Announcement: The Loop will provide the UK's 1st regular Home Office-licensed #drugchecking service, starting this month in Bristol. Thank you Home Office, Bristol City Council, BDP | Bristol Drugs Project, PRSC, all partners & supporters for helping to make history. wearetheloop.org/media-centre/b…

Do you know that alcohol can affect our mental health? Many of us drink to help with our emotions, including feelings of loneliness, but the depressant nature of alcohol slows down brain function and can leave us feeling anxious and depressed. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

We still have places available on next week's HIV and Harm Reduction free online training course! Join to increase your understanding and knowledge of key issues related HIV. Sign up at sdftraining.org.uk/training/1744-…

Let's start the working day with this fab blog from Young Scot Melissa '8 Top Tips For Tackling Loneliness' young.scot/get-informed/n… #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #IveBeenThere #MHAW2022

Happy #InternationalNursesDay2022 to all our Nursing staff here in #Orkney and all over the World. Thank you for all your great work❤️

If you are worried about the drinking of a family member or friend Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs are there to listen and can provide information and support. 📞 08080 10 1011 Mon-Fri 9am-11pm #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

"The Drugs Venn, a new model seeking to simplify & improve the classification of drugs by their effects building on the most useful aspects of the existing Drugs Wheel & Drugs Pyramid, was revealed." The Loop news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/05/11/int…

#Stigma can be one of the biggest barriers to engaging in treatment, especially in rural, isolated communities. Lets challenge it!

Plenty of good walks on #Orkney - Get your boots on and get out there!

A harrowing story about how alcohol use has much wider effects than just for the drinker. If you are needing support with your drinking in #Orkney Relationships Scotland Orkney can offer counselling & support - Contact them on rsorkney.org.uk

Big Thanks to Scottish Drugs Forum @TweetAdrienne and Louise for coming all the way to Orkney last week to deliver our 1st face to face training in 2 years! As always an excellent course which was very well received by all participants. We look forwards to the next one!

🚨 Opportunity to lead our counselling team open until 27/7/22: "This therapy has allowed me to understand what aspects of my personality, history, and emotional states are driving my unhealthy behaviour, and to challenge these ideas and thoughts." crew.scot/get-involved/w…

Starting Friday 30 Sept. join us for our weekly webinar series that will explore how progress with the MAT Standards implementation is being made & the challenges that remain For a full list of speakers and to register for Standards 1-5 visit matstandards.co.uk/events

Our realist review of how drug checking services could promote engagement of people who use drugs, expertly led by Wendy Masterton has just been published (£0) mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1…