World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is held every year on the 28th of July. It is a day to re-focus attention
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15 Jun
Injecting wound care explored in new SDF e-Learning course
Staff working with people currently injecting drugs should regularly ask ‘how are your sites?’, but what happens when the answer
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Brand new naloxone window stickers will be popping up across Scotland any day now!
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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Extending the reach of Needle Exchanges through postal delivery
Due to COVID-19, many services across Scotland are trialling a postal mailing service for Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP). The intention
Read More20 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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First Minister urged to give low income families urgent cash boost
An open letter calling for emergency funding to prevent child poverty in Scotland has been submitted to the First Minister.
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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 More05 May
Lord Advocate gives reassurance that naloxone supply can expand
On Sunday at a media briefing in Edinburgh, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced that “the Lord Advocate has confirmed that – for the duration of
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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.
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