Ten Years of Anyone’s Child: Families United for Safer Drug Control This summer marks a decade since we launched Anyone’s Child: Families for Safer Drug Control. What began as a small group of bereaved families—united by the devastating loss of loved ones to preventable drug-related deaths—has grown into a powerful network of families [...]
If we wait until someone has died to learn, we’ve waited too long. By Kirsten Horsburgh. Today I met a mother who lost her son to a drug-related death. I'm not a parent, and I won't pretend to understand that kind of loss. But sitting with her and hearing about her son, [...]
Why reclassification won't solve the ketamine crisis A voice from the frontline. By James Pierce Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used recreationally by people who enjoy the wide range of effects that can be experienced through its use. Within the UK ketamine is currently classified as a Class B drug under [...]
Photograph of Ellie Rowe Good news for the ketamine dealers This blog was written by Wendy Teasdill. My heart goes out to the family of James Lee Williams, perhaps better known as The Vivienne, winner of the first series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK. The Vivienne had long struggled with drug dependency [...]
This blog was written by Anyone's Child member, Hope Humphries. The UK locks up more people than any country in Europe, with the exception only of Belarus. In Europe prisons are emptying and closing. Here, although they keep building them, they are massively over crowded. Often two to a small [...]
"The Sheffield: Take Drugs Seriously event provided the platform for discussions on drug policy reform, harm reduction, and the broader socio-economic implications of prohibition. Members of the local community and the city's stakeholders came together and engaged in a critical dialogue about the failures of punitive drug policies in the UK and explored alternative, [...]
Between the Cracks We were delighted to attend the launch of a new poetry collection by friend of Anyone’s Child, Pete Weinstock, last week. This collection of poems is dedicated to the memory of Maggie Telfer (March 23, 1959-January 12, 2023) co-founder and Chief Executive of Bristol Drugs Project. All [...]
This blog was written by Anyone's Child member, Hilary, for International Overdose Awareness Day It's been a little over 5 years since my oldest son Ben died from a heroin overdose when he was 27. Ben had so much potential to give to the world and, above all, he was a kind and [...]
This blog was written by Anyone's Child coordinator, Mary. August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to remember those who have died by drug overdose and raise awareness about overdose prevention and drug policy. This year, the IOAD 2023 theme is Recognizing those people who go unseen. It is a call to [...]
This blog is adapted from a speech given at the ‘Women in Law Enforcement’ civil society side event organised by Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), at the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). Debbie is a member of LEAP a group of Police, undercover operatives, intelligence service, military and a [...]
