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ON THE COVER – Festival and club safety
INSIDE
4 NEWS Six new nitazenes across Europe ; 2m male global alcohol-related deaths
8 STIGMA Taking on the media 12 PTSD New hope through psychedelics ? 14 GAMBLING Mental health connection 16 INNOVATION Psychedelic recovery 21 ACTIVISM History of user involvement 22 SOCIAL JUSTICE Chance to challenge
24 NATURE Rural volunteering
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40 years of supporting families
The story of Turning Point in 60 objects
Tackling the growing cocaine problem
‘ STRONGER TOGETHER ’
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Peers are central to every initiative
‘ The staff that work with you don ’ t always see the end … I wanted to show them what recovery looks like and said , “ it ’ s important that you see some of your clients end up really well .” Hendrik ’ s message is an important one ( p18 ) when things feel tough at work – and adds to the celebratory feel of Turning Point ’ s 60 years of changing lives .
On this note , it ’ s 40 years since Adfam set out to give families a voice in their own right ( p6 ) and it hasn ’ t been easy to survive patchy funding , the pandemic , and the logistics of managing greater and more varied demands . But they have , and are stronger and more ambitious than ever .
With festival season upon us we ’ re taking a look at practice from across Europe to find the best initiatives to go beyond simply drug checking ( p10 ). It ’ s not about one specific model , says the EMCDDA ’ s director , but about being ready with a harm reduction system that has a combination of interventions . And as always , working with peers is essential to every initiative involved .
Talking of which , will we see you at the DDN Conference on 11 July ? We have a peer-led packed programme and an exciting day ahead , so we hope so !
Claire Brown , editor www . drinkanddrugsnews . com and @ DDNmagazine
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