Archive for Naloxone
Drug-related deaths down
Clare Beck, our Chief Executive, responds to the latest Scottish drug death statistics. Scottish Families Affected by Drugs tentatively welcomed the news released earlier in the month that drug related deaths in Scotland fell by 11per cent in 2010 to 485. Obviously, an overall reduction is moving in the right direction, but the numbers are [...]
Conference workshops confirmed
From naloxone training to hand massage, there is a workshop for everyone at our annual conference. Our annual conference takes place on Saturday 1 October in Dundee, at the Apex City Quay hotel.Places are filling up fast so book now to avoid dissapointment. Workshops Workshops topics for our conference on Saturday 1 October have been [...]
Getting families access to naloxone
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs welcomes the news that naloxone can now legally be prescribed to staff who work with people at high risk of opiate overdose. Family representation We welcome the news, but believe that families who have a relative who is at risk of opitae overdose should also be able to be prescribed [...]
Naloxone prescription: new rules
Naloxone can now legally be prescribed to staff who work with people at high risk of opiate overdoes, according to new guidance from the Lord Advocate. This is a significant development and the Scottish Drugs Forum has also welcomed the news. Naloxone is a drug which is used to counter the effects of an opiate [...]
