@5742Days

Mum of Martha Fernback (15) who died of #ecstasy O/D. Speaker for @anyoneschild & @ForgivenessProj | Author of 5,742 Days | Support Drug Reform & Harm Reduction

 Oxford, UK
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Joined September 2013
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I’m coming off X and moving to Blue Sky, hopefully see you there. ❤️
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Delighted to announce our brilliant expert panel: Anne-Marie Cockburn @5742Days, Daniel Ahmed @dannyahmed76, Beccy Rawnsley @BeccyRawnsley, Vicki Beere @VickiBeere and Chris Brady @bassbehaviour
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A Question from a Friend open.substack.com/pub/annema…
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Astonished & devastated. I pledge that for the next 4 years I will spread compassion & hope in my every day life. We need to be active and learn a language to communicate with those we disagree with, with those we do not understand.
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Freedom in the uncomfortable open.substack.com/pub/annema…
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Press Release: Shocking Rise in Drug Deaths - Govt Must Change Approach Driving People into the Grave says Charity ons.gov.uk/releases/deathsre…
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Higher strength drugs in circulation is not a bug - it's a feature of an unregulated market. Higher doses and wider contaminants (from active substances like MDA) to inert ones (bulking agents) are products of a lack of controls in the drug market. independent.ie/irish-news/hs…

HSE warns of ‘risky’ drug market as ‘nearly double’ MDMA doses found in pills at Electric Picnic

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lemn sissay OBE FRSL
@lemnsissay4 Sep 2024
We started a steering group for a Christmas Dinner - for care leavers - in Oxford. There are 8 areas of need. Here's the How To Guide. Are you from Oxfordshire? shorturl.at/4DhIe Would you like to join us & let the light pour in? #oxfordchristmasdinner24
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Fiona Measham@FMeasham17 Aug 2024
In light of the growing risk in the illicit drug market, @5742Days & I were interviewed by @tweeter_anita & discussed the growing importance of #drugchecking & the work of @WeAreTheLoopUK on @BBCPM yesterday. Listen to Anne Marie discussing her daughter Martha here:-
BBC Radio 4 PM@BBCPM16 Aug 2024
The National Crime Agency warns drugs have never been more dangerous in its annual assessment of serious and organised crime today. @tweeter_anita speaks to Anne-Marie Cockburn, whose daughter Martha died in 2013 after taking pure crystallised MDMA. #BBCPM
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BBC Radio 4 PM@BBCPM16 Aug 2024
The National Crime Agency warns drugs have never been more dangerous in its annual assessment of serious and organised crime today. @tweeter_anita speaks to Anne-Marie Cockburn, whose daughter Martha died in 2013 after taking pure crystallised MDMA. #BBCPM
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Speaking to @tweeter_anita on @bbcpm from 5pm about the need for harm reduction, drug policy reform and regulation. @WeAreTheLoopUK @anyoneschild @TransformDrugs @SteveTransform
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A legal regulatory system at work. Illegal markets do not have quality controls, content labelling, inspectorates, or product recalls Prohibition does not deter use or prevent availability, but does make all drugs more risky ctvnews.ca/health/cannabis-e…

Cannabis extracts recalled due to high concentration of THC

Health Canada has published an expanded recall for cannabis extract products sold by iNaturally Organic Inc. due to incorrect values on the products' labels.

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DrugsDevHub@dev_drugs16 Aug 2024
1/4 This research explores a surprising ally in the fight against overdose deaths: drug suppliers. By involving them in #harmreduction efforts, they could potentially save countless lives. Here's how 👇💊 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @DrugAlcReports
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UK universities urged to end drugs zero tolerance and focus on harm reduction theguardian.com/politics/art…

UK universities urged to end drugs zero tolerance and focus on harm reduction

Report proposing new approach welcomed by mother of Jeni Larmour, who died after taking alcohol and ketamine

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Are you looking for a way to support the families and work of @anyoneschild? This 'Forget-Me-Not' pin is a meaningful symbol that represents our calls for safer drug laws 🌼 Get yours now via the @TransformDrugs shop transformdrugs.ecwid.com/For…

Forget-me-not pin badge

Show your support with our forget-me-not flower badge for the Anyone's Child families as they work tirelessly for safer drug control.

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Bereaved families hold Bristol rally to call for drug law change - BBC News. ⁦@anyoneschild⁩ ⁦@TransformDrugs⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl7y…

Bereaved families hold Bristol rally to call for drug law change

Thousands of flowers are laid in front of a council house to represent lives lost because of drugs.

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Neil Woods@wudzee027 Jun 2024
Are you at @glastonbury ? Come and listen to myself and Clemmie James of @HealthPoverty at 3pm today! We will be explaining how drug prohibition is a barrier to climate action and justice @UKLEAP @PoliceForReform
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Warnings from @WeAreTheLoopUK about super-strength ecstasy pills in circulation. Please share for peoples' safety and check out @WeAreTheLoopUK for harm reduction advice! theguardian.com/music/articl…

Warning issued over super-strength ecstasy pills ahead of Glastonbury festival

Drug charity The Loop says young festivalgoers are particularly at risk as potency of pills returns to pre-pandemic levels

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Bristol24/7
@bristol24726 Jun 2024
Campaigners have reignited their calls to reform Britain’s drug laws to ensure families “do not have to live in the shadows” of lives lost to drugs bristol247.com/news-and-feat…

The thousands of lives lost to drugs laid bare

Campaigners laid out 4,305 handmade flowers to remember lost loved ones and call for "urgent" change

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Amnesty International
@amnesty24 Jun 2024
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health's new report is a bold and urgent call on governments worldwide to finally abandon the manifestly failed policies of the so-called 'war on drugs'. Read more 👇 amn.st/6015g5eD7

Global: UN report must signal end to manifestly failed ‘war on drugs’

Responding to the publication of a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health calling on governments to move away from punitive responses to drugs and to instead take an approach...

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