We take a look back at the top public health achievements that have improved lives across the globe over the past 25 years.

Reducing the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a World Health Organization (WHO) elimination goal, but approaches to estimate this fro…

Introduction The global drug market has seen an emergence of potent synthetic opioids, including benzimidazole-derived substances known as nitazenes. These compounds have been implicated in fatal an...

Our TRANSFORM SCOTLAND series starts with drugs, an area in which the country has recorded Europe's worst death rate for seven years running.

While overdose deaths remain high in the United States (U.S.), national data show a 25.0% decline in overdose deaths from the year ending in March 2025 compared to the previous year. Reductions since ...

Speaking to the Sunday Mail, Professor Andrew McAuley of Glasgow Caledonian University said the UK-wide picture hadn’t changed.

Background The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fat...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in delivery of opioid-agonist treatment (OAT) and risk of drug-related harm in Scotland. This study aimed to (i) …

Record View says the opening of one safe consumption room in one city was never going to solve in 12 weeks what remains a nationwide public health emergency.

The opioid overdose epidemic remains a critical public health crisis. In recent years, synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes, have driven a sharp rise in deaths. Naloxone, an opioid receptor ...

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Glasgow Caledonian University Professor in Public Health Andrew McAuley has been elected as a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health through Distinction in recognition of his outstanding contribution ...

Libby Brooks reports from a new Glasgow clinic that offers somewhere for people to use drugs in a safer, hygienic environment

The Scottish Affairs Commitee will begin its inquiry into Glasgow’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) by hearing from public health and substance abuse specialists. 

New figures also show that the vast majority of people who have used The Thistle are men.

This report presents the latest surveillance data (where available) up to the end of 2024. It captures key progress made in tackling HCV prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes the impact thereafter on HCV prevention, diagnosis and treatment services.

Staff at the new safer drug consumption facility in Glasgow have been praised following an encouraging first week.

Background Scotland currently has amongst the highest rates of drug-related deaths in Europe, leading to increased advocacy for safer drug consumption facilities (SDCFs) to be piloted in the country. ...

The United Kingdom (UK) is currently experiencing a public health crisis of drug-related deaths. The government has rejected recommendations to open o…

The Thistle in Glasgow aims to save lives by providing a supervised environment in ‘Europe’s drug deaths capital’

THE Scotland I was raised in was a proud and resilient nation. We had a distinct identity shaped by a strong sense of community, empathy, and an…