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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 4d

Chatting to @niabbot.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the Greens policy to regulate drugs

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Martha Gill @marthagill.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve got two articles in this week’s Observer. One is a big piece of reporting on lone asylum seeking kids arriving in Britain - a group is often missed out of the conversation observer.co.uk/news/columni...

‘They are treated with the most appalling hostility’: the...

The number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Britain has soared, and many are being put at risk having got here

observer.co.uk

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 6d

Interviewed about cocaine www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...

Inside Britain’s Cocaine Crisis: Why More People Than Ever Are Using the Drug – and the Deadly Cost

One writer who’s seen the tragic consequences of Britain’s sesh culture first-hand asks: why aren’t we talking about it?

www.menshealth.com

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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 12d

Expecting the kind of grown up, logical and inherently truthful conversation that politicians have been unable to provide in more than 100 years…

Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to chatting to @matthew-wright.bsky.social about #cannabis tomorrow morning on @lbc.co.uk 7am

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to chatting to @matthew-wright.bsky.social about #cannabis tomorrow morning on @lbc.co.uk 7am

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · 18d

@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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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Sep 7

We still don’t talk enough about the pleasure of drugs theconversation.com/drugs-resear...

Drugs: researchers shouldn’t just focus on the harms

Understanding the pleasure drugs give people would help to prevent the harms.

theconversation.com

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Sep 7

Interesting that Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan on opium production www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f45ec1c...

New opium capital of the world risks funnelling millions to terrorists

Poppy farms now cover thousands of hectares of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region

www.telegraph.co.uk

Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Booked to discuss this on @lbc.co.uk shortly www.lbc.co.uk/article/lulu...

Lulu opens up about battle with alcoholism after violent childhood left her with PTSD | LBC

Scottish music icon Lulu has admitted she was

www.lbc.co.uk

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LEAP UK @ukleap.bsky.social · Sep 2

‘Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe’

We need to do so much more. If we’re serious about saving lives then we need drastic changes to policies and attitudes.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe

The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 22

Some of my thoughts about Ketamine..https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/ian-hamilton-sinking-into-the-k-hole/

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 20

Spoke to @kpi - why some people become addicted and others don't - www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8_...

Professor Ian Hamilton: Stimulants - Why Some People Get Addicted, And Others Don’t | Aging Less #22

YouTube video by Longevity Science Labs

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 7

Spoke to @bbc about drugs - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Daytimes on BBC Radio York - Ian Hamilton on helping people and researching addiction - BBC Sounds

He is Associate Professor in addiction at the University of York

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is what people notice when you are on the telly talking about addiction www.facebook.com/groups/12164...

You are trending on Facebook! Xx

Vintage Ladybird Books | Was anybody else watching BBC Breakfast just now and noticed this guy's bookshelf | Facebook

Was anybody else watching BBC Breakfast just now and noticed this guy's bookshelf?

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 30

Spoke to @bbc for this piece.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shopping addiction should be taken more seriously say sufferers

People with experience of compulsive buying say more NHS help is needed to tackle the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 10

My blog for @thementalelf.bsky.social www.nationalelfservice.net?p=222264&pre...

Teen drug use today, mental health struggles tomorrow? What the evidence says

New research from Denmark unpacks how adolescent substance use can pave a dangerous path to future mental health crises. Clinicians, take note.

www.nationalelfservice.net

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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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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 5

Two young women speak to the BBC about why ketamine has become such a popular drug.
‘This government is driving down the use of Ketamine’ I’d like to know how?

Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 3

As young people's use of ketamine soars a review is due to take place into whether it should be upgraded.
Would making Ketamine a class A drug save lives

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Indy Voices @independentvoices.bsky.social · Jun 1

Farewell to disposable vapes (and hello to my stockpile) | Emma Gritt www.independent.co.uk/voices/dispo...

Farewell to disposable vapes (and hello to my stockpile)

As disposable vapes are banned, I’ve been busy snapping them up, writes Emma Gritt. I’ve not passed a newsagent without buying up their remaining stock

www.independent.co.uk

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · Jun 1

Discussing disposable vapes with @matthew-wright.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk at 9am www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/disp....

Disposable vape ban comes into force - but will it be enough to cut 'avalanche' of litter?

Disposable vapes are banned from the shelves of all shops from Sunday in a bid to cut their use among young people as well as the “avalanche” of litter they create.

www.lbc.co.uk

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · May 26

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f

🧵 THREAD

#MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · May 24

Spoke to @nytimes.com about laughing gas www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...

Brandon Williams and a case that highlights football’s laughing gas issue

Nitrous oxide - or laughing gas - has been used by some footballers in recent years but it is now a banned substance in the UK

www.nytimes.com

Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · May 22

Drugs and climate change talk at #pintofscience #york

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Ian Hamilton @profianhamilton.bsky.social · May 14

Spoke to @itvnews.bsky.social for this story www.itv.com/news/tyne-te...

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