Polydrug use and alcohol
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Date
26 March 2025
Location
Online via Teams
Details
The eleventh MAT Standards national webinar, held on 26 March 2025 was hosted by Ruth Robin, Portfolio Lead for Transformation and Improvement in Drugs, Alcohol and Housing. The session focused on the impact and implications of polysubstance use and alcohol across the health and social care system. Topics covered were;
- Polysubstance Use and Alcohol,
- Alcohol Harms and Polysubstance Use – The View from the Hospital and the Clinic,
- Managed Alcohol Programme.
Speakers
Morris Fraser
Head of Drugs and Alcohol Policy Delivery, Scottish Government
Dr Iain Smith
Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist, NHS Forth Valley, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
Peter Mclachlan
Service Lead, Managed Alcohol Programme, Simon Community Scotland