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Our review "Therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs: navigating high hopes, strong claims, weak evidence, and big money" is up at Annual Review of Psychology. Abstract below. annualreviews.org/content/journa…

Yes I called for a national network of drug checking services accessible by everyone, licensed & funded asap. We are at a minute past midnight with the emergence of nitazenes, & criminal justice, public health & harm reduction organisations concur on the severity of the threat.

I’ve no idea what a Brat Summer is, but I enjoyed speaking to Ella Glover about cocaine for this Dazed piece dazeddigital.com/life-culture/a…

If you or someone you know has been affected by the loss of a loved one due to a substance related death there is bereavement support available from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs - open to all with no judgement & strictest confidence. Helpline 📞: 08080 10 10 11 sfad.org.uk/support-servic…

Another set of awful drug-death stats for Scotland from NatRecordsScot - as some of us suggested last year, a one-year drop was nothing to celebrate and certainly no evidence we had turned a corner. A short THREAD on some key findings from the data...

1,172 lives were lost to drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023. These aren't just numbers; they were our loved ones. We honour their memory and stand with those grieving.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING - MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER @ 19:00 Attending an upcoming anti-fascist mobilisation? Make sure you know your rights! Free. Online. Find the sign-up link in our bio.

Our testing Lost Village 2024 is continuing to show us that #SizeMatters. We are finding that range & variability of pills can be significant - even for the same design. Taking too much MDMA can be unpleasant, but could also have more significant and dangerous effects.

#Xylaxine Harm Reduction: crew.scot/drug-market-up…

"The criminalisation of drug consumption & possession for personal use has led to negative consequences for the health, security, & human rights of individuals & communities worldwide" The UN @OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the right to health ohchr.org/en/special-pro…

Release is very proud to have contributed to the UN Treaty Bodies CERD recommendations to address racism within the UK. There's much that needs to be done - and drug laws continue to be a vehicle that perpetuate racist policing and targeting of minority communities. Source ⬇️

Sold out public premiere of JULY,SOUTH on the beautiful cinema of the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society ✨️

This weekend (Saturday 31st August) we will be delivering our monthly drug checking service in Bristol. Our service is free, anonymous and non-judgemental - come by to access harm reduction advice, with the opportunity to submit substances for testing.

🕯️ Thank you to all of those who came and contributed to today’s #IOAD2024 event in Leith. Whilst today is a day for remembrance and reflection, the passion and determination for stopping the deaths was very encouraging on a deeply somber day of the year.

Nitazenes have been identified for the 1st time in the Netherlands this weekend - in pills looking like oxycontin, in a parcel sorting office, destined for the US. Worryingly, this might indicate that Dutch pill factories are manufacturing them. nltimes.nl/2024/08/31/dea…

Interesting piece (HT DrugWise) preliminary analyses of 'kush' samples in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, suggests a high proportion may contain nitazenes. talkingdrugs.org/under-the-rada…

eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-drug-mark… Book a place on our latest evening training course, 18th September! Our courses are informed by The Loop’s regular healthcare interventions, research and drug testing services, which identify current drug market trends and related issues.

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson just made an announcement with some worrying developments. The first of is insisting on calling xylazine - a legit vet tranquilizer - a "zombie" drug, which is neither useful nor scientific. 👇🧵 gov.uk/government/new…

⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 05 Sep 2024 Multiple yellow “Bitcoin” embossed #Ecstasy/#MDMA tablets analytically confirmed, by MANDRAKE, to contain synthetic #cathinone alpha-PHP (39 mg/tablet) = 2.5x common oral dose circulating in #Manchester. If unwell please seek medical attention.

#Xylazine: ❓️non-opioid animal sedative/muscle relaxant ❗️can depress breathing = potentially life-threatening if taken + other downer-type drugs ❗️frequently sold as/with downers like benzos, GHB + recently ketamine 💗 call 999 in emergency crew.scot/drug-market-up…