Scotland

Supporting Change: Amplifying Voices - Scottish Drugs Forum's conference

Event Date
 - 
Glasgow
United Kingdom

SDF unites stakeholder perspectives which are too often marginalised in drugs debates. This event will identify shared themes, interests and issues of concern and explore means by which these stakeholders can become empowered to achieve Scotland’s national mission to reduce

What are LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of alcohol services in Scotland?

Event Date
 - 
Online
United Kingdom

About this event

LGBTQ+ people are more likely to drink excessively compared to heterosexual and cisgender people. Perceived barriers in accessing alcohol services may further increase alcohol-related harm. However, there is limited evidence on what constitutes a meaningful and helpful LGBT+ alcohol service.

Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol in Scotland

News
Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland. The paper provides an overview of: Alcohol harm in Scotland What is MUP and why was it implemented...

Drugs Research Network Scotland Annual Conference 2022

Event Date
 - 
Online
United Kingdom

Complex lives and complex systems: Untangling the complexity through drugs research

Through a series of keynote presentations, shorter “Research Bites” presentations, networking opportunities, and a panel discussion, the DRNS 2022 conference will encourage delegates to expand their understanding of the wide-ranging complexities affecting the field of drug use and consider the research being done to address them.

Minimum unit pricing evidence from Scotland and Wales

Event Date
 - 
Online
United Kingdom

Is minimum unit pricing working? Examining the evidence from Scotland and Wales

About this event

Professor Eileen Kaner, Newcastle University, will share with us the findings of the Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales study, as published in The Lancet.

World AIDS Day Event - An Update on the HIV Outbreak

Event Date
 - 
Webinar
United Kingdom

World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.

Quality and the Workforce

ISSUP Webinar
 - 
ISSUP Quality in Treatment Network and ISSUP UK are pleased to present this Webinar on Quality and the Workforce. This Webinar looks into the role of the workforce in ensuring quality drug use disorder treatment services.