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  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

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  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    MYNT
    Nicotine Pouches
    They come in a range of flavours and strengths
    Mint 3mg
    Lychee 6mg
    Spearmint 9 mg
    Sweet 9 mg
    Winter green 15 mg
    Lychee 15 mg
    Distributed by Satyam’s Sun products PVT LTD
    India


    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
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    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
    T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709
    E: info@eyevine.com
    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    http:///www.eyevine.com (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)

    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
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    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    The Vaper Expo UK at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.
    9th May 2025
    Runs to 11th May 2025

    The Vaper Expo UK is Europe's largest and most influential vaping event, it is the largest gathering for the Vape industry. It brings together leading players from across the vaping sector, providing a premier platform for launching new products and services, and serving as the central hub for the European vaping community.

    Elliott Franks / eyevine

    Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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    2025 © Elliott Franks

     

  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Instructions on how to perform a urine test, to identify the type of drug the user consumes, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
    The Drug Addiction Treatment Center, there are 5 in the North of the country, and aims to help users stop using drugs, replacing them with Methadone, giving appropriate doses to each patient and reducing them throughout the treatment.

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    Rita Franca

     

  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    General view of the interior of a nursing room, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Complete test, to identify the type of drug the user consumes, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Details of the cabinets with medicines and medical instruments, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    General view of the interior of a nursing room, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Details of the cabinets with medicines and medical instruments, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Details of the cabinets with medicines and medical instruments, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Details of the cabinets with medicines and medical instruments, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
    The Drug Addiction Treatment Center, there are 5 in the North of the country, and aims to help users stop using drugs, replacing them with Methadone, giving appropriate doses to each patient and reducing them throughout the treatment.

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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Details of the cabinets with medicines and medical instruments, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
    The Drug Addiction Treatment Center, there are 5 in the North of the country, and aims to help users stop using drugs, replacing them with Methadone, giving appropriate doses to each patient and reducing them throughout the treatment.

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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    Carrying out a urine test, to identify the type of drug the user consumes, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
    The Drug Addiction Treatment Center, there are 5 in the North of the country, and aims to help users stop using drugs, replacing them with Methadone, giving appropriate doses to each patient and reducing them throughout the treatment.
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  • Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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    Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds.
    Facilities could also slash transmission of diseases and cut pressure on ambulance callouts and hospitals, study says.

    Thousands of lives could be saved if safe rooms were set up in UK cities where people could be supervised while they get high, the world's largest review of the effectiveness of drug-consumption rooms and overdose-prevention centres (OPCs) has found.

    The part-government-funded study also found the facilities could slash the transmission of fatal diseases, as well as reduce drug litter, the pressure on ambulance callouts and the burden on hospitals.

    Similar facilities already operate in France, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland and Colombia.

    View of various types of Methadone, at the drug addiction treatment center, CRI Porto Central, on December 14, 2023, Porto, Portugal.
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  • 'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

    The image depicts individuals who are victims of kush and are currently receiving treatment at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital.
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    Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital situated in Kissy, Freetown.

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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

    Dr. Jusu, the acting Medical Superintendent at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital located in Kissy, Freetown.
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    Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital situated in Kissy, Freetown.

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  • 'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

    Male Bedroom in the city of rest rehab center freetown, sierra leone.
    City of Rest Rehab Center, kush addiction, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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  • 'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

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    City of Rest Rehab Center, kush addiction, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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  • 'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

    Ahmed, a 29-year-old individual who has been on a rehabilitation journey for nearly 6 months
    City of Rest Rehab Center, kush addiction, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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  • 'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
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    'It's like smoking poison': Sierra Leone's youth battle addiction to a mystery drug
    No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the 'kush devil' is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back.

    One thing is certain in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, says 18-year-old Abdullah: you are never far from a kush dealer. Some call its impact the "kush devil".

    A single joint of kush can cost 5 leones (20p), which can add up quickly when buying multiple joints a day - in a country where youth unemployment stands at 60%, one of the highest in west Africa.

    Authorities have likened kush to a synthetic cannaboid product - akin to the so-called “zombie drug” spice - that can be smoked, but no one appears to be sure what's in it. Kush users and the doctors treating them have suggested there are dangerous potential ingredients including fentanyl and tramadol, and also formalin, a chemical most often used to preserve human bodies. Shoe polish is another mooted element.

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    City of Rest Rehab Center, kush addiction, Freetown, Sierra LeoneLeone.

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