to Recovery: Joint Statement Response
13th January 2022 Organisations release joint statement in opposition to proposed bill SDF and six other organisations have released
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SDF undertakes new work with Fife ADP on services for women
8th September 2021 As part of SDF’s commissioned work with Fife ADP, SDF has been asked to conduct an evaluation
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SDF collaborate with partners in reaching the target to eliminate hepatitis C
18 August 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum have recently collaborated on a successful three year study on how best to get
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