Feb 14Visit to Harper House, SaltcoatsI was pleased to meet with Kerry McGhee, Registered Residential Services Manager, at Harper House in Saltcoats to hear about the...
Oct 20, 2022SNP Government invests £65 Million to Support for Drugs ServicesDrug support services are benefitting from a £65 million boost to drive down the number of drug deaths each year. Life-saving...
Nov 16, 2021Free phone Line launched to help prevent Drug Deaths The SNP Government has launched a free anonymous phone service for North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and Glasgow, with trained staff stay on...
Jul 30, 2021Ambulance Paramedics issue Life-saving Drug Overdose Kits Almost two thirds of Scotland’s ambulance paramedics have now been trained in supplying Take-Home Naloxone (THN) to people who may...
May 28, 2021Applications Open for £18 million of Drugs Services ProvisionFour separate funds - worth a total of £18 million - to support improvements to drugs services have now opened for applications from...
Jan 20, 2021First Minister pledges More than £250 million to help cut Drug Deaths First Minster Nicola Sturgeon MSP has announced an additional £250 million, in the form of £50 million for each of the next five years,...
Jan 7, 2021Naloxone Take-home Kits distributed across Scotland to People at Risk of OverdoseTake-home Naloxone will be given to people at high risk of accidental overdoses, in a move designed to reduce the number of drug deaths....
