Drug Science, Benzo Research Project, International Drug Policy Consortium, Love Tank CIC, Safe Only CIC, Radical Acts to Survive.
Shorter, Gillian W 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5752-2297, Harris, M and Zampini, GF
(2025)
Joint submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR): 77th session — Review of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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This submission concerns the worsening public health emergency reflected in soaring drug-related deaths in the UK, and the lack of an appropriate response by the UK authorities in line with their obligations under Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. The UK has consistently recorded the highest number of drug-related deaths in Europe for several years. If it were still part of the European Union, it would currently account for approximately 40% of all drug-related deaths within the bloc. Despite this, government responses have remained focused on punitive measures that harm people who use drugs, with limited funding, support, or outright prohibition of essential harm reduction services.
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Heroin (diacetylmorphine / diamorphine)
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Methadone
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Benzodiazepines
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Benzimidazole, Nitazenes, Brorphine
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Medical substance > Prescription drug (medicine / medication)
G Health and disease > Public health
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Safe spaces (injecting facilities / centre / consumption rooms)
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
VA Geographic area > Europe > Northern Ireland
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