Tony Duffin
@tonyduffin.bsky.social
#LondonIrish at home in #Dublin.
Servant Leader.
Tempered Activist.
Teaching Fellow.
Link below to my #TEDx talk. #HarmReduction.
https://youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?si=dYt6TKLVAnc0EJGM
Servant Leader.
Tempered Activist.
Teaching Fellow.
Link below to my #TEDx talk. #HarmReduction.
https://youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?si=dYt6TKLVAnc0EJGM
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Tony Duffin
@tonyduffin.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Making the case for Supervised Injecting Facilities | Tony Duffin | TEDxDublinInstituteofTechnology
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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How we lobbied for a change in Irish law to allow for the existence of Supervised Injecting Facilities. Learn about four successful strategies employed in lobbying for the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017.
youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?...
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Why Ireland needs to rethink the stories we tell about drug use.
Tony Duffin
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Tony Duffin
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Tony Duffin: Why Ireland needs to rethink the stories we tell about drug use
The drug and alcohol policy consultant says headlines about drug seizures, arrests and convictions divert attention from where the real progress is being made.
www.thejournal.ie
June 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Why Ireland needs to rethink the stories we tell about drug use.
Tony Duffin
www.thejournal.ie/readme/healt...
Tony Duffin
www.thejournal.ie/readme/healt...
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Proud beyond words that the Injecting Facility will open in coming days.
This week in Dec 2015 I got cabinet approval for it. It’s been a long road but this is one of my proudest political achievements.
It will save lives. Thinking of campaigners like Tony Duffin who helped make this happen.
This week in Dec 2015 I got cabinet approval for it. It’s been a long road but this is one of my proudest political achievements.
It will save lives. Thinking of campaigners like Tony Duffin who helped make this happen.
Ireland's first medically supervised injection facility is due to open its doors this month at Merchant Quay Ireland's Riverbank centre in Dublin city centre
First medically supervised injection facility to open
Ireland's first medically supervised injection facility is due to open its doors this month at Merchant Quay Ireland's Riverbank centre in Dublin city centre.
www.rte.ie
December 17, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Proud beyond words that the Injecting Facility will open in coming days.
This week in Dec 2015 I got cabinet approval for it. It’s been a long road but this is one of my proudest political achievements.
It will save lives. Thinking of campaigners like Tony Duffin who helped make this happen.
This week in Dec 2015 I got cabinet approval for it. It’s been a long road but this is one of my proudest political achievements.
It will save lives. Thinking of campaigners like Tony Duffin who helped make this happen.
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Stigma and NIMBY attitudes block needed services—but evidence shows harm reduction improves safety, quality of life, and local economies. Bratislava needs community-driven solutions.
📖 Read more in the City Report: correlation-net.org/2025/04/01/c...
#MonitoringHREurope
📖 Read more in the City Report: correlation-net.org/2025/04/01/c...
#MonitoringHREurope
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Stigma and NIMBY attitudes block needed services—but evidence shows harm reduction improves safety, quality of life, and local economies. Bratislava needs community-driven solutions.
📖 Read more in the City Report: correlation-net.org/2025/04/01/c...
#MonitoringHREurope
📖 Read more in the City Report: correlation-net.org/2025/04/01/c...
#MonitoringHREurope
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Krakow needs clear legal support for Drug Consumption Rooms.
People must not be criminalised on their way to access care, and police should have the means to support—not hinder—harm reduction efforts.
📖 buff.ly/hRtf1bq
#MonitoringHREurope
People must not be criminalised on their way to access care, and police should have the means to support—not hinder—harm reduction efforts.
📖 buff.ly/hRtf1bq
#MonitoringHREurope
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Krakow needs clear legal support for Drug Consumption Rooms.
People must not be criminalised on their way to access care, and police should have the means to support—not hinder—harm reduction efforts.
📖 buff.ly/hRtf1bq
#MonitoringHREurope
People must not be criminalised on their way to access care, and police should have the means to support—not hinder—harm reduction efforts.
📖 buff.ly/hRtf1bq
#MonitoringHREurope
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Without a clear national framework, drug checking services remain limited in reach—often more accessible to opportunistic users than to those in vulnerable situations.
The City Report highlights the need for legal and structural clarity.
📖 Read more: buff.ly/4hy4mZi
#DrugChecking #HarmReduction
The City Report highlights the need for legal and structural clarity.
📖 Read more: buff.ly/4hy4mZi
#DrugChecking #HarmReduction
June 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Without a clear national framework, drug checking services remain limited in reach—often more accessible to opportunistic users than to those in vulnerable situations.
The City Report highlights the need for legal and structural clarity.
📖 Read more: buff.ly/4hy4mZi
#DrugChecking #HarmReduction
The City Report highlights the need for legal and structural clarity.
📖 Read more: buff.ly/4hy4mZi
#DrugChecking #HarmReduction
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Published in Feb & totally relevant now: Kennedy must heed the science & expert advice & continue to fund programs proven to work. Otherwise, #overdose gains of 2024 will be short-lived:https://www.salon.com/2025/02/28/there-is-no-evidence-rfk-jrs-plan-for-healing-farms-somehow-helps-people-quit/
There is no evidence RFK Jr.'s plan for “healing” farms somehow helps people quit drugs
Science, not drug farms, is the answer to keeping our overdose numbers low
www.salon.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Published in Feb & totally relevant now: Kennedy must heed the science & expert advice & continue to fund programs proven to work. Otherwise, #overdose gains of 2024 will be short-lived:https://www.salon.com/2025/02/28/there-is-no-evidence-rfk-jrs-plan-for-healing-farms-somehow-helps-people-quit/
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“Don’t ask for permission. Don’t wait for public health departments.” - harm reduction pioneer Heather Edney
A compelling NYC exhibition honors early, drug user-led harm reduction work that "hasn’t received enough recognition," writes Helen Redmond:
A compelling NYC exhibition honors early, drug user-led harm reduction work that "hasn’t received enough recognition," writes Helen Redmond:
“Love Rules”—Essential Exhibition Centers Harm Reduction History
"Don't ask for permission," said pioneer Heather Edney, at the launch of a display to honor groundbreaking harm reduction of the 1990s.
filtermag.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“Don’t ask for permission. Don’t wait for public health departments.” - harm reduction pioneer Heather Edney
A compelling NYC exhibition honors early, drug user-led harm reduction work that "hasn’t received enough recognition," writes Helen Redmond:
A compelling NYC exhibition honors early, drug user-led harm reduction work that "hasn’t received enough recognition," writes Helen Redmond:
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How we lobbied for a change in Irish law to allow for the existence of Supervised Injecting Facilities. Learn about four successful strategies employed in lobbying for the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017.
youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?...
youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?...
Making the case for Supervised Injecting Facilities | Tony Duffin | TEDxDublinInstituteofTechnology
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
December 27, 2024 at 11:48 AM
How we lobbied for a change in Irish law to allow for the existence of Supervised Injecting Facilities. Learn about four successful strategies employed in lobbying for the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017.
youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?...
youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?...
In Bogotá yesterday I presented to members of ‘Dirección General de la Policía Nacional’ on Ireland’s Law Engagement & Assisted Recovery Programme.
The meeting was organised by the Social Development Group.
With translation/support from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
The meeting was organised by the Social Development Group.
With translation/support from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
April 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
In Bogotá yesterday I presented to members of ‘Dirección General de la Policía Nacional’ on Ireland’s Law Engagement & Assisted Recovery Programme.
The meeting was organised by the Social Development Group.
With translation/support from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
The meeting was organised by the Social Development Group.
With translation/support from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
New podcast episode of Drugs Unwrapped - I enjoyed talking to Rob Barker about #HarmReduction, #DrugPolicy, #Ana_Liffey, stepping down after #TwentyYears a CEO and more!
Hope you take a listen…
open.spotify.com/episode/1Cmf...
Hope you take a listen…
open.spotify.com/episode/1Cmf...
Irish drug policy with Tony Duffin
Drugs Unwrapped: The Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
New podcast episode of Drugs Unwrapped - I enjoyed talking to Rob Barker about #HarmReduction, #DrugPolicy, #Ana_Liffey, stepping down after #TwentyYears a CEO and more!
Hope you take a listen…
open.spotify.com/episode/1Cmf...
Hope you take a listen…
open.spotify.com/episode/1Cmf...
Reflecting on What Tariffs and Economic Pressure Could Mean for Drug Use:
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#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #Decriminalisation #PublicHealth #RecessionRisk
#CostOfLiving #AddictionSupport #Ireland
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#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #Decriminalisation #PublicHealth #RecessionRisk
#CostOfLiving #AddictionSupport #Ireland
April 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reflecting on What Tariffs and Economic Pressure Could Mean for Drug Use:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...
#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #Decriminalisation #PublicHealth #RecessionRisk
#CostOfLiving #AddictionSupport #Ireland
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#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #Decriminalisation #PublicHealth #RecessionRisk
#CostOfLiving #AddictionSupport #Ireland
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I've studied the campaign for this SIF since a first research trip in '15 (and two subsequent ones). Long time coming. Good to see it open. It's only an 18 month trial so presumably minds already turning to its future. Paper w @tonyduffin.bsky.social maybe of interest: doi.org/10.1111/tran...
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers | RGS Journal | Wiley Online Library
Using the case of the campaign to establish a Supervised drug Injecting Facility (SIF) for people who use illicit drugs in Dublin, Ireland, this paper makes three related contributions to contemporar....
doi.org
March 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've studied the campaign for this SIF since a first research trip in '15 (and two subsequent ones). Long time coming. Good to see it open. It's only an 18 month trial so presumably minds already turning to its future. Paper w @tonyduffin.bsky.social maybe of interest: doi.org/10.1111/tran...
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“There certainly was a fair amount of hard drinking. But there was a degree of professionalism, if hard to recognise at times”: How The Pogues made a folk-punk classic in Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
www.loudersound.com/features/pog...
www.loudersound.com/features/pog...
How The Pogues made a folk-punk classic in Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues’ second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash remains the late, great Shane MacGowan’s finest moment
www.loudersound.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“There certainly was a fair amount of hard drinking. But there was a degree of professionalism, if hard to recognise at times”: How The Pogues made a folk-punk classic in Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
www.loudersound.com/features/pog...
www.loudersound.com/features/pog...
Thanks Matt, I really appreciate your kind words! Ana Liffey is a brilliant organisation and I’m proud to have played my part. Looking forward to catching up with you sometime soon 😊👍
Congrats Tony - amazing period of long service to a single service is sadly unusual these days. Amazing contribution to the sector and looking forward to seeing what comes next for you.
March 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thanks Matt, I really appreciate your kind words! Ana Liffey is a brilliant organisation and I’m proud to have played my part. Looking forward to catching up with you sometime soon 😊👍
I’m stepping down from my role as CEO of
Ana Liffey Drug Project and I wrote this short reflection:
As the song goes, "Fare thee well sweet Ana Liffey..."
Click here:
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Ana Liffey Drug Project and I wrote this short reflection:
As the song goes, "Fare thee well sweet Ana Liffey..."
Click here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/song-g...
As the song goes, "Fare thee well sweet Ana Liffey..."
When I joined Ana Liffey Drug Project in 2005, I had planned for a seven-year tenure: year one to settle in, years two to six to work with the clients, the team, the Board and the stakeholders to deli...
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March 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I’m stepping down from my role as CEO of
Ana Liffey Drug Project and I wrote this short reflection:
As the song goes, "Fare thee well sweet Ana Liffey..."
Click here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/song-g...
Ana Liffey Drug Project and I wrote this short reflection:
As the song goes, "Fare thee well sweet Ana Liffey..."
Click here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/song-g...
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#35. Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
The vital title track of a four track EP which reached #15 in the UK Singles Charts, Between the Wars was inspired by (and financially supported) the then on-going Miner's Strike. As he continues to be, this is Bragg on the frontline.
#40forForty
The vital title track of a four track EP which reached #15 in the UK Singles Charts, Between the Wars was inspired by (and financially supported) the then on-going Miner's Strike. As he continues to be, this is Bragg on the frontline.
#40forForty
February 12, 2024 at 6:10 PM
#35. Between the Wars - Billy Bragg
The vital title track of a four track EP which reached #15 in the UK Singles Charts, Between the Wars was inspired by (and financially supported) the then on-going Miner's Strike. As he continues to be, this is Bragg on the frontline.
#40forForty
The vital title track of a four track EP which reached #15 in the UK Singles Charts, Between the Wars was inspired by (and financially supported) the then on-going Miner's Strike. As he continues to be, this is Bragg on the frontline.
#40forForty
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I'm pleased to share my take for @uk.theconversation.com about nitazene supply & use in the UK & EU. It details the actors currently behind the trade, how the UK government has responded & offers some tentative conclusions about how this may develop in the future
theconversation.com/there-has-ne...
theconversation.com/there-has-ne...
‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.
theconversation.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I'm pleased to share my take for @uk.theconversation.com about nitazene supply & use in the UK & EU. It details the actors currently behind the trade, how the UK government has responded & offers some tentative conclusions about how this may develop in the future
theconversation.com/there-has-ne...
theconversation.com/there-has-ne...
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Just gave evidence to UN Cttee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights on the UK’s crisis of drug related deaths.
Read our submission to the Cttee submitted jointly with our friends @harmreductionintl.bsky.social @idpc.bsky.social & the drug user led group RATS.
www.release.org.uk/publications...
Read our submission to the Cttee submitted jointly with our friends @harmreductionintl.bsky.social @idpc.bsky.social & the drug user led group RATS.
www.release.org.uk/publications...
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Our joint submission with Harm Reduction International (HRI), the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) and Radical Acts to Survive (RATS) addresses the critical issue of drug-related deaths in ...
www.release.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just gave evidence to UN Cttee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights on the UK’s crisis of drug related deaths.
Read our submission to the Cttee submitted jointly with our friends @harmreductionintl.bsky.social @idpc.bsky.social & the drug user led group RATS.
www.release.org.uk/publications...
Read our submission to the Cttee submitted jointly with our friends @harmreductionintl.bsky.social @idpc.bsky.social & the drug user led group RATS.
www.release.org.uk/publications...
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Harm reduction saves lives.
Grateful to Hackney @turningpoint-uk.bsky.social for showing me around the service including needle exchange, clinical spaces & chats with the roguh sleeper team.
So much compassion & care for people who use drugs.
Grateful to Hackney @turningpoint-uk.bsky.social for showing me around the service including needle exchange, clinical spaces & chats with the roguh sleeper team.
So much compassion & care for people who use drugs.
February 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Harm reduction saves lives.
Grateful to Hackney @turningpoint-uk.bsky.social for showing me around the service including needle exchange, clinical spaces & chats with the roguh sleeper team.
So much compassion & care for people who use drugs.
Grateful to Hackney @turningpoint-uk.bsky.social for showing me around the service including needle exchange, clinical spaces & chats with the roguh sleeper team.
So much compassion & care for people who use drugs.
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Very happy that our article link.springer.com/article/10.1... with @andreapettrachin.bsky.social on Knowledge Formation in U.S. #migration #policy-making won the Laswell price for best article in Policy Science. Based on Migprosp project @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Very happy that our article link.springer.com/article/10.1... with @andreapettrachin.bsky.social on Knowledge Formation in U.S. #migration #policy-making won the Laswell price for best article in Policy Science. Based on Migprosp project @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social
The #HarmReduction Strategy for Drug Use
That No One Talks About-And It's Not What You Think…
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That No One Talks About-And It's Not What You Think…
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The Harm Reduction Strategy for Drug Use That No One Talks About—And It’s Not What You Think
When we talk about harm reduction, most people think of things like needle exchange programmes, naloxone distribution, or supervised injecting sites. While these services are important, there’s an app...
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February 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The #HarmReduction Strategy for Drug Use
That No One Talks About-And It's Not What You Think…
www.linkedin.com/pulse/harm-r...
That No One Talks About-And It's Not What You Think…
www.linkedin.com/pulse/harm-r...
I’m happy to share that I’ve started a complementary role as an Adjunct Teaching Fellow at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin!
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Tony Duffin on LinkedIn: I’m happy to share that I’ve started a complementary role as an Adjunct… | 17 comments
I’m happy to share that I’ve started a complementary role as an Adjunct Teaching Fellow at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin! | 17 comments on LinkedIn
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February 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m happy to share that I’ve started a complementary role as an Adjunct Teaching Fellow at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin!
www.linkedin.com/posts/tonydu...
www.linkedin.com/posts/tonydu...
US tariffs on imports from Canada/Mexico/China is aimed, in part, at combating illicit drug trafficking. The intention behind these measures is to disrupt drug supply chains. However, the effectiveness of such broad economic actions raises questions.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/tariff...
Will Tariffs as a Strategy to Combat Drug Trafficking Work?
Is the imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China by U.S.
www.linkedin.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
US tariffs on imports from Canada/Mexico/China is aimed, in part, at combating illicit drug trafficking. The intention behind these measures is to disrupt drug supply chains. However, the effectiveness of such broad economic actions raises questions.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tariff...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tariff...