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VOLTEFACE LONG READ: AN INSIGHT INTO DRUG TESTING The number of drug-related deaths per million inhabitants (according to the European Drug Report 2018) in the Netherlands is 19, whereas this figure is a lot higher in the UK at 70. Looking at these numbers, it’s possible to say that the testing of illicit drugs works, although we can’t be sure according to Smit-Rigter. SSDP TAKEOVER: COVID'S IMPACT ON STUDENT DRUG USE SSDP Takeover: Covid’s Impact on Student Drug Use. Patient Access. With changes to venues, demand and support looming on the horizon, Eleri Crossland predicts a significant shift in the way UK students interact with illegal drugs. Student life is set to look verydifferent for
DRUGS, DISSOCIATIVES AND DISPLACEMENT: THE FESTIVAL DRUG Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. The two are inextricably linked, as people seek to unwind over hedonistic summer weekends. As the UK festival season gets underway, we asked Professor Fiona Measham to fill us in on this year’s festival drug trends, and what advice she would give to festival Continued 1. THE 'YOUTH IN ICELAND' MODEL Icelandic Youth. The original Icelandic model was based on Milkman’s work regarding addiction and substance use. He argued that young people who were using drugs problematically were addicted to a change in brain chemistry rather than to the drugs themselves. He believed that they were seeking a change in consciousness to help deal with 2. A BRIEF HISTORY OF REDUCING CLUB DRUG-RELATED HARM IN The emergence of club culture. A cultural earthquake happened in the UK in the late 1980s. House music, imported from the gay and black clubbing scenes of US cities like Chicago and Detroit, combined with the Balearic beats of Ibiza to reshape and revitalise UK nightlife, resulting in the emergence of the acid house and rave scene, fuelled by ecstasy and other stimulant drugs. ARE DRUG CONSUMPTION ROOMS VIABLE IN THE UK? Back Yard, Volteface’s new report on drug consumption rooms, launches Tuesday the 28th of November. The time is right to look at new ways of reducing mortality among people who use illicit drugs. Across the UK, we are seeing record levels of drug-related deaths. These deaths often occur among people who use heroin, as wellContinued
DM FOR DETAILS: SELLING DRUGS IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Prevalence. One in four young people (24%) reported that they see illicit drugs advertised for sale on social media – a significant figure considering how recent a phenomenon this is. Of those who reported seeing illicit drugs advertised for sale on social media: 56% saw drugs being advertised on Snapchat, 55% on Instagram and 47% onFacebook.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE UK SCHOOLS TELLING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT What exactly are UK schools telling young people about drugs? Are we still advising them to ‘just say no’? If things have moved on, just how far has the message moved? Government, teachers, parents and drug policy reform advocates all want the same thing: to mitigate thereal risks of
FROM HARM TO PSYCHOACTIVITY: THE UPSIDE OF THE 2016 Generally, we think of UK policy prior to the 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) as being based on an idea of harm: the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs advised ministers how to regulate substances based on a scientific, objective assessment of the likely harm of those substances. Of course, the reality has always been morecomplex
VOLTEFACEPLEASANT LANDSFEATURESNEWSPUBLICATIONSDONATEABOUT The New Leaf Opportunities campaign has today made two major announcements including news that CBD company Ciitech has joined the campaign as a partner. The company joins the campaign alongside current partners Volteface, Ince, Kanabo, Spinnaker Opportunities & Hanway Associates. CiiTECH is a cannabis company that focuses ondiscovering
VOLTEFACE LONG READ: AN INSIGHT INTO DRUG TESTING The number of drug-related deaths per million inhabitants (according to the European Drug Report 2018) in the Netherlands is 19, whereas this figure is a lot higher in the UK at 70. Looking at these numbers, it’s possible to say that the testing of illicit drugs works, although we can’t be sure according to Smit-Rigter. SSDP TAKEOVER: COVID'S IMPACT ON STUDENT DRUG USE SSDP Takeover: Covid’s Impact on Student Drug Use. Patient Access. With changes to venues, demand and support looming on the horizon, Eleri Crossland predicts a significant shift in the way UK students interact with illegal drugs. Student life is set to look verydifferent for
DRUGS, DISSOCIATIVES AND DISPLACEMENT: THE FESTIVAL DRUG Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. The two are inextricably linked, as people seek to unwind over hedonistic summer weekends. As the UK festival season gets underway, we asked Professor Fiona Measham to fill us in on this year’s festival drug trends, and what advice she would give to festival Continued 1. THE 'YOUTH IN ICELAND' MODEL Icelandic Youth. The original Icelandic model was based on Milkman’s work regarding addiction and substance use. He argued that young people who were using drugs problematically were addicted to a change in brain chemistry rather than to the drugs themselves. He believed that they were seeking a change in consciousness to help deal with 2. A BRIEF HISTORY OF REDUCING CLUB DRUG-RELATED HARM IN The emergence of club culture. A cultural earthquake happened in the UK in the late 1980s. House music, imported from the gay and black clubbing scenes of US cities like Chicago and Detroit, combined with the Balearic beats of Ibiza to reshape and revitalise UK nightlife, resulting in the emergence of the acid house and rave scene, fuelled by ecstasy and other stimulant drugs. ARE DRUG CONSUMPTION ROOMS VIABLE IN THE UK? Back Yard, Volteface’s new report on drug consumption rooms, launches Tuesday the 28th of November. The time is right to look at new ways of reducing mortality among people who use illicit drugs. Across the UK, we are seeing record levels of drug-related deaths. These deaths often occur among people who use heroin, as wellContinued
DM FOR DETAILS: SELLING DRUGS IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Prevalence. One in four young people (24%) reported that they see illicit drugs advertised for sale on social media – a significant figure considering how recent a phenomenon this is. Of those who reported seeing illicit drugs advertised for sale on social media: 56% saw drugs being advertised on Snapchat, 55% on Instagram and 47% onFacebook.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE UK SCHOOLS TELLING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT What exactly are UK schools telling young people about drugs? Are we still advising them to ‘just say no’? If things have moved on, just how far has the message moved? Government, teachers, parents and drug policy reform advocates all want the same thing: to mitigate thereal risks of
FROM HARM TO PSYCHOACTIVITY: THE UPSIDE OF THE 2016 Generally, we think of UK policy prior to the 2016 Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) as being based on an idea of harm: the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs advised ministers how to regulate substances based on a scientific, objective assessment of the likely harm of those substances. Of course, the reality has always been morecomplex
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The New Leaf Opportunities campaign has today made two major announcements including news that CBD company Ciitech has joined the campaign as a partner. The company joins the campaign alongside current partners Volteface, Ince, Kanabo, Spinnaker Opportunities & Hanway Associates. CiiTECH is a cannabis company that focuses ondiscovering
THE GREAT WAR AND THE COCAINE PANIC IN BRITAIN Although the French accused the Germans of smuggling cocaine in order to deliberately weaken the French race, it was in Britain that the truly nationwide drug panic broke out. The hysteria was largely generated by the media, politicians, and military establishment. The Times, for example, hailed cocaine as a grave danger even “moredeadly
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Night Lives: Reducing Drug-Related Harm in the Night Time Economy, a joint report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform, Durham University, The Loop and Volteface, advocates for the adoption of a set of bold yet practical initiatives across our towns and cities to address this failure. Aimed at stakeholders includingthe
BREAKING: PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS ARE PEOPLE, NOT ZOMBIES Recently there has been a seemingly endless stream of articles in the mainstream media, from the Daily Mail to the BBC, describing people under the influence of Spice as “zombies”.Whilst you can see that they are trying to get across the idea that Spice (aka synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists) has strong psychoactive effects, this use of language is just another way in which people WHY THESE PEOPLE STOPPED DRINKING AND STARTING CONSUMING Last week was ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ in the UK, and while mental health awareness is for many an all-year-round concern, the initiative has succeeded in sparking interest and debate on a subject of vital importance. As part of the festivities, The Guardian shared an interesting article wherein Matthew Todd suggests that ‘there’s still an elephant in the therapist’s waiting SCHOOL PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSES TO DRUG Voltee | Making the Grade 9 1 Department for Education. Association of Chief Police Officers. 2012. DfE and ACPO drug advice for schools. Advice for local authorities, headteachers, school WHAT DOES NEOLIBERALISM HAVE IN STORE FOR DRUGS? What Does Neoliberalism Have In Store For Drugs? The word ‘neoliberalism’ is often used to criticise political positions, and usually means little more than a general tendency to endorse free market policies or the recommendations of the World Bank and the IMF. Some social policy academics have tried to pin it down a bit more, buteven one
IRISH GOVERNMENT REPORT MAKES MEDICINAL CANNABIS The Oireachtas Health Committee has recommended that the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) ensure improved access to medicinal cannabis products. In a report, published this month, the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health has evaluated medicinal cannabinoids, and, with medicinal cannabis legalisation imminent in the Republic of Ireland, made a range of expert NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF PRISONERS ON SHORT SENTENCES HAVE A charity campaigning to end short prison sentences is calling for the Government to take a “radical new approach” to persistent, low-level offenders after new figures revealed that nearly two-thirds of those serving sentences of less than six months have a drug or alcohol problem, with almost 70% of those going on to reoffend withina year of release.
MUSHROOM GRAZING: THE LEGAL WAY OF TAKING CLASS A DRUGS The law. Kirstie: Any fungus – like a mushroom, truffle or something like that – which contains a substance called psilocin is controlled. Mushrooms containing psilocybin are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act because psilocin is the active ingredient in psilocybin. That means that possession of them iscontrolled.
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VOLTEFACE LONG READ: AN INSIGHT INTO DRUG TESTING FACILITIES IN THENETHERLANDS
DOES GOVERNMENT FUNDED DRUG-TESTING IN THE NETHERLANDS PREVENT DEATHS? Families & EducationBy Lara Smit
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THE VOLTEFACE INTERVIEW WITH ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN: ‘PILLS, POWDER ANDSMOKE’
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* The Volteface Podcast Five years ago, Jerusalem-based, Australian investigative journalist, author and film-maker Antony Loewenstein turned his attention from Disaster Capitalism, his book and film, to the war on drugs. In his new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, he investigates the consequences of politically manufactured conflict at front lines across the … ContinuedPost
THE VOLTEFACE PODCAST #15 INSTANT GRAMZ: DRUGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA WITHNICK HICKMOTT
* The Volteface Podcast More young people are seeing drug adverts on social media, but what impact is this having on young people? And why has it taken us so long to catch on? Liz McCulloch, Director of Policy and author of DM for Details: Selling Drugs in the Age of Social Media, is in conversation with Nick … ContinuedPost
THE VOLTEFACE PODCAST #11: LIVE FROM THE BIG TENT WITH ANDREW BOFF * The Volteface Podcast Last week the Volteface team headed to the Docklands for the second annual Big Tent Ideas Festival at Mudchute Farm. To ensure cannabis reform was on the festival’s agenda we hosted ‘In Conversation with Andrew Boff’. London Assembly member Boff, a long term advocate for cannabis reform, sat down with current Editor of Byline …Continued
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DRUGS POLICING: RADICAL CHANGES TO DRUGS POLICY COULD BE ‘FIRST GREAT HARVEST’ FOR POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS In recent years you could be forgiven for thinking there is very little to celebrate in the worlds of policing and crime prevention. Crime, as always, has dominated the headlines with alarming tenacity. Knife crime is going up, while 22,500 fewer officers are on our streets. Stop and search continues to spark controversy, while organised … Continuedfeature
VOLTEFACE SUBMISSION TO THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE Today from 4pm, the Health and Social Care Committee will hear the first round of evidence into their inquiry regarding current drugs policy. Click the LINK to read our submission to the inquiry. Scope of the inquiry Terms of Reference The Committee is seeking written submissions on the health consequences of illicit drugs policy …Continued
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VOLTEFACE PUBLISH NEW REPORT ‘MAKING THE GRADE’ IN PARTNERSHIPWITH MENTOR
Volteface has today released its most recent report titled ‘Making the Grade: School prevention, identification and responses to drug-related harm’, written in partnership with the UK‘s leading prevention charity, Mentor. The report considers how the UK’s education system responds to drugs by examining the approaches taken to preventing, identifying and responding to illegal drug use and … Continued -------------------------HEALTH & SCIENCE
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PHARMACIST’S COMMENT: WHY RECLASSIFYING PREGABALIN AND GABAPENTIN WON’T END OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE PROBLEM This month sees the reclassification of prescription drugs gabapentin and pregabalin into Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act. The tightening of regulations around these drugs comes in response to concern over the increased death rate associated with the medication, 190 deaths were recorded in England and Wales alone in 2017, comparedwith … Continued
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ADDACTION ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER HOME OFFICE LICENSED DRUG CHECKINGFACILITY
In a landmark move for harm reduction, the drug treatment charity Addaction has announced that it has opened the UK’s first drug safety checking facility licensed by the Home Office. The facility opened on Friday 22nd February and is being run in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and The Loop. Since 2016, drug …Continued
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VOLTEFACE COLLABORATION WITH MENTOR UK We are delighted to announce that for Volteface’s next research project we will be partnering with the leading drug education charity Mentor. The project will be examining how effectively the education system is protecting young people who are using drugs, or at risk of using drugs and those who are being exploited, or at risk …Continued
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WHAT DOES A GOOD DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAMME LOOK LIKE? It is clear from numerous reports that drug education in the UK is not up to scratch. Children are supposed to be learning about drugs and alcohol in a subject called Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE), but currently there is a vague curriculum with lots of freedom given to schools. This means that … ContinuedPost
10 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE LATEST STATISTICS ON DRUGS MISUSE * Families & Education* Health & Science
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Last week the government released the Statistics on Drug Misuse: England, 2018. The report outlines the latest statistics (gathered in 2016/17) about drug use in adults and children, drug-related hospital admissions, drug-related deaths and drug seizures by the police. Here are the 10 main takeaways from the report. Drug use in children has risen. 37% of … ContinuedPost
VOLTEFACE & THE LOOP TO PARTNER FOR NEW REPORT ON THE NIGHT TIMEECONOMY
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MDMA related deaths in the UK are at record levels and rising. Cocaine related deaths show a worryingly similar trend. Both have more than doubled since 2012. The average purity of these drugs is currently at peak levels, while ecstasy pill strengths continue to increase year on year, all increasing the risk of overdose. New … Continued -------------------------BUSINESS & PROFIT
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Other Canadian provinces have already announced how they intend to regulate the sale of non-medical cannabis, but the industry has been holding out for British Columbia – the home of B.C. Bud – with high hopes that the province would adopt a progressive model that would galvanise the sector and cement its cultural dominance of …Continued
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PATIENT NEEDS ADDRESSED AS EUROPEAN MEDICAL CANNABIS IMPORTS GROW* Business & Profit
Tilray continues its expansion in Europe. After announcing the first imports of full-spectrum medical cannabis extracts in Germany in October, the Canada-based company just announced it will be the first North American company to import dried medical cannabis products to the Czech Republic. The expansion of a company like Tilray in Europe signals the maturity of … Continuedfeature
WHAT CANNATECH LONDON MEANS FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS IN THE UK Last month, London played host to one of the biggest European cannabis business events of the year. In the spacious loft of the Old Truman Brewery just off Brick Lane in east London, CannaTech felt like another world. CannaTech, an Israel-based business conference run by iCan, aims to drive the development of the nascent medical cannabis… Continued
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THE VOLTEFACE INTERVIEW WITH ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN: ‘PILLS, POWDER ANDSMOKE’
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* The Volteface Podcast Five years ago, Jerusalem-based, Australian investigative journalist, author and film-maker Antony Loewenstein turned his attention from Disaster Capitalism, his book and film, to the war on drugs. In his new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, he investigates the consequences of politically manufactured conflict at front lines across the … Continuedfeature
FRONTLINE SECURITY ENTER THE DRUG DEBATE A new, comprehensive guide has emerged from Working the Doors providing a macro-look at drugs and drug taking. Rather than beating the tired ‘zero tolerance’ drum echoed from many corners of night-time security (which refuses to acknowledge that drug taking in public spaces, such as nightclubs, DOES exist), Steve Johnson recognises the issues in this … ContinuedPost
IAN MARCHANT TALKS MUSIC, DRUGS, AND POLITICS* Arts & Culture
Last week Volteface met the writer, academic and raconteur Ian Marchant. Marchant’s new book A Hero for High Times is an elegy for wild times, a revolution that never quite occurred and a culture now half forgotten. Listen to him talk music, drugs and politics with our Director Steve Moore.2020 VolteFace
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