Cocaine is most used drug in Glasgow consumption room
New figures also show that the vast majority of people who have used The Thistle are men.
Not a surprise, given consumption trends. But carrying out our needs assessment in Edinburgh, we were struck by the extent to which an assumption SDCFs would mostly cater to opioid use persisted in many quarters (though not among people with living experience) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Historic step forward will not end Scottish drug deaths
Harm reduction campaigner Peter Krykant challenges the Scottish Government to do much more to tackle the drug deaths crisis.
Harm reduction campaigner @peterkrykant.bsky.social challenges the Scottish Government to do much more to tackle the drug deaths crisis.
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Testing the water here, might make the jump from X
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Civil Society & Disobedience Harm Reduction Newbie
I started the 1st drug injecting centre in the UK, the state now run it, I plan on another with drug testing, the state will not save us.
Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 - the world's most active campaigners & activists will be there
I want a DCR with onsite drug testing open in Edinburgh by end of summer 2025, help me attend this conference to find out the best ways to do so
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/civil-soci...
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Anti-prohibitionist.
Drug researcher.
Historian.
Socialist.
ADHD
Abortion/Miscarriage.
North of Ireland.
Mental health, harm reduction and drug policy.
Senior research fellow, Glasgow uni.
Methods fan. Complex systems, network analysis, systems thinking, co-production.
Social connection, mental health, behaviour, substance use, healthy situations and environments.
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Alcohol/other drugs, #HarmReduction, drug consumption rooms, OPCs, SCS #AddictionSci
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