
About
Professor Catriona Matheson is a leading academic and consultant in substance use at the University of Stirling. She serves as an Independent Research Consultant and Specialist Consultant in Drug Death Reviews for Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drug Partnership, with extensive experience in public health strategies and community pharmacy interventions.
Her research focuses include:
- Delivery of care to people who use drugs
- Innovative community pharmacy services
- Managing aging and multimorbidity in drug users
- Dependence on benzodiazepines
- Polydrug use management
- Technology-enabled overdose prevention systems
Key scientific recognition:
- Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
She has led major initiatives like Scotland's Ministerial Drug Death Task Force (2019-2021) and developed overdose response technologies like the Brave app system.
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