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[…] 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 […]