Only two weeks until our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2026. We have lots of great speakers planned!
The event is online, on Thursday 23rd April, and it's free to register: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent
We're pleased to announce that registration is now open for our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2026 which takes place on Thursday 23rd April. The event is online and it's free to register: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent
This #DryJanuary read Eleanor's story about her using #Alcohol to cope while battling #Anxiety, #Depression and living on the streets of #Liverpool 💙
Will Swain, Mental health practitioner at our Trust, helped Eleanor to turn her life around ⬇
bit.ly/MCmag-alcohol
🚨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:
🌍 This #WorldAIDSDay, it’s time to #RethinkRebuildRise – and we need you!
Share what a people-centred #HIV response means to you and help us reimagine the path forward.
👥 Together, we can shape a future where everyone thrives! #WAD #WAD2025
zurl.co/OEQqk
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
When Jack went to A&E in severe pain, he was left waiting, overlooked, and made to feel invisible. His story shows how stigma around ketamine use can block people from getting urgent care.
We need training, flexibility & compassion in services. Everyone deserves dignity.
Read more 👉 zurl.co/le3qM
Opportunity to join our team as a drug related deaths admin and research support officer (closing date 09/10/25). jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/drug...
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....
Speaking today at #ISSDP2025 on the LJMU model of reviewing drug related deaths and the socioeconomic learnings from our panels
🔥 🌏 The ISSDP 2025 Conference Program is now live! 🌏 🔥
So many exciting sessions
There is still time to register, so don't miss this opportunity to join the biggest festival of #DrugPolicy research! Go to www.issdp.org
www.issdp.org/wp-content/u...
Today is Harm Reduction Day. It is at the heart of what we do to ensure we work with compassion, respect and without judgment to provide support to people
Our Head of Harm Reduction Chris Rintoul met up with leads from charity partners, to discuss the future of Harm Reduction
youtu.be/QeNs6Sfu4Dc
Gracias Bogotá, for a great #HR25 harm reduction conference. So many great presentations, our IMS posters are online ims.ljmu.ac.uk/posters #HR25Bogotá
Great presentation from Silvie Ojeda @metzineres.bsky.social about the colonisation of desire and identity as a method of control #HR25
We’re at #HR25 Bogotá, come and see us in the Exhibition Zone 🙌
And view our work in the Posters Space or here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/posters
Cambio, one of Colombia's leading political magazines, covers the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025.
Read the full article at this link.👇
cambiocolombia.com/pais/colombia-sera-epice...
#hr25bogotá
Opening ceremony for #HR25 well done to Lucy and Maddie for again bringing together a great conference programmme @harmreductionintl.bsky.social
We've now announced the first speakers for our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2025, this full-day online event takes place on Friday 28th March. Registration and speaker details here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent
The war on drugs has a disproportionately negative impact on Black, Brown and Indigenous people, and those living in low-and middle-income countries.
Learn more about the effects of the war on drugs https://hri.global/publications/a-world-of-harm/
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...
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We have 2 more webinars coming up in 2025 -
Exploring Cultural Experiences of Stigma
Thursday 23 January 2025 12.30pm – 2pm
Developing Inclusion – Substance use related stigma across general practice
Thursday 20 March
12.30pm – 2pm
www.ticketsource.co.uk/antistigmane...
Free event. All welcome.
Man in handcuffs holding drugs
"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/...
LJMU Drug Related Deaths conference 2025 slide image
We're pleased to announce that our LJMU Drug Related Deaths Conference 2025 will take place online on Friday 28th March. Previous events have seen some great discussions and networking so we expect a really worthwhile event. Registration is now open here: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/DRDconference #DRDevent
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.
New YP (under 18s) drug treatment data published. Cannabis and alcohol still by far the main drugs of concern, but ketamine presentations have increased by 2.6 % points since last year, and from 512 in 2021/2022 to 1201 in 2023/24 www.gov.uk/government/s...
Despite incredible advances made in the treatment of #HIV, there is still far too much stigma and misinformation surrounding the subject.
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
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.
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
Thanks for organising, it was a really interesting and informative event on Ketamine related harms. This is a link to the briefing we shared on Ketamine implicated in deaths: ims.ljmu.ac.uk/PublicHealth...
Three things you did not know about drug use and hepatitis.
Learn more in the hepatitis chapter in the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 report. tinyurl.com/GSHR2024
