Do you know how to respond to an Opioid Overdose? Do you know how to administer #Naloxone? For #WorldHealthDay we are training the incredible staff from Depaul on Overdose Response and Naloxone administration. #NaloxoneSavesLives #HarmReductionWorks #InThisTogether

The Misuse of Drugs Act has been causing more harm than drugs since 1977.

Today we are out in the sun with the amazing Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) #HarmReduction outreach team. Thanks for having us 💜 #InThisTogether

SSDP International's Executive Director, Róisín Downes '15, spoke at the 64th session of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs - representing SSDP at the United Nations! Check out her speech to the Commission using the link below. youtube.com/watch?v=0O3_Cy…

👏👏👏 Well done Róisín, brilliant speech. If you haven't seen it be sure to check it out!!!

Please check this out if you are organising activities for #SupportDontPunish Global Day of Action! We just sent our proposal to the team 💚 Thanks Support.Don't Punish for the ongoing support! #InThisTogether

New #PublicToilets in #Dublin available from today ⬇️⬇️ More info - dublincity.ie/publictoilets

The experience of #edibles may be different to inhaling cannabis as a result of how the liver processes THC. It can take longer to feel the effects and the effects could be stronger for some people. Get more information on our site here: bit.ly/3nqhHsR

Thanks to the amazing Lydia for supporting our outreach today, and thanks to everybody who took the time to have a chat! We were lucky we could catch a break after the hailstorm! #PeerOutreach

Check our the Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction Supplies services available TODAY ⬇️⬇️ For a full list of NEX and Harm Reduction Services check out our website myuisce.org/wp-content/upl… #InThisTogether #HarmReduction #NEX

Portugal decriminalised all drugs, and adopted a health based approach instead. They've been doing this for 20 years. Great article here about its impact theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/…

As part of #Fit2Sit, Trinity College Dublin Students' Union 🌈🇵🇸 has partnered with SSDP Trinity, a student network dedicated to advocating for progressive drug policy in Trinity, to bring clear, up-to-date information about Study Drugs. #TCDSupportServices Learn more here: facebook.com/TCDSU/photos/p…

For International Harm Reduction Day we want to highlight #HarmReduction resources that we have published in the last year! Learn how to recognise OD sings, how to respond to and OD & how you can reduce our OD risk! Check them out ⬇️ #IHRD21 #OverdoseAwareness #Naloxone

We’ve been working to ensure that staff in Private Emergency Accommodation (PEA) are trained & have access to #Naloxone. At the weekend, a passerby collapsed from an #overdose outside a PEA. Their staff ran out to give naloxone, call an ambulance & stay with them. All went well!

What are the signs of an #overdose or drug emergency? Learn how to reduce the harms and spot the signs of an overdose from drugs.ie/KnowingtheSigns

Just saw an assistant editor in the Irish Times casually use the phrase ‘junkie’ and I am putting it out there that maybe we shouldn’t dehumanise people with language that likens them to rubbish or waste

Applications for the 21/22 Committee are now open! Fill out the form below to apply. Trinity College Dublin Students' Union 🌈🇵🇸 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Valuable, high-impact research, as well as a ministerial report, from Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers and colleagues on drug use among young people and strategies to reduce risk and harm. Read more here: tcd.ie/medicine/resea… HSE Social Inclusion Institute of Public Health (IRL & NI) Department of Health HSE Drugs.ie Neuro-Behavioural Addiction Group

This is your friendly reminder that the spike in Fentanyl overdoses is a direct result of prohibitionist drug policies. People who use drugs didn't ask for fentanyl. It was given to them to circumvent law enforcement's blind scramble to reduce supply & maximize profits.