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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I actually have an answer to why it was different. It was different because the Napalm Girl photograph did not actually end the war. A year before the photo was taken, a majority of Americans already believed it had been a mistake to send troops to Vietnam. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

“The Terror of War” is sometimes credited with ending the war through sheer emotional impact, swinging American public opinion toward military withdrawal and eventually bringing about the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973. The photograph was indeed powerful. (US President Richard Nixon can be heard wondering whether the photograph had been doctored in a White House audio recording. In another, he encouraged Henry Kissinger to “think big” and suggested the nuclear bomb.) But in truth, the tide of public opinion had already turned years prior. A year before the photograph was taken, 61 percent of American respondents to a June 1971 Gallup poll answered that it had been a mistake to send US troops to Vietnam; only 28 percent maintained that it had not. Six years earlier, in August 1965, only 24 percent had believed involvement to be a mistake, while 61 percent had not.

In On Photography, Susan Sontag mused on whether the American public would have more vociferously opposed the Korean War if had been confronted with the photographic barrage that came with Vietnam. Sontag ultimately dismissed the possibility, concluding instead that the Vietnam War had already been “defined by a significant number of people as a savage colonialist war” and that the photographs — many of which had a military origin and “were taken with quite a different use in mind” — were published by the media in a preexisting social context and narrative. No photo could launch an antiwar movement; rather, the movement captioned the photo.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I wish that the London Drug Commission had the bottle to make some real changes to cannabis drug policy, rather than tinkering round the edges. We have even written the blueprint for them.... transformdrugs.org/publications... @transformdrugs.bsky.social

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High Returns: The economic benefits of UK cannabis legalisation | Transform

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Festival season has started! When I'm not working on my PhD, in the summer, I can found working in a field keeping people safe and making sure they have a great time. A fab time at #Slamdunk this weekend, the Kaiser Chiefs next then a few weeks off until the big one #BeatHerder.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

More #Bradford2025 Baseline DJs and the orchestra of Opera North ✔️ A fantastic new Tower of Now by Saad Qureshi✔️ Hockney exhibition Photographic exhibition of anti facism and the afro caribbean community in the 1980s ✔️

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Holiday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Drug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 09/04/2025

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs) like methadone can cut overdose risk and save lives. We spoke with an expert on overdose deaths about how MOUDs can prevent fatalities, and the barriers to accessing them. Read or watch the full discussion: drugpolicy.org/resource/ove...

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... There is another way.... @transformdrugs.bsky.social

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

German techno played by a brass band! They had some incredible stamina. Incredible show by Meute at Manchester Academy.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

There's something about camping right next to the water (and being in it!) that is so relaxing 😊 #Ullswater

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Making the most of the blue sky on the Norfolk coast. Skies full of geese , marshes full of Curlews and after three beach walks some very tired dogs!

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Highlight of last week was the Take Drugs Seriously event in Sheff organised by @transformdrugs.bsky.social . If we had #safesupply maybe Martha (pictured) could have spent her weekend recharging her batteries like I have ahead of another full on week of fieldwork.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 04/02/2025

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Just finished my second week of fieldwork and it's been BRILLIANT. I've enjoyed working with incredible women who use drugs to co-design and start the research. Lots of great conversations fueled by brews, craft sessions, walking, the odd rant, poems, chicken nuggets and hugs. What a pleasure.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Kicked off #Bradford2025 with a screening of the stunning film La Haine with live soundtrack from the Asian Dub Foundation. Absolutely incredible.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Kemi Badenoch, "The child sexual abuse scandal is one of the worst scandals in British history" Nadine Dorries, "I can assure you, the entire time I was in cabinet, this was never discussed"

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Transform Drug Policy Foundation @transformdrugs.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We congratulate Scottish colleagues on the UKs first official Safer Drug Consumption Facility opening 13 Jan Transform also worked towards this for years with politicians, service providers, police and media, nationally and internationally. From presenting to the Scottish Affairs Committee 2019 1/2

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Will Haydock @williamhaydock.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

What do you think should be a priority for future research into #addiction? The Addiction Healthcare Goals team wants to hear from people with experience of addictions to #alcohol or other #drugs & their families, friends & supporters Take the survey: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Glad he's found a bit of back bone.

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

We're constantly fed a narrative of unlimited numbers of *potential* immigrants. The truth is, by a long way, most people stay put. And if they do move, they move within the borders of their country. And if they do leave, they go next door. And if policy allows it, they tend to go back again, too.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Drug alert from Manchester today 👇👇👇

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The Loop @theloopuk.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Planning on dissolving MDMA in your drink? Be aware of the risks as this has been linked with serious medical incidents across the UK. If you are planning on taking MDMA, consider alternative modes of intake and be aware of the signs of drug-related emergency. #GoSlowStayLow #TakeQuarterSipWater

MDMA dissolved in liquid is likely to take effect more quickly than undissolved MDMA - take this into consideration when pacing yourself.
Crystal or pills crushed and poured into liquid may not have fully dissolved, if consumed quickly after mixing.
Putting MDMA in liquid does not weaken your dose - go slow, stay low.
Do not share with others - this will help you assess how much you are taking.

Without testing your MDMA to find out the strength beforehand, you cannot know the actual dose you are dissolving in your drink. Strength of both crystal and pills varies a lot.This means that you cannot accurately dose by volume.
If you do not let it fully dissolve, the sips at the bottom of your drink could be of higher concentration, which could lead you to take MDMA more rapidly than intended, particularly if you finish a drink or use a straw.

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It can be hard to know if something has fully dissolved. Make sure that it is finely crushed before you dissolve it.
Shake or stir to give it the best chance to dissolve.
Make sure you keep it separate from other drinks consumed around you to avoid accidental spiking, marking the bottle/glass.
Stay hydrated with a non-intoxicating drink to help avoid overconsumption.
Wait at least 90 minutes before considering redosing - add a low dose and give it time.
Avoid mixing MDMA with other drugs.

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Fiona Measham @fmeasham.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

There is only 1 Person of the Year 2024

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Respectful language is important in the stigma reduction field, but it’s not a substitute for meaningful policy and practice change 👇

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Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

U.K. suspends asylum decision making for Syrians. Some have been waiting years - now they wait longer, in barracks, on £8.80 a week. The country’s devastated by war, there’s no peaceful, stable government, there’s no reason to suspend claims. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

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Britain paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims on Monday, a government spokesperson said, after rebel forces seized the capital of Damascus over the weekend.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

How much more evidence do we need that drug policy reform is an absolute priority? 👇👇👇

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

As part of #EHRC2024 we visited an area of Warsaw called Praga which is experiencing the impact of gentrification. This children's Art project Stacja Praga is threatened with closure, the city this week turned off electricity and water, so it can sell the land to be developed. Bloody capitalism.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Arrived in Warsaw for the European Harm Reduction Conference. Looking forward to finalising my workshop with P6 colleagues on co-production with people who use drugs. For the moment we have arrived in time for Christmas markets, mulled wine and wandering the old town 😀.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

6 years since Mabel the laziest dog in the world came to live with us. 💖 Most of the year has been spent lying down, asking for food and occasionally moving!

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Today I visited the Why do we take drugs exhibit at the UEA which was brilliant, really creative and engaging. The Ayahuasca exhibit was exceptional and the photo journalism of Heroin Falls was gritty, real and moving. Great to see members of the public engaging with this topic.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A bit about me when I'm not working and studying. I can be found in my camper van, hanging out with my dogs, on a (generally Scottish) beach, in the sea/river/lake or playing a trombone.

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Vicki Beere @vickibeere.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I'm new here. Given up on the hideous that's x. More info re work me can be found below 👇 www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-bee...

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