Listed below are a variety of News Articles, Features and Events relevant to the Aberdeenshire Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and the residents of Aberdeenshire.

• Alcohol and Drug Action Teams Become Alcohol and Drug Partnerships
  To find out more about the framework and the associated changes click here.
  For more information from the Scottish Government Publications follow the links below:
  Framework of the New Alcohol & Drug Partnerships
  Delivery Reform Group report
  Outcomes Toolkit
• Practitioner Tools
  A new section has been added to the SNAPY website including resources for professionals working with children and families affected by parental alcohol misuse.
• New Alcohol Support Services for Aberdeenshire
  CASA - Community Alcohol Services Aberdeenshire: A free, confidential service for people with problems relating to alcohol misuse.
  Compass: A specialist service for children and young people affected by parental alcohol or other drug use.
• Update on the Volatile Substance Abuse Campaign
• Dangers of Cocaine and Alcohol Consumption
• Alcohol Related Brain Damage Event, October 2009
• Mephedrone has been banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act. For information on mephedrone, click here.
• Results of the National Youth Commission on Alcohol Research Project