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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Drug decriminalization policy under the microscope in the United States: crime data considerations to inform future research" by Hope M. Smiley-McDonald and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social ....what are some future crime considerations?

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Hepatitis SA @hepatitissa.asn.au · Jul 27

28 July is World Hepatitis Day – a reminder to act to eliminate viral hepatitis, reduce cancer rates and save lives. Find out more - www.worldhepatitisday.org.au | bit.ly/worldhepdaysa #TestingSavesLives #TakeActionAustralia for #WorldHepatitisDay

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 27

“When they built my trust, they built my health”. Great article highlighting, among other things, the importance of tackling stigma for effective healthcare via Hepatitis Australia

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 24

“Is drug-use stigma a breach of human rights law?: Insights from Australia” by Sean Mulcahy, Kate Seear, & @carlatreloar.bsky.social (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy…what do you think? Is drug use stigma a breach of human rights law?

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Recent increases in crack injection and associated risk factors among people who inject psychoactive drugs in England and Wales" by Claire Edmundson and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social ....what are some recent crack injections risk?

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

What you can do:

Nominate yourself or someone who inspires you to feature in the Tackling Stigma Champions series.

Be inspired by our first Tackling Stigma Champion: Breaking the Habit: Dr Nhi Nguyen on Challenging Stereotypes in Clinical Care

Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

What you can do:

Check out the website: tacklingstigmainhealthcare.com

Sign up for the monthly newsletter.

Share your expertise: Send us your resources or research to feature.

Tackling Stigma in Healthcare

tacklingstigmainhealthcare.com

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

our aims:

3. To profile experts, champions, and community leaders so we can learn from one another and build momentum for change

Because stigma hasn’t ended until it has ended for everyone.

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our aims:

1. To curate research and resources from across disciplines, making them easier to access and use

2. To support and inspire healthcare professionals, peer workers, community organisations, and anyone working with stigmatised populations

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

Inspired by the 2024 Tackling Stigma conference convened by UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, we wanted to build something where people could share resources, expertise and inspiration. Because working to tackle stigma is hard – we need each other.

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Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social · Jul 17

Drum roll please...

Today I’m so excited to launch a new global network – Tackling Stigma in Healthcare.

Check out the website: tacklingstigmainhealthcare.com

Tackling Stigma in Healthcare

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 16

“Defining and measuring ‘inhalant’ use in population-based surveys” by Crossin, Whelan, & Ball (2025) via
@ijdrugpolicy
…do people use inhalants in your region?

Check out the highlights below and the manuscript at the link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Access and care for people with opioid use disorder in U.S. skilled nursing facilities: A policy commentary" by Shivani Nishar and colleagues (2024) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...do you think people with OUD should be referred to nurses?

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK" by A. McAuley and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...is there a lot of benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 20

“Implementation of a multi-component alcohol policy in Ireland: A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators to implementation” by @susancalnan.bsky.social and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting read on alcohol policy!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 20

"Negotiating the divide: Science, politics, and institutional boundaries in Swiss cannabis regulation" by Sharon R. Sznitman and colleagues (2025) vi @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting study interviewing 18 people involved in Swiss cannabis policy!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 18

“Speed and smoking kill: A time-varying survival analysis linking methamphetamine use, cigarette smoking, and mortality in sexual minority men” by Grace Yi and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting read!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 18

“Identifying barriers and facilitators to accessing harm reduction services in prisons: A systematic narrative synthesis” by O. Varsaneux and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does your local prison offer harm reduction services?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 13

“Association of fentanyl test strip results and change in drug use behaviors: A multi-state, community-based observational study” by Kitty H. Gelberg and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do fentanyl test trips change drug use practices?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Countering the institutionalization of harm reduction through critical pragmatism” by Andie MacNeil (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do you define harm reduction?

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#HarmReduction #DrugPolicy

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 8

“Necropolitics of the North: A rapid ethnography examining the effects of the closure of one of Northern Ontario’s only supervised consumption sites” by Lucas Tucker and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read and great title!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Policy

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 4

📑Editor’s Choice 📑

“Impact of scaling up harm reduction interventions on injecting risk behaviours, ART outcomes and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Kenya” by Josephine G. Walker and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 4

“A proportionality approach to the ethics of drug policy” by Mary Jean Walker (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does your region apply a proportionality approach to the ethics of drug policy? Comment below!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Ethics #International #DrugPolicy

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 3

“Stoned on the road”: A systematic review of cannabis-impaired driving educational initiatives targeting young drivers in Canada by @RobertColonna_ and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Does cannabis makes you as impaired as alcohol for driving?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 30

Heroin injection to fentanyl smoking: Examining temporal trends in substance type and route of administration among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO, USA between 2021–2022 by Jesse Goldshear and all (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social

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