We are a new harm reduction education hub from Cardiff - UK, and beyond. Advocates for harm reduction and lived experience co-pro. Passionate shutterbug and DJ.
Cardiff - UK
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The Loop are drug checking again in Bristol on Saturday.
No judgement. No penalties. You don't really know what's in that bag until you get it tested. And it could save you from a potential overdose. #SyntheticOpioids
#harmreduction #nitazines #nitazenes #drugchecking
On Saturday, we are drug checking in #Bristol
How does it work?
1. Surrender a substance
2. Tell us what you think it is & about your drug use
3. We do lab tests inc. a test for synthetic opioids
4. After ~1 hour, we have results & can give honest advice
wearetheloop.org/drug-checki…
There were a lot of news stories about medetomidine over the weekend.
Scottish Drugs Forum's free medetomidine resource explains what we know about the substance and its potential risks, and provides advice on how to recognise and respond to an overdose. buff.ly/Ithw1ti
Sad to hear the news that drug deaths have gone up 11% in Scotland, making it the highest in Europe. I am taking a minute to remember all the friends and colleagues I've lost.
Harm Reduction is just one thing we can do, to help people, during active drug use.
#stopthedeaths
The London and UK wide opioid landscape needs to be aware of Cychlorphine. A new synthetic opioid (similar to nitazines). 3 recent deaths in Camden related to Cychlorphine and a worrying uptick of drug deaths in London. Doesn't show on drug testing strips
northlondonnews.co.uk/local/…
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Stay safe this festival season.
#HarmReduction
It's mid festival season and if you're thinking of using Ketamine, regardless of whether or not it's at a festival, stay safe. Some practical tips here. Also don't forget to a sample to @WEDINOSProject for testing if you're looking to plan ahead. #harmreduction
Great webinar this afternoon with @WeAreBarod Barod's 'Why Language Matters' #ManifestoSessions #LanguageMatters #HarmReduction.
Language is constantly evolving and moving on. Let's end Dehumanising, Derogatory, Inaccurate, Judgemental, Shaming, Offensive, Stigmatising language
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On Harm Reduction Day 2025, we stand with people who use drugs and alcohol - because everyone deserves to be met with #compassion not criminalisation.
Harm reduction is not a soft option. It’s a smart, evidence-based, life-saving one.
#harmreductionday #harmreductionworks
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May 7th is International Harm Reduction Day. Harm reduction seeks to reduce harm and foster the health and well-being of people who use drugs. It has an immense impact on reducing overdose, the spread of HIV, and other negative health and social impacts of punitive drug policy.
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Today is International Harm Reduction Day — a time to recognize the importance of compassion, dignity, and evidence-based care in supporting individuals and communities affected by substance use.
Harm reduction is a public health approach t
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“Community Rocks!” is happening now at #HR25Bogotá!
Big shoutout to Ernesto Cortes and Mat Southwell for keeping it real.
Ernesto said: "20 years ago, we couldn’t even imagine a harm reduction conference in Colombia — and now we’re here in Bogotá talking about the future!"
Martin, we love you ❤️💛💚 Jah Bless
Our CEO, Martin Balekbrough, is in Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴 this week to speak at the Harm Reduction International Conference! 🗣️
Learn more about the Harm Reduction International Conference here: hri.global/conferences/harm-…
Looking forward to starting the journey of video production/editing etc.
So fortunate to have picked up the last spot, training with the best. Run by award winning film maker, videographer and teacher Nick Skinner, the module lead at Cardiff Uni @RoughCut_Media
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Thank you George! Let's all have a great weekend and another awesome week ahead next week. Have a good one. Jah Bless.
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Mephedrone aka 4-MMC was a real game changer on the party scene roughly 2008-2010 as was buying it straight off the clear net as 'bath salts', plant feeder, incense etc Also BK-MDMA (Methylone) was a very interesting one too. Tuned into the @Drug_Science webinar on Mephedrone now
“While cathinones were once mainly found in incidents of misselling, 3-MMC & 4-MMC have become highly sought after in their own right. Services need to understand how these drugs are used and how to mitigate the risks, both in chemsex and party contexts.” buff.ly/EhMMT2G
I like the sound of this initiative. Great to be inclusive of lived and living i.e current substance partakers.
Our 50 Plus Crowd runs twice a week, Wednesdays 4-6pm and Fridays 2-4pm.
👉 This group is for anyone aged 50 or over who have past or current experience with problematic alcohol or drug use.
🌐☎️ For more info, email Lawrence at [email protected] or call us on 0117 987 6000.
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Looking for people aged 18-30 in the UK to take part in research about attitudes towards people who use drugs. For more information, and to sign up please see here: bristolexppsych.eu.qualtrics…
Highly recommend reading the latest European drug checking trends report. Includes samples from UK - The Loop and @WEDINOSProject . correlation-net.org/2025/01/… Keep an eye on the M-Cat analogues, 2-MMC, 3 MMC, 3-CMC etc being sold as cocaine in the future, as cokes purity levels drop
“There is an alarming trend of metonitazene being substituted for benzodiazepines in tablets. The risk of combining opioids and benzos and the problems associated with misselling mean that services need to be able to deal with this trend.” (Guy Jones)
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