by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 22, 2026 | Addiction, Community, Deep Dives, Uncategorised
Uproute talks to forward Leeds on the work that they do with substance users. Mark Hindwell is head of communications for Forward Leeds, a multi-organizational charity that specializes in providing harm reduction services to drug and alcohol users. He defines the...
by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 22, 2026 | Addiction, Homelessness, Real Voices
“Ten years ago I was mentally ill, seeing and hearing things that weren’t real, I committed various offences related to my mental health, I was eating from bins injecting heroin and methamphetamine, and I went to prison. “Austenciably, my life was over. Today, I am...
by Casey Peyton | May 21, 2026 | Real Voices
Photo: Toni Garrigos A single mother shares her story of life in prison, reflecting on her road to reclamation, and hopes her experience empowers other women to find the same resilience she did. The distribution of drugs was, in Toni’s mind, the solution to all of her...
by Casey Peyton | May 20, 2026 | Addiction, News
Photo: Via Wikimedia Commons ‘Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery’ is the name of Scotland’s new plan to tackle alcohol and drug harm, but how does this compare with England’s? On 10 March this year, the Scottish Government published a lengthy report ‘grounded in a...
