Anyone's Child: Families For Safer Drug Control

11 years after his sons died from an unregulated supply of MDMA, Ray Lakeman says the government is failing to address the root causes of drug harms.

Gov says an Action Plan is due this month.

Listen to Ray’s full interview ⬇️

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Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously The Misuse of Drugs Act is the driving force behind a public health crisis. Read our latest blog - Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously

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Clare - Anyone's Child I find that other people don’t seem as sympathetic when it is a drug related death and there appears to still be lots of stigma for families like mine

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Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait - TalkingDrugs Peter Krykant fought hard for the rights of many vulnerable people across the UK and beyond. His work and life will not be forgotten.

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Ray - Anyone's Child

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Ray bravely speaking at the Safer Lives conference in Birmingham about his sons, Jacques and Torin's love of football, their university and work experiences, and their needless loss of life due to MDMA overdoses on the same night.

Jude Duncan: Leicester harm reduction lead with nearly 3 decades of experience in frontline drug services.

JS Rafaeli: A co-author of two best selling books on the drugs trade, Good Cop, Bad War and Drug Wars, and has spent years as a journalist covering the War on the Drugs and organised crime.

Dr Judith Yates: GP who worked with people who use drugs and alcohol for more than thirty years in Birmingham, and now works for drug policy reform nationally and internationally and for careful legal regulation of all drugs.

Speakers:
Debbie King: A retired Detective Inspector from Derbyshire Police, now representing Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control.

📣Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously📣
📆19th Nov - 6.00 - 8.30pm📆
📍Hansom Hall, 50-54 Belvoir Street, LE1 6QL📍
Join this in-person discussion about what a new approach to drugs could mean for Leicester, your family and your community.
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Zack Polanski Has Pledged to Legalise Drugs. So Should All Leftwing Leaders | Novara Media The left in Britain has mostly kept shtum about drugs, even though their criminalisation is inextricably linked to several of its key issues. The Green leader is finally breaking the silence, writes K...

“Drug reform is no longer radical - it’s responsible.”
– Kojo Koram
With Zack Polanski and the Greens bringing drug policy reform to the forefront, the UK has an opportunity to replace outdated punitive approaches with evidence-based, health-focused policies.
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Ketamine policy & law: Where next for the UK? | Transform how should the Government respond to the changing patterns of ketamine us in the UK? As use rises should we return to long-failed policies of tougher punishment and criminalisation, or opt for proven ...

2/2. Read the Transform blog on Ketamine policy and law - Where next for the UK?

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1/2. After the tragic loss of her daughter, Louise, Vicky Unwin spoke to The Daily Mail about the dangers of ketamine and why it must be regulated, not reclassified.
"You don't just lose a person; you lose their whole future"

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• JS Rafaeli: Author of Drug Wars and Good Cop Bad War, acclaimed books co-written with a former undercover officer, detailing the realities of UK drug policy.

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• Dr Judith Yates: A highly respected GP with decades of frontline experience in substance use in the Midlands, and an advocate for health-based policies.

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Speakers:
• Debbie King: A retired Detective Inspector from Derbyshire Police, now representing Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) UK, offering a unique perspective from within policing and as a bereaved mother due to her daughter’s drug related death

6/8 Jude Duncan: Leicester harm reduction lead with nearly 3 decades of experience in frontline drug services

5/8 Dr Judith Yates: A highly respected GP with decades of frontline experience in substance use in the Midlands, and an advocate for health-based policies.

4/8 JS Rafaeli: Author of Drug Wars and Good Cop Bad War, acclaimed books co-written with a former undercover officer, detailing the realities of UK drug policy.

3/8 Speakers:

Debbie King: A retired Detective Inspector from Derbyshire Police, now representing Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) UK, offering a unique perspective from within policing and as a bereaved mother due to her daughter’s drug related death

2/8 Come along to our free event to learn about the impact of drugs in Leicester and how we can better protect our community.

Hear from experts in the field, local families and stakeholders and engage in discussions on how we can address drug-related issues.

Anyone's Child: Bridging The Political Divide Anyone's Child: Bridging The Political Divide -

New blog - Bridging The Political Divide
Hampshire: Take Drugs Seriously and the need for legal regulation
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inside-the-thistle-scotlands-safer-drug-consumption-facility Inside the Thistle: Scotland’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility - Anyone's Child - Experts

Read the new blog about Transform/Anyone's Child's visit to The Thistle.
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YouTube video by Jeremy, Storm & Vanessa On 5 Should we legalise all drugs? feat. Zack Polanski & Carole Malone | Jeremy Vine

Zack Polanski discusses why all drugs need to be legally regulated and highlights the work of Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control.
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Cerith Blacker is fundraising for Transform Drug Policy Foundation by walking from Lands Ends to John o' Groats
Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving

A Future denied As a deadly, contaminated drug supply—driven by prohibition—claims more young lives in Northern Ireland, policy makers who cling to the failed "just say no" response are knowingly choosing to repeat h...

A Future Denied: The Deadly Impact of Westminster's Drug Policies in Northern Ireland.
By Dr Órfhlaith Campbell.

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Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs Zack Polanski speaks to BBC South East on the party's new approach ahead of the party's conference.

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🚨TOMORROW - 3 October - 4:30 PM🚨
Hampshire: Take Drugs Seriously
Cowplain PO8 8EH
Free tickets available here:
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