#NextStepsNPS Looking forward to chairing this holyrood event

We hear from Dr Saket Priyadarshi: The evidence suggests drug consumption rooms etc.. are gateway services for treatment & care... treatment & care are a gateway to recovery. So it's actually a continuum of services that we need to tackle problem drug use. #DrugUseScotland

🔹️Thanks to Iain McPhee for sharing his journey in understanding what human rights are in the context of #Recovery & what rights, respect & recovery might mean in a climate of medical, moral & legal disapproval🔸️ Read about his work 👉 bit.ly/2ZOfieq #RightsInRecovery

Wht I actually said was cognitive liberty. That is the right to freedom of thought...

Thanks to all at drns and arc for giving me the opportunity to discuss rights in recovery at Stirling university

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet

'Protection racket’ claim over police response to The Arches ntn.al/coq via The National

If we can gamble and drink alcohol responsibly why are all illegal drug users considered irresponsible? x.com/HolyroodEvents…

The voices of hidden users of drugs are absent from the Scottish drug policy debate. Time for change? x.com/ptupdate/statu…

New law banning legal highs comes into force ntn.al/n6q via The National

Society for the Study of Addiction addiction-ssa.org/forms/view/sym…

using digital media in HEI's presentation: UWS staff from Learning Innovation contribute: x.com/LouisaSheward/…

scotlandfutureforum.org/alcohol-and-dr…

I'm going to "The Ferguson Effect: An Ethnographic Approach to Exploring Law Enforcement...". See you there? eventbrite.com/e/the-ferguson… via Eventbrite UK

Lecture presentation at UWS campus Ayr on 16th March 2018 1100-1300. From Methadone to crystal meth: How Scotland became the most dangerous country in the UK for users of illegal drugs: eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-methado…

Next Steps for New Psychoactive Substances Policy (Holyrood) holyrood.com/event/next-ste…