In Winchester yesterday a number of volunteers helped us to collate feedback to inform phase two of our overdose detection bracelet research project.

A subject have worked with for ten years since it first emerged as an issue - MDPV > Md-php and now slowly spreading to other areas - bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

So frustrated and tired of useless trains Short journey from MK back to EUS again delayed so missed connection back home. Turns in to a 3hr journey. It’s why I won’t keep on doing it. That and any venue that has someone with a singing bowl in the next room when we’re training.

A 10-point plan to prepare for #nitazenes viewer.joomag.com/ddn-april-2024… Kevin Flemen in new DDN Magazine (pages 10-11)

We're saddened by Russell Newcombe's passing. He was key in Liverpool's harm reduction movement, advocating for normalization of drug use. His impact on policy reform was significant. Our thoughts are with Cheryl Newcombe-White, also a strong advocate of drug users' rights

“Everybody is impacted. Everybody's hurting”: Grief, loss and the emotional impacts of overdose on harm reduction workers" by Gillian Kolla, PhD et al (2024) via International Journal of Drug Policy...how is your community dealing with grief in regards to the overdose crisis? LInk: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another day another screwed up journey with Avanti West Coast - lucky to be at station half hour early so can get earlier train. Am so done with this

Beaten and tortured: the north African children paying a bloody price for Europe’s insatiable appetite for cocaine theguardian.com/global-develop…

Fun day out in Faversham with We Are With You Kent and catching up with Nick Hickmott . Day of Benzo training and biscuits…

Thank you Avanti West Coast for your ongoing abysmal service and lack of announcements; your 20+ delay means I miss my SouthEastern at STP so get home an hour late. I can’t remember the last time a journey with you ran to time . Beyond useless.

One in six vapes confiscated at English schools spiked with ‘zombie drug’ theguardian.com/society/articl…

UK shortage of drug used to prevent brain damage in alcoholics theguardian.com/society/articl…

Working with Young People in the UK and need resources about vaping and #syntheticcannabinoids We've got some new free resources getting uploaded for the new school term. This one is all about Spice in Vapes. Free. Share. and feedback always welcome. kfx.org.uk/drug_facts/dru…

A great article by Bill Byrd U.S. Institute of Peace, drawing on reporting by David Mansfield & AlcisGeo on the risks & impacts of the #Taliban’s drugs ban in #Afghanistan and ahead into next year. Something has to give & the question is when, not if, this happens. usip.org/publications/2…

Yesterday I signed the licence for Ireland’s first Supervised Injecting Facility to open in Merchants Quay Dublin. It opened its doors today with staff available to provide support This facility is a landmark development in our health-led approach to drug use. It prioritises the

Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

#RuthWyner obituary – charity worker with the #homeless whose imprisonment under the Misuse of #Drugs Act caused an international outcry: bit.ly/4gkMVeU

‘It’s hell on earth for me’: how did Joe Black overdose in a homeless hostel with zero tolerance for drugs? Exactly why I keep doing the work that I do with hostels to improve police and practice. Such a terrible tragic story theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

theguardian.com/science/2025/m… long read but really good