Alcohol Awareness Week 2026: Alcohol and Me
Guest blog: Alcohol Awareness Week 2026: Alcohol and Me Alcohol Awareness Week (6-12 July 2026) is an opportunity for us all to pause and reflect on
LLERN Shetland (Lived & Living Experience Recovery Network)
LLERN Shetland (Lived & Living Experience Recovery Network) We are a group of volunteers with Lived and Living Experience of alcohol and/or other drug use.
Recovery month events celebrate recovery and tackle stigma
‘It could happen to anybody: you, somebody you love, somebody really close to you’ – Recovery month events celebrate recovery and tackle stigma ‘It
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