Catriona Matheson is a Professor at the University of Stirling. She is also an independent research consultant and Specialist Consultant in Drug Death Reviews for the Aberdeen City Alcohol and Drug Partnership. She was Chair of the Ministerial Drug Death Task Force for Scotland July 2019–December 2021. Her research interests are in the delivery of care to people who use drugs, innovative community pharmacy services, managing ageing and multi-morbidity in people who use drugs, dependence on benzodiazepines, management of polypharmacy, and the use of technology to support those at risk of overdose.