Nature-based programmes are a way to support people with drug and alcohol problems at a time when health problems related to substance use are rising.
- Professor of Substance Use and Inclusion Health, University of Stirling
There are around 200 supervised injection facilities around the world but the UK government remains opposed to their introduction
We know that spending time in nature is good for physical and mental well-being, but social inequality means not everyone has easy access to parks, gardens and woodland.
Proving effective in Canada, harm-reducing MAPs should be introduced here to help this vulnerable group access alcohol and stay safe during lockdown.
When does supporting women who use drugs so they can avoid unplanned pregnancies turn into something more coercive?
Drug deaths in Scotland are now among the highest in Europe. What can be done?
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