New paper published by Dr Victoria Marland and colleagues, an evaluation of nitazene test strips. Their conclusions recommend caution when used in front-line testing, and highlight false positive results associated with the presence of caffeine harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Speaking today at #ISSDP2025 on the LJMU model of reviewing drug related deaths and the socioeconomic learnings from our panels

🔥 🌏 The ISSDP 2025 Conference Program is now live! 🌏 🔥 So many exciting sessions There is still time to register, so don't miss this opportunity to join the biggest festival of #DrugPolicy research! Go to www.issdp.org www.issdp.org/wp-content/u...

Today is Harm Reduction Day. It is at the heart of what we do to ensure we work with compassion, respect and without judgment to provide support to people Our Head of Harm Reduction Chris Rintoul met up with leads from charity partners, to discuss the future of Harm Reduction youtu.be/QeNs6Sfu4Dc

observer.co.uk/news/opinion... includes some of my thoughts and those of @profhrs.bsky.social

Gracias Bogotá, for a great #HR25 harm reduction conference. So many great presentations, our IMS posters are online ims.ljmu.ac.uk/posters #HR25Bogotá

Great presentation from Silvie Ojeda @metzineres.bsky.social about the colonisation of desire and identity as a method of control #HR25

We’re at #HR25 Bogotá, come and see us in the Exhibition Zone 🙌 And view our work in the Posters Space or here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/posters

Cambio, one of Colombia's leading political magazines, covers the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025. Read the full article at this link.👇 https://cambiocolombia.com/pais/colombia-sera-epicentro-cambio-llega-hr25-conferencia-global-drogas-reduccion-danos #hr25bogotá

Opening ceremony for #HR25 well done to Lucy and Maddie for again bringing together a great conference programmme @harmreductionintl.bsky.social

We've now announced the first speakers for our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2025, this full-day online event takes place on Friday 28th March. Registration and speaker details here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent

The war on drugs has a disproportionately negative impact on Black, Brown and Indigenous people, and those living in low-and middle-income countries.   Learn more about the effects of the war on drugs https://hri.global/publications/a-world-of-harm/

I'm quoted in this Wired feature on drug mkts moving onto social media platforms “Enforcement is driving the evolution of ever more sophisticated sales models. The only way such mkts can be defeated in the longer term is to replace them through legal regulation.” www.wired.com/story/drug-d... 1/

We have 2 more webinars coming up in 2025 - Exploring Cultural Experiences of Stigma Thursday 23 January 2025 12.30pm – 2pm Developing Inclusion – Substance use related stigma across general practice Thursday 20 March 12.30pm – 2pm www.ticketsource.co.uk/antistigmane... Free event. All welcome.

"It’s a completely self-defeating public policy.” Former UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour tells The BMJ that the war on drugs has failed and that a public health focused approach is needed www.bmj.com/content/387/...

We're pleased to announce that our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2025 will take place online on Friday 28th March. Previous events have seen some great discussions and networking so we expect a really worthwhile event. Registration is now open here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent

Whilst % prevalence of any, Class A, and several individual drugs fell in both young adults and the general population, this was non-significant. Most people who use drugs still only use once or twice a year, and % reporting frequent use fell slightly.

New YP (under 18s) drug treatment data published. Cannabis and alcohol still by far the main drugs of concern, but ketamine presentations have increased by 2.6 % points since last year, and from 512 in 2021/2022 to 1201 in 2023/24 www.gov.uk/government/s...

Despite incredible advances made in the treatment of #HIV, there is still far too much stigma and misinformation surrounding the subject. Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay #UequalsU #CantPassItOn

Health is a human right. 🌍❤️ On #WorldAIDSDay, let’s ensure HIV prevention, treatment, & care are accessible to ALL—without stigma or discrimination. Everyone deserves quality healthcare, no matter their status, gender, or where they live. #EndAIDS: bit.ly/3Z5Ot5P

Thanks for organising, it was a really interesting and informative event on Ketamine related harms. This is a link to the briefing we shared on Ketamine implicated in deaths: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/PublicHealth...

Three things you did not know about drug use and hepatitis. Learn more in the hepatitis chapter in the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 report. tinyurl.com/GSHR2024

Four things you probably did not know about harm reduction for Indigenous communities. Learn more tinyurl.com/GSHR2024

Join us for the online launch of "A World of Harm: How U.S. taxpayers fund the global war on drugs over evidence-based health responses". Register now! tinyurl.com/a-world-of-h...

Fantastic to see such a positive intro to South America’s first official safe injection site in the “extreme centrist” El Espectador this week #harmreduction www.elespectador.com/investigacio...

Interesting piece on its own merits, but also highlights how non-drug factors affect the way people respond to substances. And thats relevant to whether its alcohol, caffeine, or LSD. theface.com/life/mdma-dr...

The recording of the launch of our flagship publication, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024, is now up on our YouTube with subtitles in English, French and Spanish. #harmreduction #drugpolicy #warondrugs youtu.be/D19aEeM1Ics?...

Presented my paper on poppers use and the social, policy and sexual implications at #SSSS24 - full paper is available here: academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

“It was hell on earth, I didn’t expect him to live this long. I always expected us to get a knock on the door and say he was found dead somewhere.”

Big announcement! The Loop has started delivering the 1st UK onsite, Home Office-licensed drug testing, at the 2 biggest clubs! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New figures out today from ONS show that drug poisoning deaths in England & Wales rose by 11% in 2023 compared to 2022 to their highest levels on record. No obvious pandemic effect overall, but a very concerning rise from 2011 onwards.