Anyone's Child meets Chris Daw QC We're delighted to present the latest in our 'Meet the Experts' series of films where we interview leading professionals whose work has led them to question our current prohibitionist approach to drugs. Chris Daw is one of the most notable barristers in the country having practised law for [...]
Early this year we headed to Middlesbrough to meet the pioneering and inspirational Daniel Ahmed who has led the way in setting up a Heroin Assisted Treatment clinic in Middlesbrough (the North East currently record the highest levels of drug related deaths in England). Heroin Assisted Treatment involves registered patients receiving medical-grade heroin as [...]
To mark the Northern Ireland: Take Drugs Seriously Webinar, we are highlighting the stories of people who work in drug treatment services in the region. Join us on Thursday 1st April at 19:00 BST to hear from more people with expertise and lived experience about why they campaign for a new approach. Register here. [...]
Last month Anyone's Child Campaign Manager, Jane Slater, caught up with who can only be described as the drug policy activist of 2020, Peter Krykant. Peter has taken on the political hot potato of the year and established the UK's first Overdose Prevention Centre, or Drug Consumption Room, in Glasgow. This is despite Westminster [...]
