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Dr Oliver Sutcliffe
@sutcliffeob.bsky.social
RSC Analytical Science Horizon Prizewinner; CChem FRSC; Academic; Director of MANDRAKE (https://bsky.app/profile/mandrakelab.bsky.social); Synthesis, detection & quantification of drugs & #NPS; #HarmReduction; RTs ≠ endorsement
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⚠️WARNING!⚠️ 19 Dec 2024

Following testing by our scientists, a #harmreduction #warning, has been issued by #Greater #Manchester Drugs Early Warning System

Important #medical & #welfare guidance for #nitazene #intoxication

Stay safe and if unwell please seek medical attention
💥BREAKING NEWS💥

Many congratulations to Emily Dawber on conferment of her #Masters today. Well done!

Dr RyanMewis, Dr Jim Pritchett & I are extremely proud of your hard work both in your research and for your dedication to @mandrakelab.bsky.social’s harm reduction activities.
May 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥

Our collaborative work led by Ryan Mewis w/ Matthew Hulme, Jack Marron, Stuart Langley & Sophie Benjamin on the synthesis & crystal structures of 5 fluorinated diphenidine derivatives is available (free) online

Link: journals.iucr.org/e/issues/202...
February 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥

Our collaborative work w/ Shimadzu, Phenomenex and Greater #Manchester Police on the #enantiomeric separation of #diphenidine-derived #NPS by polar organic chiral #HPLC
is available online (pre-proof) in J. Pharm. Biomed. Analysis 👇

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Guilty by Dissociation: Part C: Enantiomeric Separation of Diphenidine-Derived New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) by Polar Organic Chiral High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) on Polysaccharide...
This study describes a simple and practical HPLC analysis for the direct enantiomeric separation of a range of 32 novel diphenidine derived psychoacti…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
💥BREAKING!💥 15 Jan 2025

Speaking on the @BBCfileon4 programme “Cannabis Kids: The parents breaking the law to help their children with epilepsy” about how @MANDRAKE_LAB has been working w/ stakeholders & industry to understand the UK cannabis market.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates, Cannabis Kids: The parents breaking the law to help their children with epilepsy
An investigation reveals children are being given illegal cannabis to treat epilepsy.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
⚠️WARNING!⚠️ 19 Dec 2024

Following testing by our scientists, a #harmreduction #warning, has been issued by #Greater #Manchester Drugs Early Warning System

Important #medical & #welfare guidance for #nitazene #intoxication

Stay safe and if unwell please seek medical attention
December 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM
💥BREAKING!💥 7 Dec 2024

@robralphs.bsky.social and my #Spice (#SCRAs, synthetic cannabinoids) “Primer”, first published in The Conversation in 2016, is the THIRD most read article published by Man Met Uni and just received >900,000 reads! theconversation.com/what-is-spic...
What is Spice and why is the drug so dangerous?
New psychoactive substances, same problematic users.
theconversation.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:48 AM
💥REQUEST💥 28 Nov 24

Please complete the 2024/25 Students, Alcohol and Drug Survey and retweet it to your social networks

This survey is via @sosukcharity & available here:

online1.snapsurveys.com/interview/b1...

This is YOUR opportunity to shape harm reduction and awareness on UK campus’
Starting survey...
online1.snapsurveys.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Dr Oliver Sutcliffe
💥BREAKING!💥 22 Nov 2024

We’re extremely proud to announce that we have received additional PUBLIC FUNDING for our harm reduction work!

The team are honoured to EXPAND our nationally-recognised harm reduction partnerships, across the UK, and now safeguard the residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
November 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Reposted by Dr Oliver Sutcliffe
Do YOU know the DANGERS of synthetic cannabinoids or "Spice"???

Would you like to know more?

Read our short (1 min read) PRIMER "What is Spice" (theconversation.com/what-is-spic...) and get the lowdown and keep yourself and others safe!
November 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
MANchester DRug Analysis & Knowledge Exchange (MANDRAKE) works in partnership to deliver effective harm reduction, through excellence in science.

Follow #MANDRAKE - bsky.app/profile/mand... for alerts, information and research on #drugs, #NPS and other substances of concern.
bsky.app
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Through our research, we strive to tackle inequalities & enhance people's lives.

Read Ralphs & Sutcliffe @sutcliffeob.bsky.social #Spice “Primer” in The Conversation here: theconversation.com/what-is-spic...

Also read our focus report on #THC vapes here: gmtrends.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM