National Records of Scotland confirm almost no change in rate of drug-related deaths New statistics show that there were 1330
Read More28 Jul
National Records of Scotland confirm almost no change in rate of drug-related deaths
Tag: Scottish Drugs Forum
03 Sep
New staff member: Lynn Couper – Senior Training and Development Officer
3rd September 2021 A warm welcome to Lynn Couper who has recently joined SDF as a Senior Training and Development
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SDF and Government launch national campaign to help save lives
31 August 2021 A nationwide marketing campaign to raise public awareness of the signs of a drug overdose and the
Read More30 Aug
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
Read More18 Aug
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
Read More02 Aug
David Liddell: Treatment focus on heroin misses wider issues. Deaths involving cocaine and other drugs rise again.
2nd August 2021 Almost all Scotland’s drug deaths involve the use of more than one substance and 89% involve the
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David Liddell: Benzodiazepines – we need to disrupt the criminal market and deliver on The National Mission to reduce drugs deaths
2nd August 2021 The latest drug death figures show a continued upward trend in benzodiazepines being implicated in the deaths
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David Liddell: Change is needed to deliver a national mission as Scotland’s public health emergency continues
30th July 2021 These figures confirm that Scotland’s national public health emergency continues. These deaths are personal tragedies. Families and
Read More13 May
SDF launches LGBTQI+ policy on website
17/05/2021 We now have a dedicated area of our website addressing the health inequalities faced by LGBTQI+ people around substance
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