Leoni Descartes
leonidescartes.bsky.social
Leoni Descartes
@leonidescartes.bsky.social
Team Leader - Substance Misuse | MSc Addictions Student at King's College London Sep 2025 | Specialist in Prison-Based & Gender-Sensitive Care | Aspiring Global Addiction Researcher
What is recovery?

On leonidescartes.com, I explore recovery from substance use through the lens of public health, lived experience, + evidence-based care. If you’re curious about what compassionate, inclusive recovery looks like, join the conversation.
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Leoni Descartes
Very excited to finally share my new website and blog where I talk about harm reduction and the demand for abstinence being the biggest barrier to recovery. www.leonidescartes.com/blog/harm-re...

#HarmReduction #RecoveryIsPossible #Overdose #PublicHealth #DrugPolicyReform #AddictionAwareness
Harm Reduction: A Legacy of Compassion Still Fighting for Its Place — Recovery reimagined | Leoni Descartes
If you're dead, you can't recover. Harm reduction was born from crisis, but its legacy is one of compassion, evidence, and survival. In this post, I explore why it's time we stop sidelining harm redu...
www.leonidescartes.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reposted by Leoni Descartes
NEW POST: In this piece, I explore why it’s time we stop sidelining harm reduction + start recognising it as the foundation of recovery, not its alternative. 💜

www.leonidescartes.com/blog/harm-re...
May 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW POST: In this piece, I explore why it’s time we stop sidelining harm reduction + start recognising it as the foundation of recovery, not its alternative. 💜

www.leonidescartes.com/blog/harm-re...
May 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Very excited to finally share my new website and blog where I talk about harm reduction and the demand for abstinence being the biggest barrier to recovery. www.leonidescartes.com/blog/harm-re...

#HarmReduction #RecoveryIsPossible #Overdose #PublicHealth #DrugPolicyReform #AddictionAwareness
Harm Reduction: A Legacy of Compassion Still Fighting for Its Place — Recovery reimagined | Leoni Descartes
If you're dead, you can't recover. Harm reduction was born from crisis, but its legacy is one of compassion, evidence, and survival. In this post, I explore why it's time we stop sidelining harm redu...
www.leonidescartes.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Proud our #IWD2025 event at Downview Prison was featured as a case study for how
The Forward Trust supports women 👉 forwardtrust.org.uk/news-story/b...

Powerful talks, affirmations, + inspiring letters created an empowering vibe- meeting women where they’re at + planting the seeds of recovery. 🌱
forwardtrust.org.uk
March 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM