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[…] to know about quality is that they are dangerous. That’s why it is illegal to possess them. Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday, 31 July   Debates about harm reduction always follow the same pattern. Hysterical fears are confidently asserted as if proven beyond doubt while potential benefits, often based on considerable research and experience, are […]

[…] a ‘revolution’ in treatment was required, which might see dual tracks of intensive help for the (perhaps relatively few) committed to recovery and abstinence, and a holding, harm-reduction track for the remainder. Another way to square the recovery ambition with numbers addicted and diminishing resources would, he argued, be to refuse treatment or truncate […]

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[…] entering treatment, while levels of cannabis use are also rising in some countries. ‘The revival of MDMA brings with it the need to rethink existing prevention and harm-reduction responses to target and support a new population of users who may be using high-dose products without fully understanding the risks involved,’ said EMCDDA director Alexis […]

[…] Tyrell, Addaction   ‘We will seize the opportunity’ ‘The treatment system will commit to you and DWP to do our best. The focus has been on crime, harm reduction, then recovery. Then there was the crash, and the agenda moved on. We will try to seize this opportunity to make this work.’ Paul Hayes, Collective […]

[…]             Read the Magazine: Virtual Magazine Version | PDF Version Magazine Features NEWS FOCUS Does a preoccupation with binge drinking mean health is being overlooked? HARM REDUCTION SAVED MY LIFE The ACMD regards naloxone as an intervention that saves lives – yet it remains prescription only. David Gilliver hears from a service that’s […]

[…] or witnessed). Yet for both staff and prisoners, there were varied perceptions including a number of confused perspectives and ‘urban myths’attached to naloxone and for some the harm reduction message did not exist well within an abstinence-based service framework. For prisoners, the perceptions of using (and carrying the kits on their person) were influenced by […]

[…] local treatment services, contributing widely to the community. Campaigning for national naloxone provision and other outreach initiatives has also seen groups break down the traditional barriers between harm reduction and recovery to share common ground. Peter Yarwood from Red Rose Recovery was inspired to start a group after hearing speakers at a previous year’s DDN […]

[…] tobacco. From a health and wellbeing perspective, it has never made much sense to separate out these substances when there are so many synergies in terms of harm reduction, treatment and recovery and education and prevention – and not least because most of those with serious drug problems are also often smoking and drinking. Certainly […]

[…] the facilities and given them the chance to meet staff, ask questions and learn about what goes on at the charity, including the needle exchange and other harm reduction activities. The service’s executive director, Lisa Parker, said they were extremely pleased at the turnout at the events and added, ‘The events have also been an […]

[…] drugs remains the main driver of the epidemic (more than 57 per cent of new cases in 2014). Despite this, Russian officials continue with their dogmatic approach to harm reduction and in particular OST. Ignoring the overwhelming scientific evidence, the UN recommendations, and numerous examples of countries which successfully use OST for HIV prevention and drug […]

[…] that suits the Irish context and be evidence based. I believe that this kind of approach will only work if it is accompanied by timely treatment and harm reduction services, backed up by wrap-around supports which foster recovery – such as housing, health and social care. Above all, the model must be person-centred and involve […]

[…] around 26 of them across the UK – including walks in Dublin, Glasgow and Durham. Other communities held family fun days, music festivals, dance events, film nights, harm reduction cafés, plays, sports events, workshops and unity days. One recoverist, Lexi West, set off to climb to Everest Base Camp to raise funds for recovery communities […]

[…] problem New psychoactive substances are a source of ‘increasing concern’ in prisons, according to a report from the prisons and probation ombudsman, with links to suicide, self- harm, violence, intimidation and debt. The document looks at 19 deaths in prison between April 2012 and September 2014, where the prisoner was ‘known, or strongly suspected, […]

[…] have ‘meaningfully assessed’ the unintended consequences of an enforcement-based approach, which also include diversion of funding from health and stigmatisation of drug users. A new report from Harm Reduction International (HRI), meanwhile, states that millions of dollars in international funding for drug enforcement is going to countries with ‘extremely poor’ human rights records that are […]

[…] were lots of conversations being had after the conference because it gave everyone that opportunity to connect. We were really impressed with the balance this year between harm reduction and recovery, and it was great to see Public Health England responding to the NAG group.   Spitalfields Community Trust The most important part of the event […]

[…] London before moving into a hostel that had a substance misuse unit. He trained as a peer support worker then went on to become a mentor, delivering harm reduction advice on an outreach basis in Soho. ‘We were talking to people in their own community – that’s crucial,’ he stressed. In 2005 he’d moved back […]

[…] treatment activities as a minimum: Recovery Navigation (Single Point of Contact, Case Management and Care Coordination), Structured Psychosocial Interventions, Clinical Interventions, Primary Care Substance Misuse Liaison and Support, Recovery Community Activities,  Harm Reduction Activities, Needs Led Drug Testing, Hospital Liaison and Support, Family and Carer Support, Criminal Justice Pathway and Aftercare & Reintegration services. A maximum annual contract value of up […]

[…] they warn that its annexation of Crimea means that the peninsula’s drug users are now at the mercy of its ‘highly repressive’ and ‘deeply punitive’ approach, while harm reduction organisations brand the joint ministerial statement issued at the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna a ‘capitulation’ to hardline states. APRIL A hard-hitting report […]

[…] debate was also entering a new terrain. ‘On the one hand there’s an increasing focus on the millions of people who take drugs without experiencing any significant harm, and another discourse focused on the role of drugs in deprived and marginalised communities.’ There were left wing and right-wing versions of both, but the fact […]