Roger Waters had some thoughts to share about two of Toronto’s most popular musical artists.
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Drugs crusader Peter Krykant is seeking to set up an Overdose Prevention Centre in Scotland's worst drug deaths blackspot.
Krykant, who won international renown for his unofficial drugs van in Glasgow, was in the city yesterday seeking locations for facilities he believes can save lives.
He found areas with the same drug debris in dingy alleyways. In one locations he found a spoon used to "cook up" heroin and a used dose of naloxone, the drug used to counter opiate overdoses.
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Dundee has the highest long-term death rate per head of any council area in Scotland - an average of 43.1 per 100,000 people between 2016 and 2020, or an average of 63 deaths each year.
Recovering addict Krykant said: “In a nutshell, I’d like to see proper urgency shown to set up services that almost everyone in Scotland supports.
“If we could be shown the green light, we could have facilities in Dundee that would provide a safe Overdose Prevention Centre, with full nursing support and peer involvement in its running.
”This could mean that people who are connected with the drug taking community can advise on what will work, on what the drug taking trends are and in administering naloxone.
“The obvious benefit of this would be allowing trusted people, with genuine knowledge, the chance to make a massive step forward into employment and meaningful lives.
“It would also make very good sense to use their relevant knowledge to give a head start in what works and what does not.”
Krykant said as well as saving lives with his overdose prevention work he hopes to help addicts overcome stigma and get into employment.
He said: “We have
Roger Waters had some thoughts to share about two of Toronto’s most popular musical artists.
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Drake‘s track ‘Massive’, featuring PinkPantheress and Scottish producer Sam Gellaitry – listen below.Drake surprise released new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ this month, breaking an Apple Music record within an hour of its release and going on to earn his 11th US Number One album. The success saw him move past Kanye West and Eminem to tie Bruce Springsteen and Barbara Streisand for the third-most Number Ones in Billboard 200 history, trailing only The Beatles (19) and JAY-Z (14).The new remix sees GoldLink team up with PinkPantheress over a beat from Gellaitry – check it out below.Reviewing ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, NME wrote: “Arriving so quickly after his last body of work, as most Drake releases often do, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ is an unexpected elevation from the bland trap, R&B remakes and Drake’s melancholic attitude to love we heard last time around.“He doesn’t quite shift the latter as much as one would hope – the album is as tiresomely woe-is-me as anything he’s ever done – but the house sound has at least given him the creative boost that his recording career has been crying out for recently.”Gordo, a producer on Drake’s new album, recently opened up about the house music influences heard on the recently released record.
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