The rise of vaping among teenagers has led to the creation of a moral panic in Britain. It is the subject of BBC Question Time debates. The tabloids have been…
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In 2016, then Justice Secretary and co-convener of the Vote Leave campaign, Michael Gove, infamously declared that “people in this country have had enough of experts…from organisations with acronyms saying…
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On 15th May, The Times released an article titled: ‘How ketamine became the UK’s hidden campus killer’, examining ketamine use in UK universities and the turn towards harm reduction policies.…
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Early 2018 was a period of my life which I will never forget. Frantically charging around Westminster and Soho, working from my phone in the most disparate of settings –…
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The 8th March 2023 marks International Women’s Day, a worldwide celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for increased gender equality. This year’s UN theme is ‘DigitALL: Innovation…
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Last month marked the 1-year anniversary since the re-launch of AlphaBay Market, a darknet marketplace which shut down in 2017 in a highly publicised international sting which led to the…
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UK Drug-Driving arrests have SKYROCKETED to an all time high – here’s why…
by Lisa DarvillOn average, there’s been a staggering 113% rise in drug driving arrests since 2016, with no let up even during the coronavirus lockdown. But what exactly is going on here…
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David Celino and Olivia Pratt-Korbell are victims of the UK’s ‘War on Drugs’
by Jay JacksonThe deaths of 16-year-old David Celino and 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in the same week in August have scarred the conscience of the nation. Their deaths, in separate circumstances and different…
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Pride in Safe Supply: The Forgotten LGBTQ+ History of Harm Reduction
by Jay HoganIt would be difficult to trace the harm reduction movement back to one specific cause, as it has roots in so many different activist groups. The movement goes as far…
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and how we can stop it… On 26th July 2021, police officers found the body of a 40-year old man, named Richard Beare, inside a flat in Penzance, Cornwall.…