Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards
New standards for services providing medication assisted treatment (MAT) came into force in April 2022 and are being implemented across the country. The implementation of
The OPEN Project peer research provides valuable results
A PIONEERING new study on young people’s attitudes to alcohol and drugs in Shetland has highlighted the wider culture, peer pressure, lack of opportunities and
New educational video highlights danger of substance use
A YOUNG local woman has spoken about her heroin addiction and how she managed to free herself from the drug with the help of her
Police equipped with potentially life-saving Naloxone
POLICE officers in Shetland are now being provided with overdose medication as part of a national roll out – Police equipped with potentially life-saving Naloxone
International Overdose Awareness Day 31st August
“International Overdose Awareness Day The world’s annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family
Naloxone
“Naloxone can reverse the effects of an opioid-related overdose for a short time. It buys a person time until an ambulance arrives, or they can