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If the decision by the JCDU is to somehow go against the evidence and push to limit the use of methadone and other full agonists, then there will be fewer drug users on the books of services in 5 years. But mainly because many more will be dead.

Overdose Prevention Sites Bring Broad Health Benefits, Study Finds via The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2021/12/0…

Thank you for reading #DrugUse4GrownUps and for your kind words.🙏🏾 As you discovered, the gig is up regarding the lies told about the people who use & sell drugs. Most are kind, decent people merely pursuing happiness or relieving pain. Please continue to spread the word.

Drug strategy launched next week,what we know so far: ⬆️ more funding, apparently £700m over three years ⬆️ more focus on diversion ❌ no DCRs ❌ no changes to legislation Devil in the detail, increased funding vital after 10 years of cuts BUT… apple.news/AXT8NTwWjSm2oV…

2019: 191 drug related deaths in NI, with a population of 1.9m. Portugal 10m pop: 55. Our war on drugs has failed, the Portuguese model offers an alternative to the cycle of misery. We need to discuss decriminalisation, treating addiction as a health issue, not a criminal one.

Huge thanks to our partners at Home Of New Vision for providing and stocking this new Naloxone (Narcan) vending machine in the Lobby of the Downtown Library. Each kit contains instructions and two doses that can save a life from an opioid overdose. Self serve and free to all.

The SISS Extern team (and other NI orgs ) do amazing work in saving lives every week every month, every year. Numbers from a recent analysis show that we have the highest DRD death rate in the 18-34 yrs in the UK and rising. We need a safe consumption room now

Great to talk to the superb Claire Graham and Richard Morgan about why #NI needs #OverdosePreventionCentres now. Politicians please come and talk to me about how we can save lives and improve communities - conversations matter!

With drug deaths at a record high there are now calls for the government to amend legislation to make it easier to pilot overdose prevention centres. @gwshorter says change is needed now BBC News NI BBC Newsline #overdoseprevention

Applications closing soon for our PG Cert PG Dip and Masters in substance use and substance use disorders SSESW at Queen's September 2022 entry qub.ac.uk/courses/postgr…

Former Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl - on some of the problems facing Belfast city centre & what needs to happen to solve them. #SundayPolitics Mark Carruthers

As the number of people tragically dying from drug-related deaths continues to rise across Northern Ireland, Extern today are calling for the urgent need for a Overdose Prevention Facility to be opened. #harmreduction

Extern have unique opportunities for two Street Injection Support Service workers to help support the most vulnerable people in our communities to overcome personal challenges such as homelessness and problem drug & alcohol use #jobsearch Find out more: bit.ly/3KhViJO

Having a safe space to inject is not about promoting drug use. It's about saving lives, plain and simple Find out how Overdose Prevention Facilities can help to save lives and why we are calling for the creation of these facilities in NI now. #harmreduction

Happy to be at the INHSU Conference Community Day. Jason Wallace from SDF starts the day.

Buff Cameron from ⁦Extern_HRS⁩ talks about managing peer workers with lived and living experience in harm reduction services #harmreduction #peerworks ⁦INHSU⁩

Great session by Mat Southwell on Lived and Living experience in the design and delivery of Harm Reduction services at the INHSU Conference Community Day in Glasgow this morning.

Project Manager for Extern's Harm Reduction Services, Iain Cameron share his thoughts on why we must look at more lasting solutions for people caught in the cycle of addiction, such as the creation of an Overdose Prevention Facility in NI. youtu.be/IFqgyR0A07c

The inspirational Danny Ahmed speaking on the successes and then heartbreaking closure of the life-saving Diamorphine Assisted Therapy program in Middlesbrough this year. "This program has not failed. The people who accessed this program have been failed".

Congratulations Mal O’Hara (he/him) & Belfast City Council for showing leadership by working closely with experts and partner agencies to look at long-term solutions & long-term fixes to this tragic problem Every death by drug use is a tragedy. It is now time to help save as many lives as possible