14 February 2022 Vulnerability, Risk and Harm for People Who Use Drugs and Are Engaged in Transactional Sex: Learning for
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SDF Research with Professor Catriona Matheson Published
Category: Reports and Resources
03 Feb
Scotland’s Wound Care Guide Launched
03 February 2022 Scotland’s new National Wound Care Guide has been published and now available online. SDF developed the Guide
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E-learning on Overdose Prevention, Intervention and Naloxone updated for International Overdose Awareness Day
30 August 2021 Scottish Drugs Forum e-learning course on Overdose Prevention, Intervention and Naloxone has been updated to reflect current
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Latest Drugs Uncut episode looks at the carriage of naloxone from Police Scotland
25th August 2021 The latest episode of ‘Drugs Uncut’ – the Scottish Drugs Forum podcast – has been published and
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Report recommends that UK Government abandon strategy pursued for the last decade
21/07/2021 The UK Home Office has published Part Two of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs. The report deals
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Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards for Scotland published
01/06/21 The Scottish Government have published new standards for drug treatment in Scotland. The standards apply to services providing medication
Read More25 Feb
More than half of homeless deaths in 2019 drug-related
25th February 2021 An estimated 216 people experiencing homelessness died in 2019, according to experimental statistics published by National Records
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Current capacity of residential rehabilitation in Scotland mapped
23rd February 2021 Findings of a Scottish Government survey of residential rehabilitation services show that there are 418 beds available
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Sharp fall in hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Scotland
23rd February 2021 The prevalence of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs has fallen sharply in Scotland and modestly
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Delicate balance needed to maximise opioid substitution treatment
12th February 2021 Opioid substitution treatment (OST) is a key evidence-based tool used to manage opioid dependence and improve related
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