Remembering the personal, family, community and national tragedy each of these deaths represents 💔 sdf.org.uk/national-recor…

Wasting time on ‘phoney debates’ has hampered action on Scottish drug deaths, says Scottish Drugs Forum holyrood.com/comment/view,w…

Another set of awful drug-death stats for Scotland from NatRecordsScot - as some of us suggested last year, a one-year drop was nothing to celebrate and certainly no evidence we had turned a corner. A short THREAD on some key findings from the data...

Thanks to ScotlandTonight for inviting me to speak on this positive development. DCRs offer a compassionate person-centred approach to drug use, a place of connection and support where people are treated with dignity and respect. They are a key link to a range of services.

🧵 We must all pull together across sectors, governments, families, communities & parties to tackle our collective needless and preventable loss to drugs deaths. All of those loved ones...all of that potential and talent tragically lost to us forever.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 After last weeks tragic drug deaths were announced, our CEO Charlie Mack, Cranstoun CEO wrote in the The Scotsman on Sunday about his visit to Vancouver. The piece highlights why urgent action is required, and what we can learn from North America scotsman.com/health/scotlan…

Really looking forward to seeing everyone at our conference on Thursday to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. We have a new system in place so please remember to bring your ticket which will be scanned at registration. You will have been emailed this when you booked 👍🏼

JUST OUT! The new 2023-24 annual report from WEDINOS Project. The UK's largest public drug testing service & the heart of the drug checking & #harmreduction response in Wales. WEDINOS analysed & reported on over 7000 samples submitted last year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 wedinos.org/resources/down…

This year Stop The Deaths focuses on treatment.  Treatment is an internationally evidenced way to protect people from overdose. buff.ly/2MJSTN6 #StopTheDeaths

This shouldn't be how parents remember their sons and daughters. On an electronic billboard raising awareness to their death. They should be here with us. Let's bring an end to the #overdosecrisis #TogetherWeCan #EndOverdose #IOAD2024 #toxicdrugsupply International Overdose Awareness Day

Every life lost is precious 💜#endstigma #IOAD2024 #togetherwecan let's keep going 💪

JOIN OUR BOARD! Are you someone with direct lived or living experience? Do you have a passion for advocating for change and making a real difference in the lives of others? If so, we want you to join our Board of Directors! buff.ly/3KYyn7l

Thanks so much to everyone who gave up their time to join us yesterday at our annual Scottish Drugs Forum #stopthedeaths conference. Lovely to see everyone, to connect and share the space with people committed to making a difference and being challenged to do better ❤️

Thoughts with everyone affected by the loss that International Overdose Awareness Day represents 💜 Some recent reflections from me… #IOAD2024 sdf.org.uk/sdf-ceo-kirste…

A little taster of what's coming up on the next episode of Drugs Uncut, featuring the incredible Sheila Vakharia Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW. Keep an eye on our socials for more info buff.ly/3Z5oJIj

Call for Applications: Showcase Your Innovative Work! Has your organisation implemented a new practice within the last 24 months? Share your experiences and lessons learned at SDF’s Innovative Practice Showcase. 🗓️ Submission deadline: September 27th buff.ly/4geIC64

Kirsten Horsburgh I wanted to publicly say thank you for allowing me the space & time to make mothers matter. To make them visible & not sugar coat it It is always a but risky to give me a spot but Scotland is ready & willing to hear the truth to stop the abuse. I love Scotland x

Was lovely to attend this celebration and to hear directly from people about the impact the service has had on their lives. Would be great to have this type of facility available across the country

1,277 people died in 2023 from causes solely attributable to alcohol, according to figures published today by NatRecordsScot We're calling for a radical step change in the Scottish Government response alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/ongo…

Today (Tuesday, 10 September), the National Records of Scotland published its annual report on alcohol-specific deaths. Below are some of the key findings from the report. You can read our full response at ow.ly/gSRP50TjSmt