The second of a series of interviews with people working within the drugs and harm reduction field in the UK. This week Nigel talks with Levent Akbulet, Director of Students For Sensible Drugs Policy, a grassroots international organisation of students who are concerned about the impact of drugs and who campaign for an end to the War On Drugs. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or www.injectingadvice.com
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This week we begin a series of interviews with people working within the drugs and harm reduction field in the UK. To kick the series off, Nigel talks to Niamh Eastwood from Release, a charity that provides expertise on drugs, the law and human rights, and campaigns for fairer drug policies. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or www.injectingadvice.com
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Have fun and stay safe people. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised by this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com.
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This week Allison and Nigel talk about social networking and how it can help with harm reduction. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com
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This week Allison and Nigel talk all about rituals, from hand rolling cigarettes to preparing drugs for injection to brewing tea. They talk about how important and embedded rituals are in the drug experience, and discuss how drugs workers can co-opt the ritual behaviour and turn it into something safer for the user. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this show please visit the Hooked section of our forum or injectingadvice.com
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The latest news on HIV and AIDS as we approach World AIDS Day on December 1st. Allison and Nigel go from sad to angry to impassioned to giggling hysterically to hopeful in the space of one show. Oh, and they’re pretty rude, because you just can’t talk about condoms and sex properly without a little smut. They’re wearing their red ribbons. Are you? If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com
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This week Allison and Nigel pick apart the issue of sharing equipment and sharing drugs. They look at the routes of transmission for blood borne viruses like Hepatitis C and HIV and look at how to reduce those risks. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this episode please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com
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Nigel and Allison discuss the reasons why people inject into their groin (femoral vein), the many serious risks they face and which needle is the safest for this site. Groin injecting is extremely risky and damage is inevitable over time, so what can drugs workers do to help injectors slow that damage down? If you are effected by any of the issues raised in this episode please look at the Hooked section of our forums or visit injectingadvice.com
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This week Nigel and Allison take a look at the different types of filters used in the preparation of street drugs and talk about how to use them more safely. If you have been effected by any of the issues raised in this episode please visit the Hooked section of our forums or injectingadvice.com
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A short discussion between Nigel and Allison on their feelings about the sacking of Professor David Nutt, former chief of the ACMD (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs) by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson on October 30th. Shownotes available on simplysyndicated.com and injectingadvice.com.
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