Today it was announced there have been 1,277 alcohol related deaths and we send our condolences to those who have lost a loved one. We believe more can be done prevent this unnecessary loss of life. A minimum unit price on alcohol has a place in reducing harm to the [...]
1,172 more people have died because they used drugs. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and communities who have lost people unnecessarily. More than three years since the National Mission to reduce drug related deaths and harms was launched, how can this still be happening? There will be a [...]
People with lived and living experience of homelessness, alcohol and other drug use, the justice system, mental ill health and learning disabilities have an enormous contribution to make to services offered by Turning Point Scotland. They do so whether they wish to share their lived experience or not. Turning Point [...]
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 [...]
Turning Point Scotland experts in alcohol and other drugs, justice and policy highlight key issues of the ongoing debate around drug law reform, with a focus on reviewing the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971). [...]
Turning Point Scotland is launching a series of films advocating action on drug law reform. The films explain why reform is necessary and what action can be taken now. [...]
A new campaign has been launched by Turning Point Scotland advocating action on drug law reform. A series of five films feature in the campaign from the leading social care developer and provider in Scotland, explaining why reform is necessary and what action can be taken now. The films have [...]
Independent Report Highlights Stunning Success of New Approach and Shows a Clear Way Forward A pilot scheme trialling a ‘wrap around’ approach to people at extreme risk – the Overdose Response Team – which has supported more than 800 since its launch in late 2020 has been hailed as a [...]
Naloxone is a drug that blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin. It is either injected into the muscle or administered nasally, and can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose, allowing time for emergency services to arrive and for treatment to be given. Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme, the [...]