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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 Alcohol Pricing and Discounting in Western Australia: Identifying Products Below Hypothetical Minimum Unit Prices

Tazman Davies, Tina Lam, Simone Pettigrew

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social

Alcohol Pricing and Discounting in Western Australia: Identifying Products Below Hypothetical Minimum Unit Prices

Introduction Minimum unit pricing (MUP), which involves setting a floor price for alcoholic beverages based on their alcohol content, has been shown to reduce alcohol-related harms. This study ident.....

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Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · 9d

New collab in @apsad-dar.bsky.social shows people who inject steroids still lack clear guidance. Peer-led approaches could change that.

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social

@uqchsr.bsky.social
@griffithcmh.bsky.social

Creating Safer Injecting Practices Through Community‐Led Harm Reduction: Lessons From People Who Use Steroids for the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector

Introduction Research on anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) use has addressed health outcomes, social dynamics, service access and risk management strategies. Yet little work has examined how these d...

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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Aug 20

Open Access: Co-Designing AI-Generated Vaping Awareness Materials With Adolescents & Young Adults: A Qualitative Study

@tianzesun.bsky.social @garyckchan.bsky.social Daniel Stjepanović, @y-tm.bsky.social Giang Thu Vu et al

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@ncysur.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca @griffith.edu.au

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Full research available Open Access - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

EMCR member @piatkowskitim.bsky.social is the corresponding author and also won the 2024 Kyp Kypri Early Career Award

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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Jul 9

Chloe J. Haynes, Alison K. Beck, Peter J. Kelly, Mei Lin Lee, Robert Stirling, Suzie Hudson, Laura Robinson, Michele Campbell, Carolyn Stubley, Briony Larance

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jul 4

New research by APSAD EMCR members @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social and @monicabarratt.bsky.social

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Jul 4

A Qualitative Study of Preferred Drug Checking Service Features to Inform the Design of #CheQpoint, Queensland's First Fixed-Site #DrugChecking Service

@chenealpuljevic.bsky.social Nina Pocuca, Brodie C. Dakin, @monicabarratt.bsky.social et al

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 25

New comprehensive review published online, with EMCR members Wan Jie (Kate) Tan and Chloe J. Haynes as authors

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Jun 25

Mutual-Support Groups for Alcohol and Other Drug Use in East, South and Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review

Wan Jie Tan, Briony Larance, @dremmawalter.bsky.social, Chloe J. Haynes, Peter J. Kelly

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 19

New research with EMCR member Emma L. Hatton as first author, available Open Access

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 10

New paper online with three EMCR Members as authors - Jane Akhurst, Olivia Price and Amy Peacock

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Jun 10

Nicola Man, Jane Akhurst, Olivia Price, Agata Chrzanowska, Rachel Sutherland, Paul Dietze, Raimondo Bruno, Louisa Degenhardt, Wing See Yuen, Lauren Moran, Louise Tierney, Amy Peacock

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

@aihw.bsky.social @burnetinstitute.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @utas.edu.au‪‬

APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 5

INHSU also offers students and PHDs within three years free membership to INHSU, including their EMCR Special Interest Group which holds virtual events throughout the year and also in-person events at the annual INHUS conference.

inhsu.org/about-us/mem...

Membership - INHSU - join a global network dedicated to drug user health

Our members include researchers, practitioners, allied health professionals, advocates, policymakers and community members.

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 5

@inhsu.bsky.social

PAPER WRITING WEBINAR: WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE

INHSU is running a practical webinar to help early & mid-career researchers—and others working in drug user health and infectious diseases—turn ideas into publishable papers.

For more info & to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Paper Outline Writing Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Are you keen to turn your research idea into a publishable paper, but not sure where to start? This practical webinar will guide early and mid-career researchers and others working in the fields of d...

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · Jun 5

New paper published with PhD Candidate Olivia Price
as first author

APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Jun 5

Susceptibility to #Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Montreal, #Canada

Olivia Price, Sarah Larney, Valerie Martel-Laferrière, Julie Bruneau, Brendan Harney

@crchum.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social #HBV

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Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · Jun 2

Join Me to learn about the key findings from Wave 2 of the world-first #steroid checking trial.

🗓️ Thursday, 5 June
⏲️ 3pm AEST
📍 Zoom webinar

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@NDARC
@griffithcmh.bsky.social
@uqchsr.bsky.social

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APSAD EMCR @apsad-emcr.bsky.social · May 28

The #NRW2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present & future.

Find out how you can get involved:
reconciliation.org.au/our-work/nat...

Search events near you: www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/nat...

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