Drugs deaths here in NI are stubbornly high- 944 in 5 years alone! Is it time to change our drug laws and allow a safer injection facility?

We went to the town of Rojales with the George family so they could
lay flowers. The family were told the area where John was found but not the exact spot - that was distressing for them.

John George’s mother, Sharon, tells me the last three weeks have been a nightmare for her and her family.

The family of John George who was murdered in Spain arrived back in Belfast yesterday. They have to wait two more weeks to get their son’s body back.

I met Seanín at the Welcome Centre - she’s told me she doesn’t even know who she is anymore! “It’s not even surviving, it’s just existing”

The ICLVR said it received information about suspicious activity during the 1970s at a grave in Annyalla cemetery.

The @fiannafail manifesto includes a call to decriminalise drug possession for personal use. This follows what the Citizens Assembly endorsed, along with groups that help drug users. #GE24

The conditions that some foreign nationals are living in are shocking. Completely isolated from people. If someone takes an overdose here the Welcome Organisation team told me they’d more than likely die before they could be helped.

I’m new to this platform - posting some of my work here.

Cocaine use in NI is on the increase - 84% of people injecting drugs here, inject cocaine. #drugs #druguse