We are deeply concerned about the emergence of nitazines in illicit drug supply in the UK Testing services: 💊WEDINOS Project 💊The Loop 💊MANDRAKE Our recent Sky News interview on this hosted by Sarah-Jane Mee with Monica Richards 🔀 youtu.be/puh8NwGU_ig?si…

Drugs are not prohibited because they're dangerous. Drugs are dangerous because they're prohibited. RT if you agree in #SupportDontPunish always 💜

The Benzo Research Project is a student-led group researching recreational benzodiazepine (benzo) use in young people across the UK. 🇬🇧 Visit the website benzoresearchteam.weebly.com to learn more about this wonderful project. And check the link in our bio for the complete report!📍

Besides long-term therapy, my partner, and finding out I’m autistic after 22 years.. Volunteering with such an inspiring group of young people at Benzo Research Project, for a cause we care so passionately about, has incidentally done wonders for my confidence and mental health💙

Our LIDo cohort have started the Machine Learning chapter of their #L2D course! 🧠 LIDo

The #StudentDrugAndAlcoholConference is only a few weeks away and so many brilliant speakers, including John de Pury (he/him) AJ Martin Joanna Bright and UWE Bristol. You can find our full agenda and speakers here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-stu…

Looking forward to our Supporting Student Leaders in Harm Reduction workshop tomorrow with Joanna Bright ✨ If you can’t make it in-person, there are tickets available to join online

Thank you everyone that joined mine and Joanna Bright’s session, and Students Organising for Sustainability🌍 Hanna Head for organising! It was great to share our experiences with Benzo Research Project and SSDP UK, and hear about the excellent harm reduction work being done with students across the UK💙

📣 Join us at SSDP Imperial and hear from our volunteers about “Local and national approaches to young people’s drug use”! 🕖 7 pm, 12th June 2024 📍 Huxley LT 144, 180 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington SW7 2AZ (and online!) 🎟️ Free, sign up here: brp2024.eventbrite.co.uk

Thank you to the Drug Education Forum for inviting our Co-Project Leads Monica Richards and AJ Martin to speak about 'Benzos, young people, and the emergence of nitazenes'. With nitazenes appearing in the UK benzo supply, a concerted effort to reduce harms is urgently needed!

Our university, which prides itself on inclusivity and social impact, has taken legal action against its own students for peaceful protest With no attempt by management to discuss their demands, QMUL seems uncommitted to its 2030 strategy of “excellence in student engagement”

An insightful read about the importance of our active participation in research culture, especially as our institutions fail to condemn brutal killing and silencing of our Palestinian colleagues👇

Very excited for the fab speaker lineup! In the breaks, come chat to us about our poster💙 A big thanks to Inclusion, Camerus and Cranstoun for making it possible for us to attend as early career researchers

Fab first day at Cranstoun Social Justice Conference repping Benzo Research Project with Joanna Bright 💙 #SupportDontPunish

That’s a wrap on #SocialJustice2024 Loved chatting to people about Benzo Research Project, learning how to do DCRs right, benefits of co-production and peer leadership at all stages, the role of capital in prohibition, and the need for intersectional expertise💙 You all give me hope!

Left: THE UNITED NATIONS Right: Queen Mary University of London management. thetab.com/uk/london/2024…

It has been such a fulfilling experience to represent youth voices and implement our research findings into real change! I loved working with the Inclusion team over the past year to make this happen, and hope that people who use benzos find the pathway useful💙

We had an excellent time at University of Kent this Tuesday, delivering a guest lecture on 'Harm reduction for young people who use benzos' for 3rd year Criminology students🌟 Big thanks George and Cosimo Sidoti for welcoming us! #StudentDrugandAlcoholAwarenessWeek

Looking forward to #bps2025 presenting our lab's study on alpha2delta regulation of calcium channels functional maturation⚡️ Stop by our poster on Tuesday, board LB64!

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