Michael Kessler

Since opening the The Thistle has been used more than 15,000 times and have safely managed 137 overdoses.The Thistle is saving lives. We know it works and that’s why there needs to be a network of facilities across the country to support those who are affected by public injecting

🇲🇽🏥 SHEINBAUM TO DECREE UNIVERSAL HEALTH SYSTEM By presidential decree, any Mexican will be able to receive healthcare at any public institution, regardless of enrollment. 120M to be credentialized starting April 13, with a unified digital platform connecting medical records, labs, AI tools and resources across systems. "When we leave office, any Mexican will be able to go get care for any illness at any health institution."

After all the lobbying of industry and government to tackle the causes of obesity and promote solutions to it, are these jabs giving the Big Junk industry a massive free pass? What message is it sending to parents? #obesity #diabetes #nutrition #ncds theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

More than 60% of the 8,500 registered small and medium pharmaceutical units in India may be forced to shut shop by the end of this month for failing to comply with the guidelines on good manufacturing practices. #ScheduleM @CDSCO_INDIA_INF

For 1st time, medical #oxygen access on the agenda at @UnionConference in #Copenhagen! Medical oxygen is an essential medicine for 374M patients every yr, including many with #TB #pneumonia #COPD & more 👉 thelancet.com/commissions-do… @LancetGH #WCLH2025 #GO2AL #InvestinOxygen

Over the past year, I've learned a lot about COPD – a respiratory disease that's the world's 4th leading cause of death, yet still little known. COPD deaths are mostly preventable, but only if governments act. My story @WPReview: worldpoliticsreview.com/copd-respirato… #health #COPD #UNGA

Colombia’s calls for global decriminalization and coca destigmatization have elevated its voice in the debate, but not necessarily its ability to set the rules, writes @Miehdahl. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/col…

The world’s top cocaine producer is pushing drug reform at the UN. But the US just decertified Colombia as a counternarcotics partner—for the first time in nearly 30 years. What's at stake for overdue drug reform? My story @ForeignPolicy: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/col… #colombia #UNGA

Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, @POLITICOEurope spotlights The Thistle - the UK’s 1st supervised drug consumption facility. #GCDP Commissioners @HelenClarkNZ & @Kazatchkine visited the site in July with @MareeToddMSP (@scotgov) & @AllanCasey89 (@GlasgowCC) to learn about its role in saving lives, connecting people to support, and strengthening communities. #DrugPolicy #HarmReduction #PublicHealth Read the article ⬇️

The overdose crisis is a public health crisis. In the lead-up to International Overdose Awareness Day this Sunday, we spotlight three cities working with community-based groups to #EndOverdose and save lives. #IOAD2025 #Cities4Health

Health taxes can be a powerful tool to reduce harmful product consumption, improve health outcomes, and generate revenue. Let's talk about it! 👉 Register here: vitalstrat.org/44Qgj8U Join us for a virtual briefing to explore insights and evidence-based policy recommendations from our new publication: The Future of Health Financing in Africa: The Role of Health Taxes. 🗓️ July 29 🕓 12:00 p.m. ET | 6:00 p.m. CAT 📍 Online 💬 Live Q&A

Drugs Policy Minister @MareeToddMSP joined delegates from @globalcdp for a tour of the Thistle Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Glasgow. The Thistle service has already helped save lives and supported many people who would otherwise not be engaging with any services.

🚨 Reflections from the powerful session on “Navigating the Synthetic Drug Challenges” led by Steve Rolles and Dr. Caroline Copeland (UK): We are entering a new and dangerous era in global drug policy. What we heard today confirms the urgency. 👇 Here are two key takeaways from the discussion: Tweet 1 A new drug crisis is coming — faster, deadlier, and harder to stop. Forget heroin. Synthetic opioids like nitazenes are up to 500x more potent than fentanyl, which is itself 50x stronger than heroin. They’re cheap, easy to make, and impossible to control. This is a public health timebomb. Tweet 2 💡 Repression won’t solve the synthetic drug crisis. Cartels now need just a greeting card’s worth of powder to ship thousands of lethal doses. We must invest in: ✅ Regulated safer supply ✅ Drug checking & naloxone ✅ Education ✅ Decriminalization The time to act is now. #SyntheticDrugs #PublicHealth #DrugReform @SteveTransform @HelenClarkNZ @Kazatchkine @richardbranson @ProfAdeeba @ElBaradei @MichelSidibe @nickclegg @ExRelator_ONU @Oolusegun_obj @GPapandreou @JuanManSantos @FHC @RicardoLagos @JoseRamosHorta1

"The cartels are becoming stronger than the states of many countries." Former president of Colombia and @globalcdp commissioner @JuanManSantos on why greater cooperation is needed between countries in tackling the drug cartels controlling the illicit drugs trade. Watch the event: bit.ly/44JkowW

'People make choices - they may be very risky. The key thing is to keep them alive.' I spoke to former prime minister of New Zealand @HelenClarkNZ after her tour of Glasgow's drug consumption room.

It was a pleasure to host members of the Global Commission alongside @AllanCasey89 and @MareeToddMSP today at #theThistle

Honoured to welcome the Global Commission on Drug Policy to the Thistle including former New Zealand PM @HelenClarkNZ, Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine & @scotgov Minister @MareeToddMSP The visit shows vital international support for safer drug consumption services in Scotland 🌍

'With nearly half of Australians now in favour, the national mood has shifted significantly over the past decade,' Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Attending the @globalcdp event at @ChathamHouse, hearing from Louise Arbour (former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), ex-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on global drug policy reform. #GobalDrugPolicy #HumanRights

The Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease is proud to announce two groundbreaking publications: The People-First Liver Charter, in @NatureMedicine nature.com/articles/s4159… 2. A call for doubling the MASH diagnostic rate: thelancet.com/journals/lanep… #SLDthinktank #LiverTwitter