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Family lifesavers
Project to help relatives of drug users.
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Take-home Naloxone to save lives
Kits distributed to those at risk of overdose.
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Rights Respect and Recovery - alcohol and drug treatment strategy: action plan 2019 to 2021 (version 2)
Actions, milestones and timeframes for implementing the 'Rights, respect and recovery' alcohol and drug treatment strategy.
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Drug-related death statistics 2019
Figures underline scale of challenge.
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Residential rehabilitation - service mapping: report - 2019 to 2020
Mapping of residential rehabilitation provision in Scotland for alcohol and drug treatment.
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Residential Rehabilitation Working Group: drug and alcohol residential treatment services - recommendations
This report provides a set of recommendations to the Scottish Government and other partners involved in reducing the harms caused by problematic use of alcohol and drugs - recommendations which aim to improve access to residential rehabilitation treatment.
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Scottish Health Survey 2019 published
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released the Scottish Health Survey 2019, providing information on the health, and factors relating to health, of adults and children in Scotland.
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Drug Deaths Taskforce marks first year
Funding announced for research projects across Scotland.
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Supporting people affected by drug use
Over £2 million for new package of support during coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): opiate substitution treatment in prisons - Chief Medical Officer letter
Letter from the interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith about opiate substitution treatment in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidance on the use of Buvidal in prisons
Guidance for the use of Buvidal for opiate substitution treatment in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for alcohol and drug services
Information about how we are supporting alcohol and drug services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Supporting people affected by alcohol and drug use
Addressing the impact of COVID-19.
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Increased funding for preventing drug deaths
Frontline services to benefit from an extra £20 million.
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Scotland hosts major drugs conference
Experts discuss ways of cutting drug deaths.
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Scottish drugs conference announced
Future policy to be shaped by people’s experience.
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Preventing drug related deaths in Scotland: emergency response strategies - January 2020
This paper by Scotland’s Drug Deaths Taskforce sets out six key evidence-based strategies for preventing drug related deaths.
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Increasing access to life-saving medication
Drug Deaths Taskforce funds ‘take-home naloxone’ programme.
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Minimum unit pricing of alcohol - sales to trade: consultation analysis
Analysis and SG response to consultation on clarifying the position for certain wholesalers regarding compliance with minimum unit pricing of alcohol.
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Call for immediate engagement on drugs deaths
Public Health Minister writes to the Home Secretary.
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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): national overview 2018
Overview of findings on alcohol, drug use and smoking from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): technical report 2018
Information on the fieldwork and data processing for the 2018 Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): alcohol report 2018
Findings on alcohol from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): smoking report 2018
Findings on smoking and e-cigarettes from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): drug use report 2018
Findings on drug use from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
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First Minister leads Scottish delegation to British-Irish Council
Tackling substance misuse on the agenda.
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First drug deaths meeting takes place in Edinburgh
People with lived experience will help shape services.
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Taskforce to tackle drug deaths emergency
£20m to support expert group to reduce drug harms.
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Renewed call for Home Office action on drug deaths
Public Health Minister writes to Home Secretary.
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Call for urgent meeting on drug deaths
Public Health Minister writes to the Home Secretary.
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Alcohol and Drug Partnerships: delivery framework
Framework for local partnerships between health boards, local authorities, police and voluntary agencies working to reduce the use of and harms from alcohol and drugs.
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Statistics show highest ever level of drug deaths
Minister calls for consumption room approval.
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1,187 drug-deaths in 2018: up 27% in a year
National Statistics publication for Scotland.
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Chair of new Drug Deaths Taskforce appointed
Professor Catriona Matheson will lead the group.
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Alcohol sales fall to 25 year low
Signs of impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol sales.
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Drug Seizures and Offender Characteristics, 2017-18
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Drug seizures and offender characteristics: 2017-2018
Statistical bulletin on drug seizures recorded by Police Scotland in 2017-2018.
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New drug driving laws and roadside testing to improve road safety
Zero tolerance for people caught driving with illegal drugs in their system.
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Drink-drive limit: policy
Information on the drink-drive limit in Scotland and the policy behind it.
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Alcohol licensing: guidance
Guidance on alcohol licensing, personal licences and alcohol byelaws.
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Improving alcohol and drug treatment
National strategy focuses on people’s needs and their families.
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Rights, respect and recovery: alcohol and drug treatment strategy
Scotland’s strategy to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths.
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Alcohol Framework 2018
Updated framework setting out our national prevention aims on alcohol.
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Alcohol brief interventions: national guidance
Sets out national guidance for the Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI) Local Delivery Plan (LDP) standard.
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Alcohol and drug treatment strategy
Combined approach to be published next year.
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Lower-risk drinking guidelines: factsheet
Information on the lower-risk drinking guidelines for men and women that were introduced on 8 January 2016.
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Local partnerships on alcohol and drugs: framework
This is a joint Scottish Government, CoSLA and NHS framework which clarifies the roles, responsibilities and accountability of all bodies involved in tackling alcohol and drugs problems.