BLAST Drugs Project

Information about the BLAST Drugs Project in Inverness can be found at BLAST website

NHS24 – Information about medicines

There is some information about some medicines available on the NHS24 website in the Health Library area which is accessible via the home page.  http://www.nhs24.com

Prescribed Medicines – Lothian Joint Formulary

Information about medicines prescribed in Lothian and Scotland can be found at http://www.ljf.scot.nhs.uk/ where prescribing information is regularly updated.  

Information about prescribed medicines – electronic Medicines Compendium

Search the electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) for information about UK licensed medicines. You can enter part of the name of your medicine and the site will suggest choices to help you narrow down to the actual medicine.  You can then find Patient Information Leaflets and other details about that particular medicine. The eMC contains Summaries [...]

Lifeline ( Young People and Drugs )

Lifeline (Young People and Drugs) – Our purpose is to relieve poverty, sickness and distress among those persons affected by addiction to drugs of any kind, and to educate the public on matters relating to drug misuse.

Mainliners

Mainliners (website) contactable on 0141 353 6969 works across blood borne viruses, drugs and sexual health to help those most vulnerable. Our objectives are to improve accessibility, raise standards, increase coherence and to maximise responsiveness, diversity and operational competence in the provision of such services across the country.

Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous (website) – contactable on 0845 373 3366, NA is a non-profit Fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.

Stirling Community Alcohol & Drug Service

Stirling Community Alcohol & Drug Service are contactable on 01786 456211

FRANK – National Drugs Helpline

FRANK 0800 776600 builds on the work of the National Drugs Helpline and provides free, confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day to anyone that needs it. The key purpose is to ensure that young people understand the risks and dangers of drugs and know where to go for advice and help. It [...]

DrugScope

DrugScope (website) is the UK’s leading independent centre of expertise on drugs. Our aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. We provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research at local, national and international levels, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate and speak for our member organisations working [...]