Category: Eve MacLeod
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Global Alcohol Policy Conference, March 2020, Dublin Castle
When abstracts applications opened for the 6th Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC) I was encouraged by the Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (HADP) co-ordinator, Debbie Stewart, to apply to showcase the Discussing Drugs and Alcohol with Young People (DDAYP) training course work. Much to my surprise, I was accepted to display a poster presentation at the…
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Recovery Walk Scotland 2019
Saturday saw Inverness hosting the annual Recovery Walk Scotland. To begin the day, there was the opportunity to remember the people who have been lost to alcohol, drugs and suicide during the Roses Ceremony. This was incredibly poignant; I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Then the brilliant choir (in purple)…
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Civic reception for the Highland Recovery Walk
Last night, the 17th September 2019, I was lucky to attend a Civic Reception for the Highland Recovery Walk at Inverness Town House. Inverness Town House has been under renovation, and is looking incredible! The Recovery Walk is an annual event, organised by the Scottish Recovery Consortium, and this year is coming to the Highlands,…
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FASD Awareness Day – 9th September 2019
If you’re wondering ‘what is FASD?’ you’re not alone. Recently, we asked 36 mums and dads to be ‘What you do you know about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?’. Here’s how they responded: As you can see, the most common response was that people hadn’t heard of it. So let’s start at the beginning. What…
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Highland Collaborative Tobacco-free Generation Award
In March 2019, I received an email from Sheila Duffy; Chief Executive of ASH Scotland, the independent Scottish charity taking action to reduce the harm caused by tobacco. This email began: “Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that the Highland Collaborative, comprising of NHS Highland Health Improvement, The Highland Council Trading Standards, Inverness College –…
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Lassie in Lisbon – Part 3
Week 2 Day 3 – Today’s focus was on harm reduction. The first session was about harm reduction generally, with a focus on opioid use. Then we had two sessions about Drug Consumption Rooms, with experience from Paris and Lisbon, then there were the final student presentations. Alice presented her research: Gender Neutral or Gender…
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Lassie in Lisbon – Part 2
Continued from Part 1 of the ‘Lassie in Lisbon’ blog post. Day 5 – Today’s lectures covered The Cost of Drug Policy, Drug-related Research in Europe, International Co-operation and the EMCDDA Trendspotter Methodology, and it was welcomed to have some group work in these sessions. Weekend – With no scheduled activities over the weekend we…
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Lassie in Lisbon – Part 1
Week 1 I arrived in Lisbon in Sunday night to an orange sunset, to attend the two week European Drugs Summer School, Illicit drugs in Europe: demand, supply and public policies. The programme is hosted by the University Institute of Lisbon and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), and this year…
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34th national No Smoking Day
Today is the 34th national No Smoking Day! This year’s theme is all about #tellusyourway, encouraging people to share their experiences of stopping smoking, to inspire others. This is a great time to begin your stop smoking journey. Various events are being held across the Highlands by local advisers. In Inverness College UHI, the Access…