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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Legalising UK cannabis would generate over £1 billion a year in tax 💰🍃 With the budget approaching, it’s time for evidence-led public spending. Legalising UK cannabis offers the possibility of vast revenue and significant public savings Full report: transformdrugs.org/publications...

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Anyone's Child: Families For Safer Drug Control @anyoneschild.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📣Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously📣 📆19th Nov - 6.00 - 8.30pm📆 📍Hansom Hall, 50-54 Belvoir Street, LE1 6QL📍 Join this in-person discussion about what a new approach to drugs could mean for Leicester, your family and your community. Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/leicester-...

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We are hiring!🚨 Transform is looking for a new Treasurer to join our board of Trustees! We are looking for a qualified accountant, preferably with experience in the charity sector for this remote and voluntary role. Apply by 3rd November: www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...

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Transform Treasurer | Transform Drug Policy Foundation | CharityJob

Apply now for Transform Treasurer. , Unpaid role, expenses paid, find a career with meaning today

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We were delighted to attend the Green Party conference to take part in Common Ground Justice Project’s event, Breaking Through the Noise. Our CEO, Jane Slater spoke about a new approach to crime and justice and how this relates to our drug policy reform work at Transform.

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

💚 @greenparty.org.uk leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social backs legalisation of all drugs 💚 ‘The war on drugs has absolutely failed, and ultimately we need to be having a public health approach’ - Polanski speaking to BBC South East ahead of his party conference.

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We are hiring!🚨 We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support. Bristol (Hybrid) £25 - 30k FTE Part-time (2-3 days/week) 6 month contract (possibility to extend) Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...

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Fundraising and Organisational Support | Transform Drug Policy Foundation | CharityJob

Apply now for Fundraising and Organisational Support. , £25,000 - £30,000 per year FTE, find a career with meaning today

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"Upgrading ketamine to Class A just means that young ppl will take dirtier drugs, the money will go to the dealers. no one wins" BBC report on last week's @anyoneschild.bsky.social #SupportDontPunish parliamentary lobby - Including interview with Transform Trustee, Vicky Unwin t.co/dVgOxvpetG 1/

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 "Ketamine has no deep history or hinterland: it is a product of pharmaceutical modernity. Its multiple identities mirror the broad spectrum of its effects...from a mild & pleasant giddiness to a white-knuckle ride into another dimension" transformdrugs.org/blog/how-bri... 1/

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How Britain fell into the K-hole | Transform

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 *Harm reduction as a form of resistance* The amazing plenary speech by Michelle Wazan, from @Skoun_org in Lebanon, at the @HRInews #HRI25 conference in Bogota last month transformdrugs.org/blog/michell...

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Harm reduction as a form of resistance | Transform

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Healthcare professionals, police, community leaders, policymakers & Bristol residents are invited to join Transform & the University of Bristol in shaping the next steps for drug harm reduction & treatment in Bristol: 7pm Thursday 17th July at City Hall eventbrite.com/e/next-steps... 1/

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Next steps for Bristol as a harm reduction and inclusive recovery city

Timely discussion hosted by Transform in partnership with the University of Bristol on why Bristol needs an Overdose Prevention Centre

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SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

I talked to the @theLDNstandard podcast yesterday about the good and bad of the London Mayor's cannabis commission report - & the future of cannabis reforms in the UK (first 10 mins) 👇 Also available on apple podcasts, spotify etc. podfollow.com/the-standard...

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The Standard: Will London decriminalise cannabis?

As the Mayor of London urges the government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis, Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst for Transform Drugs Policy Foundation, unpacks...

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SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Exec Director of UN Office on Drugs & Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly, has apparently resigned. Awaiting more info - & can only speculate as to the reasons, but seems likely related to massive funding cuts and broader institutional crisis at the failing agency. 1/

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Tom Blickman @tomblickman.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The non-enforcement on the sale of illegal hashish in participating coffee shops within the Dutch cannabis experiment will be extended once more until 1 September 2025. This decision was taken following signals of shortages of regulated hashish. 1/2 cannabisindustrie.nl/verlenging-g...

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Tijdelijke gedoogperiode voor illegale hasj in wietexperiment verlengd tot 1 september 2025

De tijdelijke gedoogperiode van illegale hasj in het wietexperiment wordt verlengd tot 1 september 2025 maakten de ministers bekend.

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Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Resharing from @transformdrugs.bsky.social report release 2 months ago about how much a legally regulated cannabis market could bring into the economy....

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The London Mayor's drug commission report is finally published today. It makes a welcome call for decriminalisation of cannabis possession but disappointingly stops short of recommending any form of legal regulation of cannabis markets. THREAD 1/🧵 t.co/q3N27YTK7S

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚨NEW (guest) BLOG🚨 *Protecting communities means protecting Safer Consumption Facilities* Kirsten Horsburgh reflects on the opening of the UK's first SCF "people who use drugs deserve safety, too. They are part of the community - not separate from it" transformdrugs.org/blog/protect...

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 20/05/2025

🕊️ The creation of a panel of independent experts to review the UN drug control system is a once-in-a-generation chance to move away from the punitive status quo. 📘 Our latest advocacy note outlines what it will take to make it count: idpc.net/publications...

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Repairing the “machinery”: Recommendations and expectations for the independent review of international drug policy commitments

IDPC lays out key considerations and aspirations for the independent panel established by the CND to review the UN drug control system, highlighting potential pitfalls to avoid to make this review…

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 20/05/2025

🇺🇳 UN SG antonioguterres.bsky.social — your leadership can shape the future of drug policy! 183 civil society groups urge you to take bold and inclusive action in the upcoming global review! 📄Open letter: idpc.net/news/2025/05...

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183 civil society groups urge UN Secretary-General to lead historic global drug policy review with a bold, inclusive and transformative vision

Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful,…

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Where too many politicians lack the courage to challenge the failed 'war on drugs', Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has showed pragmatic leadership: "why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?" monocle.com/affairs/amst... 1/

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Amsterdam’s rebel mayor on sex, drugs and tourists - Monocle

Femke Halsema, the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, doesn’t shy away from radical yet rational policymaking. Here she tells us...

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Glasgow's supervised drug consumption facility was accessed 2,691 times in its first 4 months, with 30 medical emergencies attended too There's huge unmet nationwide demand for SDCF/OPCs, proven to reduce harm, save lives & facilitate service access pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news... 1/

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UK’s first safer drug consumption facility accessed more than 2,500 times in first four months, data show

The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility (SDCF) in Glasgow has been accessed 2,691 times during the four months it has been open, according to data published by the Glasgow City Health and Socia...

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SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The legal distribution of cannabis *can* reduce consumption and problematic consumption, especially among people who also use other drugs, according to a Swiss study published in Addiction (journal) t.co/UPDwKKvLSg 1/

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 Lessons from Colombia: From harm reduction to legal regulation What we learned about drug reform, social justice and cocaine regulation in our two community dialogues held in Bogota and Cali, Colombia last week 👇 transformdrugs.org/blog/lessons...

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Lessons from Colombia: from harm reduction to legal regulation | Transform

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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

📢 How could the legal regulation of drugs deliver #TradeJustice? A legally regulated market, if rooted in principles of transitional justice, could give people the opportunity to produce and trade drugs without fear, earn decent wages, and support sustainable economic growth. #DrugPolicyReform 🧵

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SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Welcome to see this in-depth and non-terrible feature on Nitazenes in the Daily Mail I've issues with the exploitative photos, & stigmatizing language ('zombies') But for the Daily Mail it's pretty comprehensive and balanced (quoting me & the drgs minister) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... 1/🧵

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How drug TWO THOUSAND times the strength of heroin is killing Brits

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis of data from the UK's only drug testing facility has revealed two-thirds of 'medication' tested in the past year has been laced with nitazenes.

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 08/04/2025

Spot the difference 🔎 Left: A Guinness ad near an Irish primary school before a complaint. Right: After the complaint - now Guinness 0.0. A dangerous loophole lets alcohol brands dodge ad restrictions by promoting zero-alcohol products. It's time to close it. Found by @jameslarkin13.bsky.social

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

THREAD🧵 The 68th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna last month Key takeaways: 🔹Colombia's historic resolution to review the drug control system 🔹Growing discussions around coca/cocaine regulation 🔹The belligerent & obstructive new US delegation 1/

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Global Drug Policy: “Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds” John Walsh from @WOLA_org, @AnnFordham from @IDPCnet and Isabel Pereira from @Dejusticia_en explore last month's momentous UN CND in Vienna - on the WOLA podcast. www.wola.org/multimedia/g...

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Global Drug Policy: “Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds” - WOLA

For the second year in a row, what had been an uneventful, consensus-driven United Nations meeting on drug policy saw...

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

An overlooked cost of cannabis prohibition is the forgone environmental benefits of the plants many positive (non-drug) uses Here @julyanlevy.bsky.social flags 5 potential benefits of cannabis/hemp for a greener economy (& refs our new economic analysis)👇 theconversation.com/five-ways-ca...

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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Aysel Sultan @drayselsultan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Together with 29 addiction and drug policy journal Editors, we are calling for action to resist anti-scientific attacks of the Trump administration: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Jana Michailidu @malajanka.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

1/ We have a serious problem with alcohol in the Czech Republic - but we pretend it's part of the culture. But: 6-7 thousand deaths a year. 13-14 thousand hospital admissions. And costs up to 57 billion a year. #alcohol #prevention

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

A constitutional court challenge could soon strike down cannabis prohibition in Kenya. Similar strategic litigation has already seen criminalisation ruled unconstitutional in Mexico and South Africa, paving the way for regulated adult use markets. www.kenyans.co.ke/news/110490-...

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Nelson Havi Declares Another War With Govt, Set to File Petition Next Week

The former LSK President has previously taken on other major national institutions like the Supreme Court of Kenya.

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Vicky Unwin @vickyu.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Great publicity in Closer magazine on the dangers of ketamine highlighting Louise’s story and the need for legal regulation. Important now that the government is talking about reclassifying to Class A which would be a disaster. @transformdrugs.bsky.social campaigns on! #ketamine #legalregulation

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Tom Blickman @tomblickman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Over the course of the two-year “Weedcare” recreational #cannabis study, depressive symptoms and anxiety decreased among the participants, Basel City’s Department of Health reported. They also showed less addictive behaviour. 1/3 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-agi...

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Basel cannabis study reports improvements in smokers' mental health

After two years, a legal recreational cannabis study known as "Weedcare", carried out in Basel in northwestern Switzerland, has been given a positive assessment.

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Media Trust @mediatrust.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

@transformdrugs.bsky.social – Judge's Choices Winner (£250,000 - £500,000 category) 🥇 Directed by Daniel Agha-Rafei, supported by Criminal Justice Alliance and Crucible Foundation, and Executively produced by Michaela Lowe: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/dont-b...

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Don't Be A Harold

Meet Harold, the leader of his local Community Watch, whose views on drugs are rooted in moralising and ignorance just like the UK’s drug policy. “Don’t…

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Media Trust @mediatrust.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We are so proud that SEVEN of our #MediaTrustFilms projects were winners at last week's #CFA25 🎬🌟 It was an unforgettable night celebrating collaborations between charities and filmmakers and the impact they create - and we were so pleased to be recognised again!

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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

📢 #HR25Bogotá Speaker Announcement 📢 We are honoured to welcome Louise Arbour to the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25) in Bogotá, Colombia. As a member of the @globalcdp.bsky.social, Arbour continues to advocate for evidence-based, human rights-centred drug policies.

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🎉Transform's "Don't be a Harold' short film WON A SMILEY AWARD last night!!🎉 Huge thanks to @cjalliance, @Media_Trust, the Crucible Foundation & our amazing production team!🙏 Watch the @SmileyCFA awards announcement & presentation ceremony here 👇 t.co/1E0zpsMW1D

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A deeply disturbing new front in the war on drugs threatening to open up in the US It's nothing to do with the fentanyl crisis (for which there's no enforcement solution) It's about justifying militarisation of borders, & military incursions across them (a classic US 'drug war' bait & switch)

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🚨NEW REPORT🚨 *High Returns: The Economic Benefits of UK Cannabis Legalisation* Legally regulating cannabis (for non-medical use) in the UK could generate £1.5 billion in annual net benefits for the Treasury Here's a breakdown of the key findings👇 #legaliseUKcannabis 1/🧵

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

This is maliciously stupid legislation that will not help anyone & will divert desperately needed resources into already-bloated law enforcement budgets without saving a single life or helping a single American citizen. It even criminalizes (bans completely) compounds that REVERSE FENTANYL OVERDOSE.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

The genuinely bizarre thing about what is happening in the United States is that constitutional crises are usually things which governments seek to avoid, not induce.

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Former Philippine President Duterte arrested by the ICC.... to finally face justice for his ‘war on drugs’ that resulted in the extra-judicial murder of tens of thousands www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... 1/

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Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept responsibility after ICC arrest over ‘war on drugs’

Former Philippines president filmed a video message en route to the Hague, saying ‘I will be responsible for everything’

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Harm Reduction International @harmreductionintl.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Drug-related executions made up 40% of all confirmed executions worldwide in 2024. Killing people for drug offences is ineffective and inhumane. #EndTheDeathPenalty Read our report 👉 shorturl.at/bf6Td

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Elementa DDHH @elementaddhh.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

¿Sabías que en 2020 en Colombia se presentó el primer proyecto de ley para regular la cocaína? Pues, este tema vuelve a la agenda del país y del mundo🌎, de hecho hoy @institutoriamx.bsky.social y @transformdrugs.bsky.social pusieron el tema a discusión en la #CND. Te contamos 👇 #ElementaEnLaCND

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Great to join the @idpc.bsky.social network members from across the globe - for a strategy briefing before next week's UN Commission on Narcotics Drugs in Vienna. Watch this space for updates throughout the week!✌️

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Niamh Eastwood @niamhrelease.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Excellent piece on Spain’s drug decriminalisation model & the expansion of harm reduction from our colleagues at the fabulous Metzineres www.talkingdrugs.org/spains-decri...

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Spain’s Decriminalisation: Decades of Quiet Innovation - TalkingDrugs

Spain's drug decriminalisation system has been slowly improving over the decades, supporting people who use drugs across the nation.

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Drug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 05/03/2025

We must protect health services that keep people safe, like naloxone access, addiction treatment, and overdose prevention. Yet, these services are on the federal funding chopping block. Urge Trump and Congress to protect them and keep Americans safe. engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/take-... #drugsky

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