3 months in operation, 30-45 supersized injections a day, 0 overdose deaths. Thank you to all the folk Οργανισμός Κατά των Ναρκωτικών - OKANA for giving me an incredibly insightful tour of your Athens DCR facility as part of ongoing research with Coact

Proud to have taken the stage with the Cranstoun Sandwell SCORE Team who lead research into the need and feasibility for OPCs in their community. Coact Mat Southwell @CranstounRia @simon_wollaston #PilotOPCs

The war on drugs has provided the architecture where racist policing practices & mass incarceration can operate. Watch the discussion from our Decolonising Drug Policy webinar series with Imani Mason Jordan, gracie mae bradley *is not here much* & Shanice 😈 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ here: youtube.com/watch?v=OMxFuS…

Today at #CivilSociety webinar, UNODC experts explained the key findings of #WorldDrugReport. #CSOs received answers regarding global & regional trends on topics such as drugs & environment & the impact of cannabis legalization. Read #WDR💻 bit.ly/3yGnIc6 #CareInCrises

Protests Urge NY Gov. to Roll Out Safe Consumption by Executive Action filtermag.org/safe-consumpti…

Amazing work from SCORE and Cranstoun Sandwell

Great opportunity for bright legal minds keen to work for social justice for people who use drugs. Few better training grounds than Release Drugs - @releasedrugs.bsky.social

“To end the AIDS pandemic the world needs to move away from failed, punitive, stigmatising approaches towards a human-rights, community-led approach rooted in decades of experience and evidence.” Read UNAIDS Global @winnie_byanyima’s letter to The Economist. economist.com/letters/2022/1…

ENPUD agrees agendas for next year I defending rights and health of drug uses Mat Southwell #IDUforum #форумЛУН

Dr Martin Braback from Sweden talking about trial in Malmo for using NSP as route for heroin users to access treatment #harmreduction

Dr Braback's. The trust in the NSP nurses was key to helping people using heroin to trust treatment services #harmreduction

In Malmo pilot 100 eligible NSP clients and 75% of complex population drawn into services overcoming traditional barriers #harmreduction

Malmo study shows mixture of nurse assessment, case mgt model and quick txt access engaged core NSP populations #harmreduction

Malmo pilot showed high retention rates (82%) after 1 year. #harmreduction

Malmo pilot shows that structured link with NSP and designated treatment slots creates an effective pathway for non-txt pops #harmreduction

New magazine to help London drug users fund habit legally, via Guardian, theguardian.com/society/2014/n…

Thank you so much @JonDerricott1 for filming #HitHotTopics pro bono. Check out his brilliant films here youtube.com/channel/UCeHbr…

This is some of the least informed nonsense any government minister has come out in a while. Insulting & dangerous!

Coact launches Peer NSP Project with CAHR programme. Time to champion Peer NSP Mat Southwell

Why I joined Coact blog post from Judy Chang Judy Chang tinyurl.com/JCCoact