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James P
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It’s the 10 FOOT takeover of the @BigIssue. I travel the UK a lot and it’s almost guaranteed I will see a 10 foot tag. Snowden summit, Barnsley, Leeds, Dorchester, Bournemouth. He’s there. Unrelenting coverage.
March 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Rise and zopishine !
March 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
13 years ago today doing the photo shoot for the #ketamine campaign in #Barnsley. Can’t believe it was so long ago & that I’m currently involved in developing another.
January 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by James P
The power of the non-drinker: how sober people now hold sway over their social groups
The power of the non-drinker: how sober people now hold sway over their social groups
The proportion of people who don’t drink alcohol is almost double that of those who don’t eat meat – which brings big implications for bars and restaurants Name: Non-drinkers. Age: Any age, but like the police, they seem to be getting younger. Continue…
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Thistles can be irritating with their scratchy bristles. They also have beautiful flowers that spread seeds in the wind to grow more thistles. I hope that this thistle in Glasgow leads to many more popping up around the UK.
Today is an auspicious day for the UK. The pioneering policy makers, academics, practitioners and community-led activists in Scotland have opened the first Drug Consumption Room in the UK. FINALLY the UK has a DCR!! Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the brave!! #harmreduction
The Thistle - Safer Drug Consumption Room
YouTube video by Glasgow City HSCP
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by James P
In 2017 the UK Govt DIDN'T make a drug being bought illegally online Class A, arrest users, or claim enforcement could eliminate supply. They made it available from pharmacists. Now people get health advice, buy safe products and the criminal market collapsed 1/2
www.theguardian.com/business/201...
Viagra will be available over the counter in UK, says medicines regulator
Male impotence drug could be sold without a prescription by spring, in effort to close down lucrative black market
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Working on #ketamine training today. Rewatching this from @matsouthwell.bsky.social. 12 years old, perhaps more relevant now than ever before

youtu.be/9ICkZjgw-fM?...
Ketamine harm Reduction
YouTube video by Jon Derricott
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Got laughed at by lots of colleagues in The Office for wearing these to walk to work along the death slide Icey pavements. I reminded them #harmreduction works !
January 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by James P
"Neither ketamine use nor any problems associated with it will be erased by implementing more draconian penalties," writes Felipe Neis Araujo, as the UK government weighs such a move.

It would, on the other hand, exacerbate a range of harms:
UK Poised to Make the Mistake of Ramping Up Ketamine Criminalization
On January 7, the United Kingdom government’s Home Office announced that it will seek advice on whether to reclassify ketamine ...
filtermag.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Stunning morning ‘running’ on the hills. Sometimes powdery snow or deep drifts & ice encrusted slab. A tough slog to outer edge. Days like these are truly a gift.
January 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I endorse this message
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January 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Just been sent this, had a Quick Look, I have a vague memory of seeing this. Drug education 70s style.

“This drug abuse educational film portrays an animated fantasy based upon the characters in "Alice in Wonderland."

youtube.com/watch?v=f1fc...
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December 31, 2024 at 9:47 PM