Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsThe increase in opioid-related deaths is about more than an ageing cohortFay Dennis.Dec 13, 2021TalkingDrugs reached out to the winner of the SHI New Writer’s prize to speak a bit more about their research. This…
Drug PolicyFew Highs, Tough Lows: Release’s take on the Government’s new Drug StrategyAndré Gomes.Dec 8, 2021On Monday, the UK Government released their 10-year Drug Strategy entitled: “Harm to Hope: a 10-year drugs plan to cut…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDisorder or Dependency: How Labels Reinforce State ControlMarika Lysandrou.Dec 6, 2021To get a handle on someone’s drug consumption or on the state of their mental health, we – society –…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesEnergy Control Releases “Nice People” SongEnergy Control - translated by Jessica Neicun.Nov 22, 2021Without prejudices nor taboos. In March 2020, a virus took over the planet, stopping all human activity. We isolated at…
Drug PolicyResponding to the Scottish Lord Advocate’s statement on drugsAndré Gomes.Sep 30, 2021On Thursday, 23 September, the Scottish Lord Advocate (chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsEstonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemicAndré Gomes.Sep 17, 2021Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyUK Drug-related Deaths Increase as Westminster Rejects Pleas for Scottish Harm ReductionSarah Foxall.Sep 6, 2021Across the UK, recent reports show that drug-related deaths continue to rise, reaching a record high. When compared with reports…
Drug PolicyGovernment Reveals Its “Beating Crime Plan” for England & WalesTed Marriott.Sep 2, 2021The government’s Beating Crime Plan for England and Wales failed to address the root causes of harm production whilst criminalising the…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyMarking International Overdose Awareness Day 2021André Gomes.Aug 31, 2021Today marks the 20th anniversary of the International Overdose Awareness Day campaign, started in 2001 by The Salvation Army in…
Drug PolicyMoving Deckchairs On The Titanic: Drug Policy Reform in the UKAlan Carr.Aug 17, 2021We are first and second authors on a paper titled “Illegal drugs in the UK: Is it time for considered…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsAnti-Methadone Rhetoric Exacerbates Public Health Crisis In The UKNiamh Eastwood & Rick Lines.Aug 17, 2021Drug related deaths are once again at an all-time high, with Scotland and England reporting increases in fatalities. In the…
Coca & CocaineDrug Harm ReductionOpioidsOther DrugsDRUG ALERTS – August 2021 (UK)Release.Aug 14, 2021DRUG ALERT – 14 August 2021 Portsmouth, Hampshire & London The following information is for people who use heroin…