It’s time to change the narrative around #substance#treatment for Black and minority ethnic communities, says Kevin Ruddock, @changegrowlive: https://t.co/rsbyesymrv
Glasgow has opened an Overdose Prevention Centre.
In the North 18-34 y/os are dying and Stormont won't challenge Westminster on the Misuse of Drugs Act.
https://t.co/RJPmpXDTIU
Check out Pg Cert , PG dip and Masters in Substance Use @QUBDarn@qub. Belfastv We have welcomed Psychiatry , Psychology ,Social work ,drug outreach and SUs in our widening access programme. MD works... Let it work to enhance your knowledge ..contact [email protected]
A kindness & LOVE test to see how far we can spread a message of #SUPPORTDONTPUNISH
Thinking, as winter draws in, about PEOPLE sleeping outside & drug dependent struggling to get help, every REPOST & LIKE shows WE believe EVERYONE has a right to, DIGNITY, a HOME & HELP.
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@AnniecampbellA The saying Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction has been proved correct over the last few years but it needs updated to Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction given recent events.
@theLAPPA How long before governments with repressive regimes force the implementation of this device say on incarcerated individuals, or make it part of Social Security Benefit allocation?
NEW: ‘A Cartography of Genocide’. Since October 2023, we have collected and analysed data related to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Our findings indicate that Israel has systematically targeted all aspects of civilian life. https://t.co/UUxYqpTF72
Imagine raiding someone's property holding a gun and still consider yourself "the innocent who is threatened and endangered"
Israeli settlers backed by the army destroy the house of a christian palestinian family and seize their land.
The UN experts on racial justice in law enforcement have denounced grave violations by drug law enforcement in Italy. Authorities are being urged to reform their drug policies, including by decriminalising possession and small-scale selling of drugs.
https://t.co/tavC6mI4Xb
The @ukhomeoffice *is* licensing ‘front of house’ public drug checking & ‘back of house’ non public drug testing.
The bigger obstacle is local govt not national govt. Public health needs to support rapid rollout of #drugchecking to prevent overdose & DRD.
https://t.co/ccgC9wiY0A
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🧵Syringe services programs (#SSPs) save lives, keep people healthier, & improve the safety of communities by managing syringe litter clean-ups that otherwise wouldn't happen—or wouldn't happen at the same scale.
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@ed_addison@AnniecampbellA@pwidpride@LxAddictions Much needed intervention. The use of Crack in Northern Ireland is a massively underreported issue and from anecdotal evidence via conversations, with people who use crack, is a growing problem.
Watching Magdalena Harris @pwidpride talking about safer use of crack pipes and changing the UK law regarding provision of crack pipes to people using drugs @LxAddictions conference
#LxAddictions24
Harm reduction friends in the US - emergency request. A family friend is extremely unwell in hospital in Patterson NJ and the hospital staff are refusing to provide pain management due to drug user stigma- is there anyone in the area who could support with advocacy?