Following The Loop nitazene alert issued last Saturday, local drugs service BDP | Bristol Drugs Project has issued further information on how to keep safe.
Please carry & be prepared to use multiple doses of naloxone if administered for a suspected nitazene overdose:-

TOMORROW: Our next training session is “Responding to Drug Use in the Night Time Economy”. a full day, interactive training course designed for venues, organisations and staff members who work in the night time economy.

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The Loop drug checking BDP | Bristol Drugs Project 27/04/24
#GetNaloxone : from your local drug service, training from George Charlton, by post in Scotland from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs or from the Crew Drop-in. More links/ #HarmReduction info here. crew.scot/drug-market-up…

Nitazenes detected in Bristol heroin market by The Loop today.
Take care. Use #drugchecking , nitazene strips & naloxone whenever available (multiple doses may be necessary).

#drugchecking is needed now more than ever, all around the world & available to all communities.

⚠ Nitazenes, dangerous synthetic opioids, have been tested in Bristol today (27/4/24) in multiple samples of heroin from different sources ⚠

Please share this urgent drug alert to people who use drugs, organisations and services locally and nationwide.

⚠️ Caution: mis-sold & non-prescribed benzodiazepines have been associated with overdoses and drug related harm ⚠️

We are drug checking tomorrow in Bristol, at BDP, 11 Brunswick Square, from 12pm - 8pm (last drop off 7pm). Come say hello!

At the #StudentDrugAndAlcoholConference The Loop's Adam W will be talking about communicating harm reduction; looking at some of the theory as well as practical examples; utilising case studies from The Loop's drug alerts and harm reduction communications in recent years.

Our next training session is 'Responding to Drug Use in the Night Time Economy'. a full day, interactive training course.

Join us next week as we examine how to reduce the harms associated with drug use in these environments.

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Australian NSW Dept of Health has issued alert for nitazenes in heroin:- health.nsw.gov.au/aod/public-dru…

The Loop is delivering 3 training sessions over the next few weeks.

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Change can happen!
The 1st permanent #drugchecking service opened yesterday in an Australian state - delivered by sister charity The Loop Australia - attended by Queensland Premier Steven Miles, The Loop AU CEO Cam Francis & Loop UK & AU co-founder Fiona Measham of University of Liverpool!
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New Zealand drug checking alert for nitazene:-
Highly potent synthetic opioid detected in fake diazepam tablet :: High Alert highalert.org.nz/alerts-and-not…

The launch of the 1st ever Queensland regular #drugchecking service, by The Loop Australia & partners, happens in just over 12 hours’ time!
Congratulations to all the amazing people who we know worked so hard behind the scenes to make this happen.
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Join us this evening for an online training on the UK drugs market - informed by the latest testing results.

Tickets on the link below.

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In two days time at 6pm: tickets available on the link below.

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It’s a big month for The Loop Australia.
Exciting #harmreduction announcements by The Loop Australia about introducing #drugchecking , in NSW last week & in QLD this week.
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This is why #drugchecking is needed now, more than ever.

On the ‘chocolate chip cookie’ criticism of drug checking:-

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#drugchecking has started in New South Wales & in an Australian supervised injecting centre!
Congratulations to our sister organisation The Loop Australia on launching drug checking in the infamous Sydney MSIC.
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Nitazenes move the needle for drug death distress | Loop senior chemist ⁦Reagent Tests UK⁩ discusses the UK synthetic opioid problem in this new podcast thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…