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Max Daly @maxdaly.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote a piece about the rise of “pink cocaine”, a drug for the modern age, in Colombia, Spain and now in the UK.

unherd.com/2025/10/why-...

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IMS @phi-ims.bsky.social · 9d

Opportunity to join our team as a drug related deaths admin and research support officer (closing date 09/10/25). jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/drug...

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 19d

@profhrs.bsky.social & I sopke to @marthagill.bsky.social for this piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Britain is not yet an opioid nation but rising drug death...

Policymakers are alert to the growing menace of opioids, if not to the most effective solutions

observer.co.uk

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European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) @euda.europa.eu · 21d

🚨 Think you can stay one step ahead of emerging drug threats?

We’re hiring a Scientific analyst (AD 6) to help operate and develop the EU Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances.

📅 Apply by 17 October: euda.europa.eu/calls/2025/ad202506_en

#EUCareers

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The Anti-Stigma Network @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social · 22d

New CPD-accredited training from the Anti-Stigma Network & Adfam: tackling stigma around substance use. For frontline staff working with individuals and families.
📅 Wed 19 Nov 2025, 9.30–3.30 (online via Zoom) 🎟️ £95 members / £110 non-members 🔗 Book here: zurl.co/jAXsO
Questions: [email protected]

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · 22d

The ACMD has just published its call for evidence on cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom, as part of its ongoing review. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use

Call for evidence to support ACMD's review of changes to legislation on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes (CBPMs).

www.gov.uk

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · Sep 8

I seem to have been discussing pilot and feasibility studies a lot this week. One question often asked is how big should my pilot/feasibility study be? 1/6
#MethodologyMonday #124

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pleased to see that the 30th Royal College of General Practitioners & Addiction Professionals 'Managing Addictions in Primary Care Conference' will be held in Liverpool 26-27 February 2026

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Hazel Cheeseman @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is a great summary of how the tobacco industry weaponises the illicit market to serve their own agenda.

Action on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 Our latest blog unpacks how the tobacco industry exploits concern about illicit tobacco to protect their profits and delay progress towards a smokefree future: ash.org.uk/media-centre...

👀Stay tuned this week for our posts breaking down industry tactics, explaining how they distract and deceive.

From smuggling to spin: how tobacco giants hijacked the illicit trade debate - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

ash.org.uk

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · Aug 15

There looks like a high number of retailers in the SW vs assumed lower population compared with the NW. Is this also the influence of ports? Liverpool's docks didn't develop until the early 18th C, which could explain lower than expected number...?

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔊Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme.

12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 @sarnalcohol.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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IMS @phi-ims.bsky.social · Aug 11

New paper published by Dr Victoria Marland and colleagues, an evaluation of nitazene test strips. Their conclusions recommend caution when used in front-line testing, and highlight false positive results associated with the presence of caffeine
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Evaluation of nitazene immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of nitazene and nitazene analogs in illicit drug samples - Harm Reduction Journal

Background The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fat...

harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com

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Owen Bowden-Jones @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social · Aug 8

Want to contribute to the ACMD review of ketamine related harms? Then why not participate in the call for evidence. Closes 19th August. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Ketamine harms assessment

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.

www.gov.uk

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Aug 7

@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...

Introducing: The New Collective Voice Affected Others Group! - Collective Voice

Adfam and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting families affected by substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support for affected others.

www.collectivevoice.org.uk

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · Aug 4

Offering financial incentives (including contingency management models) is an effective way to reduce substance use, particularly nicotine and alcohol. There's some emerging evidence around use of incentives for other drugs such as opioids and stimulants academic.oup.com/ntr/article/...

Financial Incentives for Substance Abstinence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

AbstractIntroduction. Substance use disorder (SUD) increased by 45% globally in the past 10 years, representing one of the largest increases in risk factor

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Dr David Luke @drdluke.bsky.social · Jul 31

It seems I will feature in a few of the forthcoming episodes of the new 12-part BBC Radio 4 documentary about #psychedelics called "The Trip", which runs across two weeks starting next Monday, at 13:45 daily, Mon-Fri.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Understand, The Trip - Episode guide

All episodes of The Trip

www.bbc.co.uk

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James Morris @jamesmorris24.bsky.social · Jul 22

I've written a piece for @addiction-ssa.org on Alcoholics Anonymous, exploring it's current role - and tensions - within the current recovery landscape 90 years after its first meetings were held. Please share 🙏

www.addiction-ssa.org/features/ess...

#alcoholicsanonymous #recovery #addiction

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Ev Hearne @evhearne.bsky.social · Jul 17

*PARTICIPANTS*
Have you been out /worked in bars, pubs, and clubs in Liverpool City Centre in the past 12 months? We want to hear about your perceptions of safety for LGBTQIA+ people in straight nightlife in Liverpool. You will be compensated for your valuable time. PM or email [email protected]

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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

tacklingstigmainhealthcare.com

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 9

Psychedelics in mental health: still a field full of hype, hope… & huge gaps in evidence buff.ly/nBGYa3B

New blog by leading experts sets out 5 priorities to move the field forward — from better trial design to preparing health systems. Let’s unpack them 👇

🧵 THREAD

#Psychedelics #MentalHealth

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Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our latest [open access] paper evaluated what happened to drug-related mortality risk among people with opioid dependence in Scotland during the Covid-19 pandemic. In short, they stabilised (at a very high level), and OAT remained highly protective. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in delivery of opioid-agonist treatment (OAT) and risk of drug-related harm in Scotland. This study aimed to (i) …

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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · Jul 6

“At this stage, no clinical evidence of injection nor symptoms suggesting the administration of a psychoactive substance have been found."

Max Daly @maxdaly.bsky.social · Jul 6

Most of the media regurgitated the scare story about needle attacks at a Paris festival.

At Vice we found no evidence to back up a similar scare story that went viral in the UK in 2022.

Looks like Le Monde have done the leg work and come to a similar conclusion

www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...

Syringe attacks at France-wide music event: How panic spread on social media

After the evening of Fête de la Musique, nearly 145 suspected cases of 'random syringe attacks' were reported. Yet, to date, not a single case of drug injection has been confirmed.

www.lemonde.fr

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Dr Alex Barker @abbarkerpsych.bsky.social · Jul 6

New publication! ‘Exposure to #alcohol content in the media is a factor in experimenting with alcohol and continued use. This review extends this view to consider #SocialNorms and #SocialIdentity as a potential pathway through which alcohol marketing exerts its effect’

www.mdpi.com/3391466

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Will Lawn @willlawn.bsky.social · Jul 2

We have published our new review 'Recent Innovations to Detect and Intervene to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths' led by Basak Tas and John Strang.

kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Jun 27

Why is youth drinking in decline?

Listen to our latest podcast to hear why it's more than any one cause, and needs to be understood from a broader sociological position of generational change.
Ft. @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @amypennay.bsky.social

Listen here: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...

Why are young people drinking less? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Professor John Holmes, University of Sheffield, and Amy Pennay, La Trobe University, about their new book: Young People, Alcohol, and Risk: A Culture of Caution. W...

www.ias.org.uk

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