Drug Policy Voices
Drugs education, harm reduction and safer use
Oct 10, 2021
Our Ivan and Arda from Neurosight talked to Dr. Rebecca Askew about drugs education, harm reduction and safer use.
The Sunday Times
How student drug-taking reached new highs (and lows) in lockdown
May 29, 2021
Fran’s 2020 felt like precious time wasted. She arrived at Bristol University in September craving rebellion, exhilaration and fun. But that month the government ordered new coronavirus restrictions and in November imposed another lockdown. For Fran, then 18, and her fresher friends this meant being confined to their halls, social distancing and eating meals at their desks. There was nowhere to go — no face-to-face tutorials, no bars or nightclubs, no sports matches. It was hard to make friends and find the wild freedom she had hoped for...
Vice
Students Have Been Cranking Up Drug Highs to Deal with COVID Lows
Dec 20, 2020
A new survey shows the impact of coronavirus on student drug use, with one jumping out of a window after K-holing while using a VR headset.
ICOV
Drug testing and harm reduction, an altruistic approach to drug education
Mar 07, 2020
"[...] Drugs and Me, a website set up by students at University College London who saw a gap in the market for unbiased information on illicit substances that took a scientific stand on the matter, rather than a political or ideological one.[...]"
Vice Spain
Cuánto dura la MDMA en tu cuerpo y que hace mientras sale
Mar 20, 2019
Ivan y Pablo hablaron con Vice España sobre el MDMA y cómo este afecta a nuestro organismo.
Medium
What the hell are we supposed to tell students about drugs?
Sep 11, 2018
Hanna Head wrote a little something for students unions/universities who don’t know where to get good drug resources for their students.
University College London
Alcohol, drugs and… how to talk to teens about them
Apr 09, 2018
Drugs and Me was awarded funding from University College London to develop workshops on alcohol and drugs harm reduction at schools.
The Beckley Foundation
Psychedelic Harm Reduction at Altered Conference 2017
Dec 12, 2017
[...] Dancesafe does similar work within the electronic dance community, as does PsycareUK in the UK, while Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and drugsandme make evidence-based advice accessible to the age demographic most in need of it – the one with the highest prevalence of drug use. [...]
Drugs and Me
University Drug Use Survey 2017 UK
Oct 30, 2017
This report shows the results from our recent online and anonymous survey, which aimed at investigating whether drug-related services and information provided by universities in the UK reflect students’ needs.
The Guardian
What does an LSD-style drug-induced 'higher state of consciousness' feel like?
Sep 19, 2017
"My favourite trip was in Richmond Park in 2014. I took 100 micrograms of 1P-LSD, a designer LSD analogue which was legal in the UK until May 2016. The acid come-up starts in your throat: warmth spreads through you like syrup. Words will be more fun to say. Dust, sunbeams and the lint on your sleeves take on a faint, bluish fizz, or is it a whizz?"
Breaking Convention
Rosalind Stone - Don't talk to FRANK, talk to scientists: Introducing drugsand.me
Sep 15, 2017
Don't talk to FRANK, talk to scientists! You can watch Rosalind Stone's brilliant talk on Youtube. She outlines all our work so far and the results of our surveys.
Vice
Why Are Universities So Scared to Talk About Drugs?
Jul 13, 2017
"While freshers can expect briefings about sexual abuse, personal safety and inequality, on the dangers of drugs, universities clam up."
Talking Drugs
Drugsand.me: A New Harm Reduction Guide to Safer Drug Use
Oct 10, 2016
"[...] Billed as “your harm-reduction guide to safer drug use,” this new resource of safety information about drugs is designed precisely for “me”, and you, and everyone else. [...]"
The Guardian
Say Why To Drugs: unravelling the myster-E of MDMA
Jun 29, 2016
"[...] MDMA is illegal, and as such there are unknown risks from using it, as well as what we know from scientific evidence, and the risk of getting a criminal record. If you still plan to use it, the drugsand.me website provides practical advice to minimize harm.[...]"
UCL
An independent drugs harm reduction website founded by UCL students is winning support from leading drug policy experts and campaigners
Jun 02, 2016
"Drug use is rising across Europe, and one in four Europeans over the age of 15 have tried illegal drugs at least once, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)."
PI Media
Drugs and Us
Mar 22, 2016
Irene Echeverria-Altuna explores our lengthy relationship with drugs and speaks to the founders of drugsand.me, a website aimed at delivering better drug awareness.