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June 2006

Drugs and Poverty - the poor relations?

22 June
Glasgow

What part does economic poverty play in developing and/or sustaining Scotland's drugs problem? And can we ever hope to reduce drugs harm unless we identify and tackle the harms caused by poverty itself?

These are the questions addressed at this major conference organised by Scottish Drugs Forum - in association with the Association of Drug Action Teams in Scotland and the Scottish Poverty Information Unit - to coincide with the 20th anniversary of SdF's inception in 1986.

Click here for Scottish Drugs Forum's press release on the event (Word document).

The following presentations can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the titles:

Drugs and Poverty: what are the connections? - Morag Gillespie, Research Fellow, Scottish Poverty Information Unit (64kb)

What can drug services offer? - Dr Charles Lind, Associate Medical Director, NHS Ayrshire & Arran (450kb)

Drug use and social exclusion: the implications for policy - Dr Aileen O'Gorman, Lecturer, University College Dublin, Ireland (144kb)

Workshops:

Reducing the financial burden for carers - Councillor Gaille McCann, Glasgow City Council and Penny Halliday, Scottish Network of Families Affected by Drugs (131 kb with graphics)

Glasgow Involvement Group (12,476kb)