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Today I am devastated, on Thursday I spoke abt a person who is still out begging, he sat from 8am to 6pm a couple of days ago and made a grand total of £22, this is just abt enough to see him through a day without going into withdrawal, I spoke to a local service
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Today I am devastated, on Thursday I spoke abt a person who is still out begging, he sat from 8am to 6pm a couple of days ago and made a grand total of £22, this is just abt enough to see him through a day without going into withdrawal, I spoke to a local service
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Thursday, they had made no contact with him by 1pm today when I delivered some foils & cigarettes so I contacted them again, because he is not in their words "high risk" he will not get a prescription, examples of high risk was injecting in the neck or being pregnant,
Thursday, they had made no contact with him by 1pm today when I delivered some foils & cigarettes so I contacted them again, because he is not in their words "high risk" he will not get a prescription, examples of high risk was injecting in the neck or being pregnant,
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today I had firm reports that fentanyl is in heroin in the Falkirk area which is coming from Glasgow, one highlight is that an old friend of mine is on 3 daily methadone pick up and he has been saving small amounts each day to share with people who cant get on scripts so the
today I had firm reports that fentanyl is in heroin in the Falkirk area which is coming from Glasgow, one highlight is that an old friend of mine is on 3 daily methadone pick up and he has been saving small amounts each day to share with people who cant get on scripts so the
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guy sitting begging in Falkirk managed to get 50mls free today which will help him through a day or so, it is good that drug users are coming together to help each other as the powers that be leave them to die. Two weeks ago I sent a letter to @scotgov asking that we address
guy sitting begging in Falkirk managed to get 50mls free today which will help him through a day or so, it is good that drug users are coming together to help each other as the powers that be leave them to die. Two weeks ago I sent a letter to @scotgov asking that we address
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prescribing guidelines in line with Covid risk mitigation guidelines that BC, Canada have introduced https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WPrCbKj_taJ_eBd4krfMwacQWzbPfPsb/view
instead of any clear direction to GPs & current prescribers they tried to pull the wool over peoples eyes by providing £166,000 for more of the same,
prescribing guidelines in line with Covid risk mitigation guidelines that BC, Canada have introduced https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WPrCbKj_taJ_eBd4krfMwacQWzbPfPsb/view
instead of any clear direction to GPs & current prescribers they tried to pull the wool over peoples eyes by providing £166,000 for more of the same,
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providing a bit more Naloxone, funding a helpline & giving people money for sim cards & tablets
https://www.gov.scot/news/supporting-people-affected-by-alcohol-and-drug-use/
so they can play bingo & take part in yoga sessions
https://www.scottishrecoveryconsortium.org/index.php?id=3053
not only does this not address the needs of people who are still using
providing a bit more Naloxone, funding a helpline & giving people money for sim cards & tablets
https://www.gov.scot/news/supporting-people-affected-by-alcohol-and-drug-use/
so they can play bingo & take part in yoga sessions
https://www.scottishrecoveryconsortium.org/index.php?id=3053
not only does this not address the needs of people who are still using
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it is a fundamental insult to the intelligence of those who are trying to support people who they cannot offer substitute treatments to for drugs like benzodiazepines that are implicated in around 600 deaths per year in Scotland pre #COVID19
As money becomes harder to get
it is a fundamental insult to the intelligence of those who are trying to support people who they cannot offer substitute treatments to for drugs like benzodiazepines that are implicated in around 600 deaths per year in Scotland pre #COVID19
As money becomes harder to get
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and drugs get more dangerous every day I am sure those that signed to name a few @AamerAnwar @MonicaLennon7 @KennyMacAskill @ronniecowan @AlexStevensKent @ian_hamilton_ Dr Roy Robertson @AstonLiz @PaulJSweeney @bmcasey925 @joycefeminista would renew their calls for a safe
and drugs get more dangerous every day I am sure those that signed to name a few @AamerAnwar @MonicaLennon7 @KennyMacAskill @ronniecowan @AlexStevensKent @ian_hamilton_ Dr Roy Robertson @AstonLiz @PaulJSweeney @bmcasey925 @joycefeminista would renew their calls for a safe
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alternative to street drugs to be addressed as a matter of priority by @scotgovhealth & @JoeFitzSNP to mitigate the risks of potentially lethal substances like Etizolam & Fentanyl & protect everyone from shifts in crime due to desperation & potential vectors for Covid19 in an
alternative to street drugs to be addressed as a matter of priority by @scotgovhealth & @JoeFitzSNP to mitigate the risks of potentially lethal substances like Etizolam & Fentanyl & protect everyone from shifts in crime due to desperation & potential vectors for Covid19 in an
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already at risk & vulnerable community for underlying health conditions. Now is not the time to commission a report from the drug deaths task force or a research org, we do not need a large document to see what is happening in the drug market, @Release_drugs &
already at risk & vulnerable community for underlying health conditions. Now is not the time to commission a report from the drug deaths task force or a research org, we do not need a large document to see what is happening in the drug market, @Release_drugs &
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@crew_2000 & others have widely reported on the effects of Covid lockdown & a contaminated illicit drug market, we need action, over the last 12 years Scotland has climbed the charts to the highest drug death rates in Europe, we have a chance now to make a real difference
@crew_2000 & others have widely reported on the effects of Covid lockdown & a contaminated illicit drug market, we need action, over the last 12 years Scotland has climbed the charts to the highest drug death rates in Europe, we have a chance now to make a real difference
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in the lives of many people & their families who have never asked for support or help before, 40,000 drug users are not in treatment & they need help now, not sometime in the future as it will be to late for many of them as they WILL DIE as a direct result of inaction.
in the lives of many people & their families who have never asked for support or help before, 40,000 drug users are not in treatment & they need help now, not sometime in the future as it will be to late for many of them as they WILL DIE as a direct result of inaction.
