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Summary Report 2024-25

Each year, the National Record of Scotland (NRS) releases a report of drug-related deaths in Scotland. We produce our own summary of the figures, drawing

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Benzo Research Project

Share Your Story Reading time: 2 mins What is the project? Launched December 2025, this Benzo Research Project aims to better understand the lived and

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Drug Market Update: Xylazine 

Xylazine Pronounced: zai-lah-zeen  Reading time: 5 minutes In this post…  What you need to know  What is xylazine?  Harm reduction  In an emergency  Administering naloxone 

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Alert: Synthetic Opioids

Reading time: 5 minutes What are Nitazenes? Synthetic opioid drugs such as ‘nitazenes’ have been detected in the Scottish and UK drug supply. There are

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Remembering Peter Krykant

Remembering Peter Krykant We are remembering Peter Krykant, his courageous and compassionate contribution to drug policy change in Scotland, and thinking of his family, friends,

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