Planning on dissolving MDMA in your drink? Be aware of the risks as this has been linked with serious medical incidents across the UK. If you are planning on taking MDMA, consider alternative modes of intake and be aware of the signs of drug-related emergency. #GoSlowStayLow #TakeQuarterSipWater

'Preparing for a third wave'. My new paper on synthetic opioids in Europe. Published by @brookingsinst.bsky.social www.brookings.edu/articles/opi...

viewer.joomag.com/ddn-dec-2024... 6 lovely people I know and I make the case for separating treatment/recovery and #harmreduction in all of the UK. @furlongp.bsky.social @hussey-deb.bsky.social @maddieohare.bsky.social Buff, Jon Findlay & Lucy O’Hare

It's a cyclic event with the media which actually takes away any legitimacy of drink spiking which is a concern but again at times overplayed with myths of what's used

Great recommendations here opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/impactful-wa...

1/3) I hate to say I told you so … My critics love to tell me: “You can’t compare alcohol to ‘hard drugs.’” YES, ACTUALLY I CAN. (Also, “hard drugs” are not a thing.) The biggest difference between legal drugs (like alcohol) and illegal drugs (like Down, cocaine & meth) is REGULATION.🧵

The West is learning about the huge annual global death toll from bootleg booze www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

RIP John Prescot. Maybe not everyone's cup.of tea but an outspoken and as honest as you will get in a politian from a working class back ground. From a different era. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

The Prime Minister should make a statement, immediately, to confirm whether UK missiles have been fired into Russia. Full statement below.

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