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Off to #Dumfries tmrw to go fascilitated @scottishprisons.bsky.social HMP Dumfries table top exercise for mass casualty events. Hopefully never needed but fail to prepare = prepare to fail #HarmReduction #DrugDeathPrevention

I keep popping in & out. Is the toxic tribe over here? 🙈

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Got my first card through the door from two P4 friends in our street who wanted to give the neighbours cards. Mums should be proud having considerate kids #Kindness

'Heroin saved my life' Society thinks that substances are destroying people but for some it's the solution to their problem. Kindness & compassion can start the recovery process #AAW24 #Drugsky

Addiction affects everybody. The stigma within society often makes ppl think that if a person has used substances a long time they will never recover & death is inevitable. Recovery is possible at any stage #AAW24 #Drugsky

Addiction can affect anybody. Any person or service has an ability to support someone to access the support they need. It starts with #Kindness notice the PERSON not the behaviour. Behaviours are communication #AAW24 #Drugsky

Are there any charities on here yet? Can you reply with the @ if you know of any? 🙏

Addiction affects everybody. It has a huge impact on families. Family & friends can access support even if their loved one is not in treatment. Family support can empower them to recover their own life & can help their loved one. For support see Scottish Families www.sfad.org.uk
#AAW24 #Drugsky

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, In fact, asking for help takes strength, courage and humility to open up to others. There is also power in numbers and you are more likely to be successful in your recovery from addiction when you have support from others ❤️

It's #WorldAIDSDay We've come a long way supporting those living with Aids but more to be done. Today we must remember all those kind, funny, loving & caring people we have lost. Need support? reach out online www.tht.org.uk
#MoreThanARibbon

Addictions Awareness Week #AAW24 Problems with #Alcohol and #Drugs can affect anybody at any time. Everybody knows somebody. Help is available if you need it. Reach out & be that change for someone #Drugsky

It's Addiction Awareness Week. As a team we support our clinicians to ensure people in our care experiencing problematic substance use & their families are supported. Right support at the right time. We need to see the person not the behaviour #EveryLifeMatters
#AAW24 #Drugsky

@paramedicandy.bsky.social yay I've got another 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚑 pal 🤗

Blooming loved her input 🥰

Not 🚑 related but pal had a new neighbour move in and for about 2 days they thought they could hear a child screaming. 2nd day nobody home & pal thought child home alone. 👮 called who heard the noise, put door in to find their pet a screaming micro 🐖 🙈

Cracking day & so good to see so many harm reductionists in one room. Great to see old pals & make some new ones 😊

When you come home from a loooong day roon Ayrshire & yer wee neighbour & amazing pal has left you flowers 🥹 #Blessed #GreatPalsMakeLifeFab

Hello 🦋 people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚑 Drug Harm Reduction Leads have ventured over (I'm the West wummin) . You can follow us @harmleads.bsky.social #EMSsky #Drugsky

Oh I found him he's got a floofy pooch 😊

a dog is wearing an ambulance costume with a red cross on it ALT: a dog is wearing an ambulance costume with a red cross on it

Where are all my Scottish Ambulance colleagues over here in 🦋 Even better if they have floofy pet pics 🧐 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚑

There were many sorry souls I had a chat with on my tourist travels round London. Thankfully checked in on this person lying in an unusual position. So many people just walking past 💔 #EveryLifeMatters

A BBC Panorama doc featuring reporter Hazel Martin & I is being broadcast on Monday looking at the binge drinking phenomenon of the 2000s & its health impact on young women like her.
We are doing a bit of a press blitz that day. You can catch us on BBCNews, @bbc5live.bsky.social & other radio shows.

You don't just treat addiction! You have to also treat undiagnosed ADHD, PTSD, depression, trauma, poverty, and break generational cycles.

A lot of time addiction is the result of someone's best attempt at coping with underlying issues that were never dealt with in the first place!

Don't be a 🍆 #Civility
#KindnessIsEvenBetter Never underestimate the impact you can have on others

Tynwald backs move to modernise approach to illegal drugs The principles to inform the island's future drug policy follows an independent review.

Pleased to see that Tynwald (IoM Parliament) is taking the policy framework we proposed to develop the next steps in its drug policy approach. Our report didn’t suggest ‘solutions’ as that’s a political and public decision, not a scientific one www.bbc.com/news/article...

@steelewez.bsky.social awww love I've made it into your profile pics ☺️

Our latest paper now available in HIV Medicine @bhiva.bsky.social examined mortality among people who inject drugs living with HIV in Scotland over a 20-year period and found increases over time, driven by a rise in drug-related deaths. OAT [again] was protective.