Kirsten Horsburgh
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CEO at Scottish Drugs Forum
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Kirsten Horsburgh
Scottish Drugs Forum
8 months ago
Scottish Drugs Forum is extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
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Scottish Drugs Forum Pays Tribute to Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy - Scottish Drugs Forum
Scottish Drugs Forum is extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Christina McKelvie, Minister for Drugs andā¦
https://sdf.org.uk/scottish-drugs-forum-pays-tribute-to-christina-mckelvie-minister-for-drugs-and-alcohol-policy/
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Really awful news. Thoughts with Christinaās family š
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Corey Ranger
8 months ago
Read this š§µ. Understand the devastating impacts of policy being driven by disinformation and moral panic. This is not a game - people die from reactive and regressive policy. Shutting down SCS/OPS, restricting access to safe supply, deprescribing and forced tapering, it all kills.
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Scottish Drugs Forum
8 months ago
People have reported sudden collapse after injecting or smoking heroin, with a rapid onset of overdose. Further testing is underway to identify the specific drugs involved in these clusters.
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RAISED CONCERN AFTER RISE IN SUDDEN OVERDOSES IN PEOPLE USING HEROIN IN SCOTLAND - Scottish Drugs Forum
To view and/or download the overdose alert resource ā CLICK HERE There is concern about clusters of drugā¦
https://sdf.org.uk/raised-concern-after-rise-in-sudden-overdoses-in-people-using-heroin-in-scotland/
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Kirsten Horsburgh
Scottish Drugs Forum
9 months ago
šØEARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOWšØ Scottish Drugs Forumās annual
#StopTheDeaths
conference returns in 2025 with a two-day event dedicated to reducing drug-related deaths & harms š 27th & 28th August šRadisson Blu Glasgow For more info & to grab your discounted Early Bird tickets:
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They also heard this evidence 6 years ago in 2019ā¦.
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9 months ago
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Today Iām attending the
#scvogathering
in Edinburgh
9 months ago
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Productive discussions with members of the Labour Party and the Scottish Greens this week on all things Drugs Policy and Practice
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9 months ago
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āBrave and bold action is needed on drugs finds peopleās panelā
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2487074...
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'Brave and bold action' is needed on drugs finds people's panel
āBrave and bold actionā is needed to urgently tackle Scotlandās drug deaths crisis, a peopleās panel has found.
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/24870741.brave-bold-action-needed-drugs-finds-peoples-panel/
10 months ago
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Rare opportunity to work with SDF on this award winning programme, supporting people with experience of substance use in to employment š¤©
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Scottish Drugs Forum
10 months ago
The second of Scottish Drugs Forumās Winter Webinar series 'Young People and Drugs - Early Interventions and Harm Prevention' š Wednesday 29 January ā°13.00 ā 14.15 šZoom Click the link to find out more information and to register for the webinar:
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Safer Drug Consumption Facilities are a compassionate approach to drug use, prioritising public health, reducing harm, providing support and saving lives. Everyone deserves dignity and safety š
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Nice new video from colleagues in Glasgow for people who are considering using the Safer Drug Consumption Facility āThe Thistleā, opening tomorrow ā¤ļø
youtu.be/Zb51mNyt2v4?...
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The Thistle - Safer Drug Consumption Room
YouTube video by Glasgow City HSCP
https://youtu.be/Zb51mNyt2v4?si=4fUanmKT5_ACaXdV
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Kirsten Horsburgh
Scottish Drugs Forum
10 months ago
The UKās first official drug consumption room, The Thistle, has held a formal launch event at its Glasgow premises. Scottish Drugs Forum has long advocated for such services and welcomes this development. Read our CEO Kirsten Horsburgh's statement here:
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Safer Drug Consumption Facility opens ā at lastĀ - Scottish Drugs Forum
Statement from Kirsten Horsburgh CEO Scottish Drugs Forum. The UKās first official drug consumption room, The Thistle, hasā¦
https://sdf.org.uk/safer-drug-consumption-facility-opens-at-last/
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Inside Glasgowās Safer Drug Consumption Facility
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Inside the safe consumption room tasked with helping to drive down drug deaths
Team behind UK first centre aim to save lives and improve public health
https://www.scotsman.com/news/inside-the-safe-consumption-room-tasked-with-helping-to-drive-down-scotlands-drug-deaths-epidemic-4937502
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Karin Goodwin
10 months ago
Glasgow's safer drug consumption room is opening on Monday ā a UK first, aimed at saving lives Want to know how services like this can work? Listen to my story of heartbreak and hope from Toronto's Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service - A place to heal.
theferret.scot/heal-saving-...
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A place to heal: saving lives in Toronto's toxic drug crisis
Ahead of the opening of Glasgow's safer drug consumption space opening, The Ferret visited Moss Park Toronto service. Listen to our podcast.
https://theferret.scot/heal-saving-lives-toronto-toxic-drug-crisis/
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Ahead of Mondayās opening of the Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Glasgow, I canāt express how incredible it feels to see this coming together.
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Drug consumption room statement of prosecution policy | COPFS
drugs, prosecution, policy, statement, Lord Advocate, LAGs
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/drug-consumption-room-statement-of-prosecution-policy/html/
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UKās first official Safer Drug Consumption Facility, āThe Thistleā, to finally open in Glasgow on 13th January
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UK's first drug consumption room to open this month in Glasgow
The facility will allow people to take illegal drugs under medical supervision.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23vxgmn83eo
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Andrew McAuley
10 months ago
Starting off 2025 with a new publication! In this study we evaluated the 'WAND' initiative; a novel multi-component contingency management intervention aimed at enhancing harm reduction engagement among people who inject drugs
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Charter of Rights launched today āsignificantly strengthens our public health and human rights-based approach to substance use-related harms and, over time, it will contribute to significantly improving and saving livesā
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www.gov.scot/news/charter...
11 months ago
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On my way to the Charter of Rights launch in Glasgow today. You can find out more about the Charter and what this will mean for people who use substances at our webinar next week šš¼
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11 months ago
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Good to welcome Annie Wells MSP to
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office today to discuss what improvements we need to see in treatment and support services for people who use substances
11 months ago
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New
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Drugs Uncut podcast episode on āThe Thistleā - the first official drug consumption facility in the UK to open in Glasgow⦠soon š
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Michael Kessler
11 months ago
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New report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy reinforcing pùblic health, decrim and regulation in place of the failed & futile War on Drugs response.
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Good morning from Warsaw. Here for the Correlation focal points meeting and European Harm Reduction Conference
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Kirsten Horsburgh
Scottish Drugs Forum
12 months ago
SDFās National Traineeship is open for applicants across Scotland who have lived/living experience of drug and/or alcohol problems The multi-award-winning National Traineeship includes: ā Paid work experience ā Specialist training ā Peer and one-on-one support More info or to apply
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