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Integrated Monitoring System: data reporting for drug, alcohol & syringe exchange services. Delivered by LJMU, Public Health Institute, Liverpool UK. https://ims.ljmu.ac.uk/info

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Big Issue@bigissue.com · 9mo ago

🚨Three deaths in 10 days in London linked to cychlorphine, a new synthetic opioid The cases are the first publicly-known UK deaths from the drug Questions mount over delays in telling frontline services of the threat, and a lack of public information  🧵 Here's what we know:

IMS@phi-ims.bsky.social · last yr.

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....

Evaluation of nitazene immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of nitazene and nitazene analogs in illicit drug samples - Harm Reduction Journal

Background The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fat...

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Harm Reduction International@harmreductionintl.bsky.social · last yr.

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

Colombia será el epicentro del cambio: llega HR25, la conferencia global sobre drogas y reducción de daños | Cambio Colombia

Bogotá será sede de la edición 28 de la Conferencia Internacional sobre Reducción de Daños (HR25). Más de 1.000 delegados de 70 países se reunirán del 27 al 30 de abril en el Centro de Convenciones Ágora para discutir un nuevo enfoque en políticas de drogas centrado en los derechos humanos...

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SteveRolles@steverolles.bsky.social · 2y ago

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/

Drug Dealers Have Moved on to Social Media

The marketing of illegal drugs on open platforms is “gaining prominence,” authorities note, while the number of drug transactions on the dark web has decreased in recent years.

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The BMJ@bmj.com · 2y ago

"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/...

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Prof Harry Sumnall@profhrs.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

DrugWise@drugwise.bsky.social · 2y ago

Drug misuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2024 - An overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Out now from ONS - www.ons.gov.uk/releases/dru...

WHO@who.int · 2y ago

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

The world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected. With human rights at the centre, with communities in the lead, the world can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.