Deaths registered as being from drug poisonings rose 13% from 2017 to 2018 in England and Wales, to their highest ever level (again). Data from @ons. #stopthedeathspic.twitter.com/qrT3fLbPZa
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The 2016 ACMD report I referred to on 'reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK' is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-opioid-related-deaths-in-the-uk …. Main recommendation is to invest in opioid substitution therapy of optimal dosage and duration. #OST #DRD
And the 2019 ACMD report on reducing drug-related harms in custody-community transitions is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-report-custody-community-transitions …. Recommendations include reducing use of short prison sentences and avoiding Friday releases.
My explanation of why evidence-based recommendations have not been implemented to save lives (spoiler: it's about the class of the people dying)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460318307925 …
Really enjoyed your segment - clear and concise on the evidence and benefits of harm reduction principles
Listening in @AlexStevensKent - excellent sensible and rational discussion. Case well made.
"What we need to do is follow the evidence, not what people would prefer to be true" 
Excellent. We need lots more people like you.
And a very good interview it was
Caught this, very informative. Your responses to the repeated questions of 'what people might think' should be the headlines we see
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