Know Drugs

Sharing information on all aspects of drug use, research and policy. Campaigning for a just drug policy.

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

I’ll be live Skeeting from Breaking Convention 2025 over the next 3 days. Go to @cara.lavan.bsky.social on Blue Sky for live and direct threads.

[Bristol Green Party @bristolgreen]

@marleybennett @SalazarPhoenix8 @CllrEllieking @LabourBristol We fully support drug checking services & overdose prevention facilities

Delighted Bristol Labour are too!

Let’s hope we can work together to inspire your national leader take much needed steps to realistic drug policy that keeps everyone safe by legally regulating all drugs

[cara.lavan.bsky.social @cara_films]

Great to see @LabourBristol supporting a progressive drug policy move but they haven’t been paying attention if they think Greens don’t welcome drug checking services and safe consumption rooms. My question is: what would @Keir_Starmer say?

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

A word to the wise for those planning on indulging over the festive season.

Here’s a doctor explaining what happens to your body when you mix cocaine and alcohol https://t.co/L3OCSRj9Rf

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

Transform want to publish their guide on how to legally regulate psychedelics. But they need YOUR help.

[Transform Drug Policy Foundation @TransformDrugs]

#Oregon, and now #Colorado, will offer regulated psilocybin 🍄 for medical use, but what about the majority of people using non-medically?

We’re going beyond therapeutic use and dealing with the reality that people also use them for ‘fun’. 👇👇https://t.co/l6CxyA0dHS

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

How drug policy and climate change are inextricably linked. By @HealthPoverty Action. https://t.co/EOs613dM3Y

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

@breakingconvention are holding a one day event in London on Saturday 14th August. Check it out. https://t.co/ixqQkUegZ2

[cara.lavan.bsky.social @cara_films]

Looking for UK families who've been affected by having drug dealers near their home - willing to talk about it on camera for a short film for a charity. Even if it's just a case of your kid could see it happening out the window - please get in touch.

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

Great breakdown of the philosophical underpinning of prohibition

[Matthew Meyer @MatthewDSMeyer]

Too many people view the drug war as a legitimate public health undertaking, rather than as a threat to a free society.

Materialist bias is part of the reason: people who use drugs are seen as consumers making choices, rather than as subjects expressing identities.

[David Nutt @ProfDavidNutt]

Please join @Drug_Science an I for the launch of our brand new Medical Psychedelics Working Group.

This is a FREE event taking place on the 14th of July (14:00 - 16:00 BST)

https://t.co/q7gnbrJb3g

[Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control @anyoneschild]

There were 4,265 drug deaths in the UK last year. With regulation and wider drug safety testing (see @WeAreTheLoopUK) these numbers would be going down, not up and families like Corey's would not be torn apart.

https://t.co/GabsKq5e8w

Write to your MP: https://t.co/6njL5tac8e

[We Are With You Kent @WithYouInKent]

KENT DRUG ALERT - Small, round, blue pills being sold as diazepam. May be marked '10' or 'DAN 5620'. May contain flubromazolam. Danger of increased harms and side effects that may include psychotic states | Please circulate | Pic Credit @WEDINOSProject | #KENT #DRUG #DRUGALERT

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

If you have any information on what is happening in the drug market, please complete this confidential survey for @Release_drugs .
In the absence of a regulated market, it's all the info we have. https://t.co/UiHJLtvw2S

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

One woman's journey to becoming a drug activist. A moving short film from @anyoneschild
https://t.co/EbagP6eVPZ #takedrugsseriously

[Centre for Evidence Based Drug Policy @drugpolicyUK]

Date set for UK-wide summit in Glasgow on tackling drug misuse.

https://t.co/KiRB5mD1TA

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

Yes another voice of reason on why drug policy needs to change @lisanandy @Keir_Starmer are you listening? We know @RLong_Bailey is.
https://t.co/xeTD5ZlVlx

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

So Gambling is a health issue but the police are the front line when it comes to addiction to drugs ? https://t.co/fr8c2iK3BV

[Centre for Evidence Based Drug Policy @drugpolicyUK]

Lesley's #medicalcannabis court case crowdfunder is edging closer to £10k. Can we help her get there this week?!

This brave #MultipleSclerosis patient is fighting for fair, affordable access to lifechanging cannabis-based meds for all UK #patients

https://t.co/NC0GIrPpp0

[Know Drugs @KnowDrugsNet]

@WeAreTheLoopUK Great talk from your own Chris Brady at Friday's @anyoneschild event here https://t.co/cgZVtHQMvW

[Centre for Evidence Based Drug Policy @drugpolicyUK]

The Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group seeks an evidence-based review of UK drugs policy to understand how we can best protect children, save taxpayer money & police resources, tackle criminal gangs, reduce drug-related harms & achieve better health outcomes. Watch our video!