Nice People Take Drugs
To reduce the hypocrisy in the way we manage drugs in society - there needs to be much greater honesty about drug use and those who use them. The stigma attached to drug use has made it almost impossible to have any form of sensible discussion. Drugs are part of society and there are much more effective ways to ensure they cause as little harm as possible.
But in order to do this, we need your help. Please donate what you can today.
To be kept informed about the Nice People Take Drugs campaign, and to find out what action you can take to support it, please email us.
Bus ads pulled
Posted by Nice People on Wednesday, 10 June 2009
The Nice People Take Drugs adverts that are currently running on London buses are to be pulled by the bus company.
The adverts are being removed despite there not being a single complaint from the public nor any negative press coverage appearing. The campaign has attracted worldwide attention for its truthful message about contemporary drug use and its constructive attempt to engage politicians in a desperately absent debate.
CBS Outdoor, the billboard advertising company that booked the adverts had originally approved the copy for printing but are now taking the advice of CAP (The Committee of Advertising Practice), which expressed concerns about how the adverts might be interpreted. The London bus company then insisted that the adverts are removed. CBS has offered Release the opportunity to put new adverts in place during July, so long as CAP approves the new slogan.
More coverage in the Guardian
Posted by Nice People on Friday, 05 June 2009
Seth Freedman, one of the Guardian's Comment is Free most popular contributors, has aired his thoughts on the campaign. Read it here and leave your comment.
Press Coverage
Posted by Nice People on Friday, 05 June 2009
The Guardian has published an article by Release's Head of Policy & Communications that sets out the ideas behind the campaign. It has received lots of comments - read the article and leave your thoughts.
A new campaign launched by Release
Posted by Nice People on Monday, 01 June 2009
Nice People Take Drugs is a campaign run by UK drugs organisation Release. It started on 1st June 2009 with the slogan emblazoned across London buses and has been capturing the attention of the public and the media.
The simple slogan was chosen to trigger a debate about UK drug policy that would then encourage politicians to engage properly with the subject too.
Whether you want a total end to prohibition, a regulated international drug market or more of a focus on public health, we need to start by getting the politicians in a room with the experts and begin to address the total failure of current drug laws.
To do this we need your help. We want to run more buses across more cities in the UK, pay for more adverts, get more coverage in the press, produce merchandise, recruit supporters and force the UK government to take notice.
Contact us to let us know you want to be kept up to date and can take action to support us.
Nice People Take Drugs
Posted by Nice People on Monday, 01 June 2009
- Over a third of adults in England & Wales have used illicit drugs
- More people have used cannabis than voted for Labour at the last election
- 13,000 children were arrested for drug offences in 2006/07
- Over 1 million adults used class A drugs last year
Release specialises in drugs and drugs law and has over 40 years experience defending the rights of drug users. We have lawyers, policy advocates and drugs experts working full time to move our society towards a more sensible approach to managing drugs, but WE NEED YOUR HELP.
It is time that we demanded that politicians and the media have a realistic and honest discussion about drugs. It's time to shift the debate - we need laws that are fair, information that is accurate and a debate that is meaningful.
We are confident that we can bring about more effective and safer drug laws, but to do that we need your help. Please support this campaign and donate what you can today.
To be kept informed about the Nice People Take Drugs campaign, and to find out what action you can take to support it, please email us.
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