Austin Smith: Reflecting on Two Decades at SDF
Drugs Uncut3 Jul 2025

Austin Smith: Reflecting on Two Decades at SDF

After nearly two decades at Scottish Drugs Forum, Austin Smith, our Head of Policy, Practice and Communications, has retired - leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of influence, leadership and change. To mark this significant milestone, Austin joined our CEO for a special episode of SDF’s Drugs Uncut podcast to reflect on his time in post - from how the landscape has changed, to what still needs to happen, and what has kept him going through it all. It’s a conversation full of insight and honesty

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A Manifesto Exchange: Priorities for Scotland's Next Government

A Manifesto Exchange: Priorities for Scotland's Next Government

In this episode of Drugs Uncut, Kirsten and Jason are joined by Director of Scotland at WithYou, Louise Stewart, to explore the priorities each charity has set for the next government ahead of the upc...

2 Apr 50min

40 Years of SDF: A conversation with our founder

40 Years of SDF: A conversation with our founder

For the latest episode of Drugs Uncut, Kirsten and Jason were joined by our former CEO and Founder of Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF), Dave Liddell, who shared insights from our organisation's beginnings a...

17 Mar 51min

Behind the Report: Exploring Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Provision Across Scotland

Behind the Report: Exploring Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Provision Across Scotland

Following on from the recent 'Evaluation of Exploring Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Provision Across Scotland', Louise Horn (Peer Research Development Officer, SDF) and Jacqui (Peer Researcher,...

3 Feb 52min

Real Voices, Real Experiences, Real Change - A real conversation with the Buzz Magazine peer editorial board

Real Voices, Real Experiences, Real Change - A real conversation with the Buzz Magazine peer editorial board

In the latest episode, Kirsten Horsburgh, CEO of SDF, and Jason Wallace, Lived and Living Experience Programme Manager at SDF, sit down with Nikki and John from the Buzz Magazine Peer Editorial Board ...

4 Des 202543min

Meet Buzz: Scotland’s new peer-led magazine

Meet Buzz: Scotland’s new peer-led magazine

In this episode, SDF CEO Kirsten Horsburgh is joined by her new co-host Jason Wallace, Programme Manager for Lived and Living Experience at SDF, alongside Hannah Westwater, Editor & Content Creator an...

21 Aug 202551min

Glasgow - Delivering the UK's first Drug Consumption Room

Glasgow - Delivering the UK's first Drug Consumption Room

What is happening in Glasgow will be crucial in the development of harm reduction services across the UK in the next decade. Dr Saket Priyadarshi, clinical lead of Glasgow's treatment services and Gil...

6 Des 202443min

Harm Reduction: Hope in Practice with Sheila Vakharia

Harm Reduction: Hope in Practice with Sheila Vakharia

Sheila Vakharia of the Drug Policy Alliance, author of The Harm Reduction Gap, discusses the development and aims of harm reduction, and hope as a practice.

19 Sep 202453min

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