Barry Chapman
@bchpmn.bsky.social
Pharmacist in Edinburgh.
Special interests: substance use, harm reduction, health inequalities, reducing stigma
Irish. Partial to European train adventures and dissonant music.
Personal account. All wafflings contained herein are my own opinion
Special interests: substance use, harm reduction, health inequalities, reducing stigma
Irish. Partial to European train adventures and dissonant music.
Personal account. All wafflings contained herein are my own opinion
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November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s not always easy being an Irish football fan, especially over the last 7-8 years, but oh my god the highs are absolutely the highest
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It’s not always easy being an Irish football fan, especially over the last 7-8 years, but oh my god the highs are absolutely the highest
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Build the statue now
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Build the statue now
Amazing work from colleagues in Bristol
Voice of the Voiceless: co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in pharmacies
Voice of the Voiceless: co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in pharmacies
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Amazing work from colleagues in Bristol
Voice of the Voiceless: co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in pharmacies
Voice of the Voiceless: co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution treatment in pharmacies
Been in Linlithgow tonight at the world premiere of a pals composition for string orchestra. Can’t often say that.
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Been in Linlithgow tonight at the world premiere of a pals composition for string orchestra. Can’t often say that.
When incompetence and hostility combine. Our family are in the 46%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When incompetence and hostility combine. Our family are in the 46%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A day well spent with #pharmacy colleagues at the SP3A conference in Glasgow yesterday. A lot of the presentations seems to reframe our role as one to facilitate and advocate for patients access to medications rather than be gatekeepers.
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A day well spent with #pharmacy colleagues at the SP3A conference in Glasgow yesterday. A lot of the presentations seems to reframe our role as one to facilitate and advocate for patients access to medications rather than be gatekeepers.
Glorious anticipation of tonight’s Autechre gig. It take something special to draw me over to Glasgow on a school night these days.
November 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Glorious anticipation of tonight’s Autechre gig. It take something special to draw me over to Glasgow on a school night these days.
Class lineup if you are in Dublin.
The full line up for Haunted Dancehall on Saturday @ NCH Dublin. First event 3pm.
Limited tickets available www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
Limited tickets available www.nch.ie/all-events-l...
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Class lineup if you are in Dublin.
Soundtracking an early morning bus ride to Dublin airport, inspired by the late nights in Krakow last weekend
depthofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/deux-e...
depthofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/deux-e...
Deux enfants sont menacés par un rossignol, by 1729
2 track album
depthofdecay.bandcamp.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Soundtracking an early morning bus ride to Dublin airport, inspired by the late nights in Krakow last weekend
depthofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/deux-e...
depthofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/deux-e...
Newspaper article on the increasing prevalence of ketamine use and harms associated with this use.
www.thetimes.com/article/5efd...
www.thetimes.com/article/5efd...
Ketamine — the £8 killer taking over university campuses
It has become the party drug of choice among 16 to 24-year-olds — but the side effects can be devastating, from permanent bladder failure to sudden death. Phoebe Luckhurst reports
www.thetimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Newspaper article on the increasing prevalence of ketamine use and harms associated with this use.
www.thetimes.com/article/5efd...
www.thetimes.com/article/5efd...
Flew back to Dublin to celebrate Ireland glorious vanquishing of Armenia in the company of @secondcaptains.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Flew back to Dublin to celebrate Ireland glorious vanquishing of Armenia in the company of @secondcaptains.bsky.social
Tis Krakow for the weekend…
October 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Tis Krakow for the weekend…
Been a long week, and the weathers rubbish, so binge watched Blue Lights tonight. Really love this show, tense and exciting as well as silly and soppy, with examples of trauma informed care, lived experience and, most explicitly, the power of a team. Class
October 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Been a long week, and the weathers rubbish, so binge watched Blue Lights tonight. Really love this show, tense and exciting as well as silly and soppy, with examples of trauma informed care, lived experience and, most explicitly, the power of a team. Class
Incredible night in the Velodrome watching OM beat PSG for the first time in 14 years.
September 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Incredible night in the Velodrome watching OM beat PSG for the first time in 14 years.
Nice obit for Twitch
From disco to Slayer, a DJ set by Optimo’s JD Twitch made life feel full of wild possibility
By putting techno, punk, funk and more on an even footing, the Scottish DJ – who has died aged 57 – fearlessly united factions in underground music
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Nice obit for Twitch
In Marseille for the weekend with friends for the football. That should go fine, right?
Nope, massive storm and game postponed as a result!
Nope, massive storm and game postponed as a result!
September 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In Marseille for the weekend with friends for the football. That should go fine, right?
Nope, massive storm and game postponed as a result!
Nope, massive storm and game postponed as a result!
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Eternal gratitdue to Keith aka JD Twitch for so so many things, and my heart goes out to all those close to him.
There’s so much to say about him but one thing I’ll hope he is remembered for is as a model of wise leadership. He built communities and guided with a sense of “pragmatic anarchism”.
There’s so much to say about him but one thing I’ll hope he is remembered for is as a model of wise leadership. He built communities and guided with a sense of “pragmatic anarchism”.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Eternal gratitdue to Keith aka JD Twitch for so so many things, and my heart goes out to all those close to him.
There’s so much to say about him but one thing I’ll hope he is remembered for is as a model of wise leadership. He built communities and guided with a sense of “pragmatic anarchism”.
There’s so much to say about him but one thing I’ll hope he is remembered for is as a model of wise leadership. He built communities and guided with a sense of “pragmatic anarchism”.
Reposted by Barry Chapman
That's Keith McIvor/JD Twitch away, a really special person who did so much for a great many. Wouldn't have as many friends in my life if it wasn't for Pure/Optimo. RIP
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
That's Keith McIvor/JD Twitch away, a really special person who did so much for a great many. Wouldn't have as many friends in my life if it wasn't for Pure/Optimo. RIP