Real voices.
Real experiences.
Real change.
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“This is our magazine”
Buzz is by and for people with living experience of drug use – telling the truth, challenging stigma and sharing resources.
We want to help our peers keep themselves safer while pushing for change in Scotland’s drug policy, services and culture.
READ ISSUE #1 - JULY 2025
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mission statement
“This is our magazine.
“It’s about making changes and saving lives. We want less stigmatisation, less discrimination, to no longer be patronised.
“It’s about improving addiction services. It is about reforming the way people are treated by police, by GPs, in hospitals, in the so-called hotels we are housed in.
“We want to be spoken to like human beings, not as second-class citizens. We want this magazine to allow better communication with the people that need to hear all this.
“The truth might be hard to hear. You might not always agree with us. But we can promise to be honest.
“Buzz is by people with living experience of drug use, for people with living experience. It is designed to get vital resources into the hands of people across Scotland who need them and shine a light on the realities we face – our differences and the things we have in common. We hope it might reach people who hold assumptions about drug users too, who might recognise that some of their ideas aren’t the whole picture.
“We won’t always agree – with each other or with you – on the solutions, or the right language to use. But we agree that reducing harm is an important part of turning the tide on Scotland’s drugs crisis, and that data alone doesn’t shift policy or perception. People do.”
hello@buzz.scot
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Buzz is a fully independent magazine, developed and led by people with living experience, supported by the scottish drugs forum.
The production of this magazine has been facilitated by Scottish Drugs Forum and made possible via unrestricted educational grants from Camurus & Ethypharm. Funders have had no influence on its content, conclusions or public messaging.