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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde welcomes reduction in drug related deaths

Published: | Drugs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) welcomed the reduction in drug related death figures across Scotland as Drugs Minister Elena Whitham visited the Enhanced Drug Treatment Service, managed for NHSGGC by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). 

Elevate-Glasgow Celebrates Seven Years of Achievement with Graduation Ceremony

Published: | Alcohol , Drugs

Over 100 awards were given to participants in a graduation ceremony at the end of February for qualifications, training and personal development programmes completed by individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol misuse.

Prisoner Training Programme Helping to Tackle Drug Issues in Scotland

Published: | Drugs

A training programme helping prisoners to tackle drug issues has won several awards.

Pioneering Prison Project to Help Reduce Drug Deaths

Published: | Addictions

Prisoners leaving Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow are being offered a life-saving nasal inhaler, which can save the life of someone who has an opioid overdose. 

New Clinics Introduced to Provide COVID Jabs for Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers

Published: | Asylum Seekers

A vaccination clinic has been set up in Glasgow to provide COVID vaccinations for newly arrived asylum seekers.

Glasgow Takes Part in Research into Creation of Drug Checking Services

Published: | Addictions

Glasgow's Alcohol and Drug Partnership is working with the University of Stirling to explore how drug checking services could be developed to reduce harms in Scotland.

Refugee Week Highlights Film and Resource Pack

Published: | Asylum Seekers

Refugee Week runs from 14 to 20 June this year with the theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone'. As part of services to support Glasgow’s refugee and asylum seekers communities, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) South Locality Health Improvement Team has been working with Govan C

National Recognition for Glasgow's Recovery Communities

Published: | Addictions

Volunteers helping hundreds of people recovering from addiction in Glasgow have received national recognition.

Glasgow's inspirational Recovery Communities have won the hotly-contested Volunteers Category of the prestigious Scottish Health Awards.

Slow release opiod substitute gives Glasgow patients new lease of life

Published: | Addictions

A slow release opioid substitute is helping opioid dependent patients get their lives back on track and has been described as ‘life-changing’ by those on the treatment.

Glasgow Recovery Communities Step Up to the Mark during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Published: | Addictions

Volunteers, who run recovery cafes and initiatives in Glasgow, have stepped up during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to support themselves and other people to help maintain abstinence from drugs and alcohol.

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