Monthly Archives: August 2010

Overdose Awareness Day

August 31, 2010 Posted by Stacey under Blog, Drugs and Alcohol, Harm Reduction
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Today is Overdose Awareness Day. This is an E-mail I’ve just sent round to Birmingham services and I thought it would be worth me blogging it too. . . . Here are some great resources and links which I think you may find useful. I have included references to Facebook and Twitter for fellow social…

Seven experts in the Drugs field who the Government should listen to

August 25, 2010 Posted by Stacey under Blog, Drugs and Alcohol
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Unless you have been in a K-hole for the last few weeks you can’t have missed the debate going on around drug policy and the rising call from experts and other unexpected places (The People!) for a sensible review at the very least. Bless the Government, they have issued a consultation document so we can…

The Pointless War on Drugs

August 9, 2010 Posted by Stacey under Blog, Drugs and Alcohol
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Humans have always taken substances. They always will. All drugs can be harmful. Regardless of the law. The ‘War on Drugs’ is just as useful as a ‘War on Eating Junk Food’ or a ‘War on Having Sex’. People will always want to feel less pain, feel happier for a while, feel more relaxed, feel…