🥂Are you off out tonight?🥂 If you'll be using drugs or alcohol, make sure you've read through our top tips on how to look out for yourself: ssdpleeds.org.uk/out-tonight

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Great piece from Andrew Boff on why current drugs policy needs reform “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” conservativehome.com/platform/2020/…

🖊️This month, Student Minds are looking for blog posts on the topic of alcohol and drug use and its relation to mental health. Head to the "write for us" page to submit something: studentmindsblog.co.uk SSDP Leeds - Students for Sensible Drug Policy LUU Welfare Updates Forward Leeds

❗COVID-19 UPDATE It's crucial you keep yourself safe during the pandemic. Use these following harm reduction #tips and your government's advice to keep yourself protected. Check our website for more info on how to reduce harms while taking drugs. Stay safe #covid19

It's back 🎉🎉🎉

Our Young Person's service in Leeds is open for anyone who has concerns about their alcohol or drug use and would like information, advice or support. You can call 0113 887 2757 or email [email protected] and ask for a call back.

Please share, disseminate, and alter as needed to fit the needs of your community. And above all else, please stay safe and look after each other. #harmreduction #mutualaid talkingdrugs.org/covid19-harm-r…

It's #RecoveryMonth. We asked some experienced drug & alcohol workers for their #RecoveryTips. In this latest film Graham discusses how to rediscover activities you like and discovering new things. It’s also about focus and fulfilment. youtu.be/X98iANkZo64 #drugs #alcohol

Volteface is delighted to announce a new partnership with SSDP UK. Student voices are very important to the reform agenda and we will be publishing work from SSDP members at the start of every semester. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for the first instalment this week

Inside Glasgow's Safer Drug Consumption Van bit.ly/2Rpfqip

It also shows an increase in student use of benzodiazepines, with 25% of students reporting a significant increase in the amount they're using.

93% of students said they wouldn't talk to their university about their drug use - which means that if students did need support they won't be able to get it. This is a really important point, and something universities should consider when designing their approaches to drug use.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐮𝐩 Ppl. who inject drugs are 22x + likely to acquire HIV than the general pop. Yet only 0.4% of all HIV funding in LMICs goes to them. 💉 Fund health! 🕊️ End criminalisation! ✊ Empower communities! #SupportDontPunish! #WorldAIDSDay

I carried naloxone, even when I had no expectations of using it, because if someone else hadn’t done the same, I wouldn’t be alive today. Filter | harm reduction journalism #Naloxone #HarmReduction #OverdosePrevention filtermag.org/naloxone-overd…

Study drugs harm reduction advice: 💊If you're trying to reduce fatigue then as little as 25-50mg can be effective (source: Drugs and Me) 😴Remember that the effects last around 24 hours so you'll need to catch up on lost sleep More info: ssdpleeds.org.uk/study-drugs

If you’re worried about your study drug use: Contact Forward Leeds Book a confidential appointment with Leeds University Union who follow a harm-reduction approach to drug use - you won’t get in trouble! Email [email protected]

my final piece of the year is live!! i looked into how the pandemic has impacted the way university students take drugs for VICE News with help from NeuroSight thanks to Max Daly for the commission and edits, and helping to shape this story vice.com/en/article/epd…