Reducing Drug Deaths: Exploring New Ideas
SASO Autumn 2020 Webinar Series

Due to the ongoing restrictions within the events industry as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, SASO's 51st Annual Conference has, regrettably, been cancelled.  In its stead, a series of webinars will take place during October and November 2020 with keynote presentations from a distinguished range of speakers which will allow us to consider this urgent issue from a variety of perspectives.

Confirmed keynote presenters include:-

• Professor Alex Stevens, Professor in Criminal Justice & Director of Public Engagement, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kent
  "The International Position on Decriminalisation"
  
  
• Dr Saket Priyardarshi, Associate Medical Director & Senior Medical Officer, Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services
  "Drug Deaths in Scotland: facts, figures and reasons"
  
  
• Professor Catriona Matheson, Professor in Substance Use, University of Stirling & Chair of the Ministerial Drug Death Task Force for Scotland
  "Where are we now?"
  
  
• Professor Dame Carol Black, Newnham College, University of Cambridge & Chair of the Independent Review of Drugs
  "The English Independent Review of Drugs"
  
  

Each webinar will take the format of a 30-minute pre-recorded presentation from our guest speaker.  The audience will be invited to post questions during the course of the presentation, allowing our keynote presenter to respond to as many as possible within the time limitations of the second half of the webinar.

Dates and timings, together with fuller details will be available shortly.

The webinars will be available FREE to members and supporters of SASO as well as the general public.  Pre-registration essential.

To register your interest in participating in the webinar(s), please e-mail the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in the first instance.