Campaigns
Changing the conversation, led by people who use drugs
Our campaigns
Campaigns are one of the ways we bring the voices, experiences and solutions of people who use drugs directly into the places where decisions are made.
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Health not Handcuffs
Criminalisation causes real harm: it fuels stigma, fractures families, blocks access to housing and work, and stops people from seeking the help they need. For Support Don’t Punish 2025, UISCE spoke to people who use drugs, family members, community workers and legislators about the impact of criminalisation and why there is a more effective way to support people who use drugs, families and our communities. This video is a snapshot of those conversations, please follow UISCE social media channelled for full interviews
6 videos
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Now You See Me
A peer-led campaign made alongside UISCE’s submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use, comprising six short films by people who use drugs.
6 videos
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Support Don’t Punish
A global advocacy campaign calling for drug policies based on health and human rights, which UISCE has been part of for many years. It includes a peer-developed leaflet setting out what a support-rather-than-punish approach requires, and a film of peers in conversation with members of the public about harm reduction and the harms of punitive drug policy.
What is Decriminalisation of People who Use Drugs?
Check out the poster below we developed with SUPPORT. DON’T PUNISH
Go to SAFER FROM HARM for more information about Decriminalisation in Ireland.
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