Entering the drug reform space four years ago was a shock to the system. Despite years of working with the most complex and vulnerable populations in the UK, nothing …
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Volteface Director Paul North recently caught up with Chris*, a long term member of the dark web community, to chat about how dark net markets operate and how to …
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The highest number of drug-related deaths have been recorded in 2019, since records began in 1993, according to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) data. ONS data revealed …
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The Pandemic of Problematic Drug Use: How best can we reduce the harm drugs pose to society?
On 29 September 2020, Tommy Sheppard from the Scottish National Party presented a bill declaring problematic drug use is a public health emergency. Sheppard did a phenomenal job putting much …
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SSDP are deeply saddened by the news that has come out over the weekend regarding the deaths of four young people in Northumbria related to drug use. It is …
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Sorcha Ryan is the Festival and Harm Reduction Lead of Bristol Drug Project, an organisation belonging to Bristol ROADS (Recovery Oriented Alcohol and Drugs Service). Here, Sorcha will be sharing …
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With changes to venues, demand and support looming on the horizon, Eleri Crossland predicts a significant shift in the way UK students interact with illegal drugs Student life is …
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Following the SARS virus outbreak in 2003, various studies detailed increased cases of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. As the outbreak of the current COVID-19 pandemic, a coronavirus similar …
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The Volteface Interview with Antony Loewenstein: ‘Pills, Powder and Smoke’
by Ant LehaneFive years ago, Jerusalem-based, Australian investigative journalist, author and film-maker Antony Loewenstein turned his attention from Disaster Capitalism, his book and film, to the war on drugs. In his …
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The Volteface Podcast #15 Instant Gramz: Drugs and social media with Nick Hickmott
by Ant LehaneMore young people are seeing drug adverts on social media, but what impact is this having on young people? And why has it taken us so long to catch …