Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Home Affairs Committee (HAC) at the House of Commons has called for drug law reform and a public health approach to drug use. In July the Scottish Government published ‘A Caring, Compassionate and Human Rights Informed Drug Policy for Scotland’, calling for decriminalisation [...]
At Turning Point Scotland we have been calling for drug law reform. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is outdated and prevents us from being able to do some of the evidenced-based work that we know will save lives. This includes establishing Safe Consumption Facilities in key areas impacted by [...]
Turning Point Scotland, Head of Alcohol and Other Drugs, Patricia Tracey: “We provide a variety of evidence-based services, including the Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Residential Stabilisation service. “This Turning Point Scotland service supports individuals with a primary focus of stabilising their alcohol and/or drug use. During this period of [...]
For almost 30 years Glasgow Alcohol and Drugs Crisis Service has demonstrated the compassionate nature of the city offering 24/7 drop-in and residential support to the acutely vulnerable in their moment of most risk. Listen to some of those behind it outline their commitment to saving lives. [...]
Evidence of a Turning Point Scotland service model successfully preventing drug deaths was presented this week at the Harm Reduction International Conference 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. Turning Point Scotland Head of Alcohol and Other Drugs, Patricia Tracey, was invited to speak on the second day of the event on Rapid Response [...]
The independent evaluation of Turning Point Scotland’s Overdose Response Teams was released today, evidencing the successes of the new service model in preventing drug deaths. Powerful evidence from individuals who used the service, their families and partner agencies, alongside recommendations to take forward, was shared with key partners at an [...]
The Home Affairs Committee visited Glasgow’s Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service to discuss and observe the work that it does to support persons into recovery, and its use of harm reduction methods. The Home Affairs Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and [...]
Over the last few months some TPS Connects members have been participating in a Recovering Voices programme with Creative Change Collective. Along with people supported by CrossReach and Pheonix Futures, they put on a heartfelt performance at Òran Mór, Glasgow. The performance was created by participants over a 12-week programme. [...]
A new recovery group supported by Turning Point Scotland (TPS) has been formed in Turriff using funds raised at the Let’s Kick This Together charity match. Hosted by Turriff Football Club at The Haughs in June the inaugural event raised more than £11,200, which was split between TPS and Home [...]
Introduced in 1971, the Misuse of Drugs Act is at the root of all law, policy and practice around drugs in our society, and people who use them. It created the drugs classification system, made the possession and distribution of these classified drugs illegal, and tied the penalties for breaking [...]