Mum of Martha Fernback (15) who died of #ecstasy O/D. Speaker for @anyoneschild & @ForgivenessProj | Author of 5,742 Days | Support Drug Reform & Harm Reduction
Delighted to announce our brilliant expert panel:
Anne-Marie Cockburn @5742Days, Daniel Ahmed @dannyahmed76, Beccy Rawnsley @BeccyRawnsley, Vicki Beere @VickiBeere and Chris Brady @bassbehaviour
Astonished & devastated. I pledge that for the next 4 years I will spread compassion & hope in my every day life. We need to be active and learn a language to communicate with those we disagree with, with those we do not understand.
Higher strength drugs in circulation is not a bug - it's a feature of an unregulated market.
Higher doses and wider contaminants (from active substances like MDA) to inert ones (bulking agents) are products of a lack of controls in the drug market.
https://t.co/oa6WmF9uHr
We started a steering group for a Christmas Dinner - for care leavers - in Oxford. There are 8 areas of need. Here's the How To Guide. Are you from Oxfordshire? https://t.co/tq0oAjtrtl Would you like to join us & let the light pour in?
#oxfordchristmasdinner24
In light of the growing risk in the illicit drug market, @5742Days & I were interviewed by @tweeter_anita & discussed the growing importance of #drugchecking & the work of @WeAreTheLoopUK on @BBCPM yesterday.
Listen to Anne Marie discussing her daughter Martha here:-
The National Crime Agency warns drugs have never been more dangerous in its annual assessment of serious and organised crime today.
@tweeter_anita speaks to Anne-Marie Cockburn, whose daughter Martha died in 2013 after taking pure crystallised MDMA.
#BBCPM
A legal regulatory system at work.
Illegal markets do not have quality controls, content labelling, inspectorates, or product recalls
Prohibition does not deter use or prevent availability, but does make all drugs more risky
https://t.co/YJhQ4gsx23
1/4 This research explores a surprising ally in the fight against overdose deaths: drug suppliers. By involving them in #harmreduction efforts, they could potentially save countless lives. Here's how 👇💊 https://t.co/9mIel0Dfv8 @DrugAlcReports
Are you looking for a way to support the families and work of @anyoneschild? This 'Forget-Me-Not' pin is a meaningful symbol that represents our calls for safer drug laws 🌼
Get yours now via the @TransformDrugs shop https://t.co/iN88JmcCwu
Are you at @glastonbury ? Come and listen to myself and Clemmie James of @HealthPoverty at 3pm today! We will be explaining how drug prohibition is a barrier to climate action and justice
@UKLEAP@PoliceForReform
Warnings from @WeAreTheLoopUK about super-strength ecstasy pills in circulation.
Please share for peoples' safety and check out @WeAreTheLoopUK for harm reduction advice!
https://t.co/UP4Ymc3JLG