The Loop, a drug checking and harm reduction organization, is hosting an online training day on Friday, June 7th. The training is entitled ‘Responding to Drug Use at Music Festivals and Outdoor Events’ and is aimed at those working in the music industry and individuals interested in reducing drug-related harm. The event will cover current trends in drug-taking at festivals and outdoor events, and will be led by professionals in the field with years of understanding and experience with nightclub drug use and harm reduction.
The Loop has stated that this upcoming one-day course will likely be the last time it is offered until September, when the organization plans to release its end-of-season review. The training will focus on ensuring festival-goers and ravers’ safety through reducing drug-related harm and educating attendees and workers on what to do in case of an incident. Subjects covered will include UK drug trends, drug legislation, common drug-related problems, reporting and recording incidents, emergency treatment, and more.
The Home Office announced on May 24th that it will continue licensed testing at music festivals this summer as part of government policy on harm reduction. Additional licenses will also allow back-of-house drug testing at UK music festivals this year. Previously, festival-goers experienced lengthy waiting times for approved licenses for drug testing. The Loop is one organization that had to cancel plans for drug testing at Manchester’s Parklife festival last year. Nonetheless, The Loop celebrated the progress it has made in the field, announcing on Twitter, “We are resuming our festival drug testing services again this summer, having obtained the first Home Office licence ever issued for onsite festival testing! This is a huge endorsement for The Loop’s work.”
You can purchase tickets to The Loop’s ‘Responding to Drug Use at Music Festivals and Outdoor Events’ course on Eventbrite. The training day will include subjects not limited to drug trends in the UK, drug legislation, common drug-related problems, reporting and recording incidents, emergency treatment, and more
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