Dogs Against Drugs (In Memory Of John)

About

Dogs Against Drugs (In memory of John) is a registered Scottish charity and community led project. The charity was established in 2002 by locals in Shetland in an effort to help to safeguard the islands from the issue of illegal drugs. The charity was created following a trip to Faroe, where two of our founding members were met by a drug detection dog who scanned passengers for illegal substances on their arrival at the airport. Following a number of drug related deaths in Shetland, the couple thought this would be a very beneficial implementation to Shetland due to the likeness between the isles. the small communities, the remoteness and the islands vulnerability. A large part of our work is to deliver drug education presentations to all ages of pupils throughout local schools. The charity offers its education services to many other organisations and is actively involved in giving drugs awareness training to businesses and community groups all over the island.

Where we work