The increase in opioid-related deaths is about more than an ageing cohort
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TalkingDrugs reached out to the winner of the SHI New Writer’s prize to speak a bit more about their research. This…
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Few Highs, Tough Lows: Release’s take on the Government’s new Drug Strategy
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On Monday, the UK Government released their 10-year Drug Strategy entitled: “Harm to Hope: a 10-year drugs plan to cut…
Disorder or Dependency: How Labels Reinforce State Control
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To get a handle on someone’s drug consumption or on the state of their mental health, we – society –…
Energy Control Releases “Nice People” Song
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Without prejudices nor taboos. In March 2020, a virus took over the planet, stopping all human activity. We isolated at…
Responding to the Scottish Lord Advocate’s statement on drugs
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On Thursday, 23 September, the Scottish Lord Advocate (chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland…
Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic
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Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed…
UK Drug-related Deaths Increase as Westminster Rejects Pleas for Scottish Harm Reduction
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Across the UK, recent reports show that drug-related deaths continue to rise, reaching a record high. When compared with reports…
Government Reveals Its “Beating Crime Plan” for England & Wales
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The government’s Beating Crime Plan for England and Wales failed to address the root causes of harm production whilst criminalising the…
Marking International Overdose Awareness Day 2021
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the International Overdose Awareness Day campaign, started in 2001 by The Salvation Army in…
Moving Deckchairs On The Titanic: Drug Policy Reform in the UK
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We are first and second authors on a paper titled “Illegal drugs in the UK: Is it time for considered…
Anti-Methadone Rhetoric Exacerbates Public Health Crisis In The UK
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Drug related deaths are once again at an all-time high, with Scotland and England reporting increases in fatalities. In the…
DRUG ALERTS – August 2021 (UK)
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DRUG ALERT – 14 August 2021 Portsmouth, Hampshire & London The following information is for people who use heroin…