Change Grow Live
@changegrowlive
If you want to change your life, we’re here for you. We’re a charity that can help with challenges including drugs, alcohol, housing, health and wellbeing.
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George Charlton
Seeing the best in people & their abilities, an advocate for the underdog & a believer that love & hope is key to conquering all. Avid #HarmReductionist 🤓
Peter Mcleod
Using drugs is not & should never be criminal. My views, this account is not associated with any org I'm connected with. #DrugLawReform #NicePeopleTakeDrugs
Harry Sumnall
Prof of Substance Use @RCBB_LJMU Drug research, policy, and culture. Scientific advisor Mind Foundation. Formerly ACMD, and a Past President of @euspr
James Pierce
Working in the drug sector. Harm Reductionist. Freelance trainer , @darc_mdx student. I also run up mountains & grow pumpkins. Barnsley. All views my own own.
Steve Rolles
Senior Policy Analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation (@transformdrugs), mostly tweeting on drug policy/law reform. Own views etc.
'My confidence is growing, and I'm starting to have more faith in myself to get out there and be who I want to be.'
This week’s #BelieveInPeople story, is from Debbie, who was inspired to become a volunteer. Read her story on our website:
changegrowlive.org/believe-in-peo…
MP Deidre Brock MP recently visited our Edinburgh & Midlothian Offending Recovery Support Service.
They discussed harm reduction work & psychosocial treatment within prison & the community.
We look forward to continuing our work with the community and beyond.
'There is value in having mentors and role models that we can look up to and approach.'
This week, we are sharing Dr. Catherine Muyeba's story for #BelieveInPeople . Read it on our website🔗
changegrowlive.org/believe-in-peo…
We’ve got a great range of speakers for the #StudentDrugAndAlcoholConference this year! We’ll be hearing from @ChangeGrowLive UWE Bristol Student Minds & The Loop and so many others. Find out more here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-stu…
We back Alcohol Health Alliance UK's call on government and urge for action to combat the growing number of deaths from alcohol.
You can read their full response to the alcohol-specific deaths report here:
ahauk.org/news/ons2022/
“Every death is a devastation for a number of people, for a family...many times they're preventable.”
Our Harm Reduction Lead Peter Furlong was recently on The Naked Scientists podcast discussing nitazenes and the harm caused by them.
Full podcast here: 🎙️
thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…
'Recovery isn’t easy by any means, but I found that I was integrating into a culture that provides a positive platform for self-belief.'
In this week’s #BelieveInPeople story John explains how volunteer training helped his recovery.
Read his full story:
changegrowlive.org/believe-in-peo…
Our Edinburgh service was visited by councillor Cllr. Finlay McFarlane to learn about the support we provide for those who use drugs in the community.
This visit was part of a more extensive discussion within the Scottish Government regarding drug consumption rooms.
news.stv.tv/v/progress-on-…
“My hopes for the future are to make life better for people in prison”
In today’s #BelieveInPeople story, we spoke to John, who started taking drugs at 12 . He explains how believing in himself helped him to change his life.
Read his full story now:
changegrowlive.org/believe-in-peo…
Spent afternoon talking drug harm reduction with Change Grow Live and I’m taken aback by the commitment of their outreach volunteers who have lived / living experience.
No easy solution & escalating challenges but tackling stigma and treating people with dignity their priorities.
