This is a guest blog by John Hirst – Labour Member Bristol East CLP and Anyone’s Child Activist I joined the Labour Party because for me it is the party of fairness, empathy and equality for all. However, while Labour party drug policy remains in support of prohibition it can never fully live up to these [...]
Today world leaders are calling to legalise and regulate drugs in a groundbreaking new report. The report, “Regulation: The Responsible Control of Drugs” by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, includes, for the first time, testimonies of how real world regulation of previously illegal drugs is truly transforming lives for the better. "Legally producing coca leaf [...]
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event held on 31 August each year aiming to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths. Today our thoughts go to all of the families who have lost a loved one to a drug overdose. During 2017 in England & Wales, there [...]
We were delighted to speak to the award-winning photographer, Carlos Villalon, about his new book “COCA: the lost war”. Carlos has spent 16 years documenting the journey of coca in the Americas, from the sacred coca plant to cocaine, through the stories of individuals he met along the way. Embedding himself in the world of guerrilla [...]
(Photo) The panel (from left to right): Anne-Marie Cockburn, Crispin Blunt MP, Jeff Smith, MP, Neil Woods and Rose Humphries Anyone's Child held an event in Parliament following our action on the 26th June entitled 'What Next for UK Drug Policy'. The event was hosted by Crispin Blunt MP (Conservative) and Jeff Smith MP (Labour). The event [...]
Press Release For immediate release 6th August 2018 Official Stats: UK Government Fuels Near Record Drug Deaths Rose Humphries of the Anyone’s Child Project, who lost two sons to heroin overdoses says; "It upsets me to see the figures for drug deaths at record levels year after year. The government is complicit in [...]
“Aidan was my first-born child; brilliant, compassionate, funny. A bit anxious about life, he could explain the beginnings of the universe, he could talk about Russian literature. Everything he did he embraced with such enthusiasm. He was so kind, so considerate of other people.” One weekend Aidan took heroin, but it was too strong and [...]
Drug Wars: the terrifying inside story of Britain’s drug trade is the latest book by Neil Woods, Chairman at LEAP UK, former undercover police officer for 14 years and regular panel member, partner and friend of the Anyone’s Child campaign. Drug Wars is without a doubt a frightening book, and a really gripping one. It [...]
This blog was written by Cara, a film maker and a member of Anyone’s Child Three years after her son died from an ecstasy related drug overdose, a grieving mother speaks out. Nadia's son, Ben, died in 2015 from an accidental overdose This month, 15 year old Shakira Pellow died after taking what she [...]
This blog was written by Jane Slater, Anyone's Child campaign manager 14 July is our three year anniversary - here are some of the highlights from the past three years: “When I joined Anyone’s Child I wasn't sure what I had to offer the group - but I knew my boys would have wanted me [...]