LEAP UK

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[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

We are humbled to share this video which highlights addiction and overdose from two different perspectives: The Family and The Police.

To mark #OverdoseAwareness we would like to pay our respect to all who have experience.

Let’s save lives!

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent’

“The centre officially opened in December 2024 after it secured a temporary 18-month planning permission.”

https://t.co/W7C1G6plYi

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“According to a new report, purity levels have increased almost 50% in the last 13 years”

Why are coc*ine deaths rising? There are many factors, but the conclusion is that we need to do things differently if we’re committed to saving lives.

https://t.co/8JKqxLWdpq

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘The Science Is Clear: Forced Addiction Treatment Fails’

“Mounting evidence… …shows that punitive, coercive approaches to homeless addiction not only fail to reduce drug use but also increase overdose deaths…”

https://t.co/zcyjMPL0gl

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘Bigger Harms: How the UK’s Nitrous Oxide Ban Backfired’

“a system that prioritises punishment and criminalisation at the expense of substantive policies that address the underlying causes of substance use”

https://t.co/6afae2bKi9 via @Talkingdrugs by @ellajglover

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent’

“The centre officially opened in December 2024 after it secured a temporary 18-month planning permission.”

https://t.co/W7C1G6plYi

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘Need for drugs checking services 'urgent' as 50% of Scots street drugs contaminated with other substances’

Purity will continue to fluctuate in an unregulated market. High and low purity presents their own respective risks.

https://t.co/antNwyU8yG By @CatrionaStewart

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?’ By @KojoKoram

A look at the system that still doesn’t allow for everyone’s needs. Anecdotally we can attest that tier systems exist and exclude.

https://t.co/krhjs2lAAl

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

We have a similar situation in the UK. Mental health, trauma, and wellness, all major factors we need to address for any person who sees the inside of the prison walls, whether that’s officers or incarcerated people.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

Are you aware of the suicide and mental health rates around corrections and correctional officers?

As we mark #NationalCorrectionalOfficersWeek, LEAP speaker and retired Chief Probation Officer Dr. John Watts gives us personal testimony as to why the health inside prison walls reflects on public health.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

“Velinor’s testimony reflects a growing movement within the law enforcement community to confront systemic inequities and promote policies that prioritize fairness, accountability, and community trust on a global scale.”

Thanking @noblenatl as LEAP speaker Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor is featured in their newsletter. See in full:

https://t.co/tuwElnx4yZ

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

A ‘new’ strategy is being put forward in the U.S. for dr*g policy. @IDPCnet has put together this briefing on what to look for and what we can expect.

It needs to be remembered - what the U.S. implements will impact the rest of the world.

https://t.co/UqnkZtmGRq

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 We have a great many testimonies from people with lived-experience who find the push for abstinence to be detrimental for their recovery. Hence we need many treatment options. We have to listen to everyone who’s in recovery or finding recovery

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

‘Need for drugs checking services 'urgent' as 50% of Scots street drugs contaminated with other substances’

Purity will continue to fluctuate in an unregulated market. High and low purity presents their own respective risks.

https://t.co/antNwyU8yG By @CatrionaStewart

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 We are also guided by many people with lived-experience too.

The treatment paths you mention are a useful option and work for many. But we need many treatment option to allow for everyone’s needs and circumstances.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 We have a great number of members who are addiction specialists, mental health workers and professionals. We do have extensive personnel experience in those fields too.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

Are you aware of the suicide and mental health rates around corrections and correctional officers?

As we mark #NationalCorrectionalOfficersWeek, LEAP speaker and retired Chief Probation Officer Dr. John Watts gives us personal testimony as to why the health inside prison walls reflects on public health.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 And we as an international collective of law enforcement, police chiefs, prison and probation officers and every level of the justice system are able to testify that those laws not only do not work but compound the issues for individuals and communities.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 Exactly, do no harm. So being criminalised for a mental illness, being left to unregulated sources and lacking nuance in treatment options. All reasons we need sensible and dignity-led reform and quash the stigma.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Wass2020 @CatrionaStewart The model you describe is interdiction and prohibition. We have over 50 years of a modern policy that demonstrates that failure, and we have historical examples of equal failure. We can’t keep repeating the same mistakes and expect different outcomes. We need to learn.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

@Livingston34455 @PoliceForReform Thank you for your feedback, especially interesting to note ‘The Prison Times’. We shall most certainly have to look more into this. Very much appreciate your responses.

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

We need to remember that incarcerated people are - and will be - our neighbours.

We truly recommend you watch this video from our head office @PoliceForReform, Laura’s words ring true across international boundaries. We need better approaches in our prisons.

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

“Prisons are filled with our neighbors. They’re within our own communities and we should be treating them like community members."

Please watch & share: LEAP’s Laura Boesen worked in prisons, creating space for connection, dignity, growth -centering humanity where it can be lost

[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

We need to remember that incarcerated people are - and will be - our neighbours.

We truly recommend you watch this video from our head office @PoliceForReform, Laura’s words ring true across international boundaries. We need better approaches in our prisons.