Susan Grant

@FAVORUK @heraldscotland @Annemarieward Absolutely it should!

Should Edinburgh open its own drug consumption room? Speaking to the @heraldscotland @Annemarieward , an internationally ­recognised addiction expert and CEO of Faces and Voices of Recovery UK, said opening an injecting facility in Edinburgh is not the key to reducing these numbers further. She pointed out suspected drug deaths in Glasgow rose by a third since the Thistle opened.  “This has been sold very much, whether they say it is or not, as a silver bullet,” she said.  “Drug consumption rooms don’t reduce overall drug deaths at a population level, they stop people from dying inside a facility, but the evidence they save lives across the city is really thin and contested.” @donaldturvill heraldscotland.com/news/25498495.…

We stand with the brave mother who gave evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry about Starley Hall School in Burntisland. It takes courage to speak out. Families deserve truth, justice, and accountability. thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/526230…

Thank you to @AFINetwork Conference for supporting Families Campaign for Change in our Call for Action: An 18th UN Sustainable Goal- Compassionate Drug Reform #CompassionateDrugReform

Inspiring first day @AFINetwork Conference in Quebec 🇨🇦 Families Campaign for Change are proud to be representing Scotland at this important event. #CompassionateDrugReform

Imspiring workshop ‘Harm Reduction through the Family Lens’ presented by Rachel Chernick, PhD, LCSW & Deborah Drache ‘Harm Reduction is a humanistic and compassionate approach’ @AFINetwork Conference Quebec 2025 #CompassionateDrugReform

Families Campaign for Change are looking forward to the AFINet Conference. Grateful to be part of this important event and to share our work advocating for compassionate drug reform in Scotland #CompassionateDrugReform

Join us in Quebec City for the 6th Annual AFINet Conference! Save the date for an inspiring gathering at the Addiction and the Family International Network Conference, happening from May 21-23, 2025, at Université Laval in beautiful Quebec City, Canada!

We will be encouraging more families to visit- stigma will change if we do! #CompassionateDrugReform in action

How can we help you? What do you need today? FCFC visited The Thistle Safe Consumption Facility-rooted in compassion, kindness and dignity. Every community deserves access to services like this — we hope to see variations across all areas of Scotland.

Families Campaign for Change are excited to announce that we have successfully submitted our abstracts and will be presenting at the @AFINetwork Conference in Quebec

Please support The Ripple! They could receive £1,000 this Christmas from the Benefact Group, and your nomination can make it happen🌟

It was a pleasure to meet Families Campaign for Change on their recent trip to Dublin, great people doing great work! Look forward to talking again during 2025 #CompassionateDrugReform #DecrimNow #drugscommdev

"Addiction is just a symptom of pain and hurt and ache." Ireland’s "Whole Family" approach supports families to heal, not just individuals bit.ly/3O1jWkI

@annaddition It sure is Anna

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NEW: A @FerretScot investigation looks at the families on the frontline of the drug epidemic and the struggles they face thenational.scot/news/24712797.…

“We’ve been through it all," Sandra Holmes of @change_families says of families struggling with drug use. "From psychosis to dealing with their drug debts." So why are they still kept at arms length by drug services? I went to Dublin to see a service doing it differently. 👇

Exciting news! We are hosting our third conference on 21-22nd January @rcpsglasgow to celebrate 15 years of @MAVscotland and 10 of @NavigatorsScot and we have some very special speakers lined up. Take a look below for more details and to register 👇🏻 eventbrite.co.uk/e/violence-pre…

🔴 NEW: Dublin's Rialto Drug Team is transforming lives through a family-centered approach to addiction support. Could Scotland follow their lead? Read on to find out: bit.ly/48Fqy1k

Scotland’s drugs crisis is often in the news, as the government grapples with high rates of drug deaths and enduring poverty-linked drug misuse. We looked at the data behind the headline figures, and how Scotland is impacted by drug misuse today: bit.ly/3CtESOq