Why The War on Drugs Failed—Lessons from The Mersey Model | Dr Simon Bratt | Too Light Too Dark #30

This conversation explores how harm reduction frameworks like the Mersey Model challenge traditional approaches to addiction, mental health, and care systems.In this episode of Too Light Too Dark, Dr Simon Bratt explores harm reduction and The Mersey Model, challenging traditional drug policy and asking why systems built on punishment continue to fail vulnerable people.If we’re honest, the way we’ve approached drugs for decades hasn’t worked. People are still dying, systems are still failing, and stigma is still driving harm underground.The Mersey Model tried something different—something grounded in care, not punishment.Today, we’re breaking down what actually works.🧠 Dr Simon BrattAcademic Profile (Liverpool Hope University): https://profiles.hope.ac.uk/bratts1Research Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Simon-Bratt-2Professional Profile (LinkedIn): https://uk.linkedin.com/in/simonbrattphdDr Simon Bratt is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University, Visiting Research Fellow at Staffordshire University, author with Palgrave Macmillan, and founder of Layered Care Consultancy. His work focuses on mental health, substance use, harm reduction, and rethinking systems of care.🎙 Too Light Too DarkWebsite: https://www.toolighttoodark.comYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-wGWNul8iEfBvXmdlrB3gSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-wGWNul8iEfBvXmdlrB3g?sub_confirmation=1