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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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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?

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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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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?

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

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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 · Jun 2

“Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities” by L. Sarah Mixson and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Do people inject more in rural areas versus urban areas?

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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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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 29

“Willingness and contextual considerations for supervised consumption sites: a mixed-methods study among people who inject drugs in Stockholm” by Elin Holmén and colleagues (2025) via IJDP…what are some considerations for SCSs in your region?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 15

📝Editors Choice📝

"The intersection of substance use stigma and anti-Black racial stigma: A scoping review" by Rashmi Ghonasgi and colleagues (2024) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…such a great read!

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

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

🔎 Special Issue Alert 🔍

This Special Issue seeks to provide ways in which we can understand drug-related violence. Submission Deadline is September, 15th, 2025.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

#InternationalDrugPolicy #DrugRelatedViolence

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

🔎Special Issue Alert🔍

Advances in understanding and addressing health-related harms among people who use drugs.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS COMING UP: May 31st, 2025! Get your papers in for this super cool collab between @inhsu.bsky.social & us!

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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

"Harms associated with injecting in public spaces: a global systematic review and meta-analysis" by Mehrdad Khezri and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…where are people supposed to use besides the public if there are no OPS/SCS?

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

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

“The emergence of fentanyl in a stimulant landscape: Un/intentional use, social relations, and developing communities of care” by Jennifer Syvertsen and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do people seek out fentanyl in your area?

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · May 9

“Tranq burn: Exploring the etiology of xylazine-related soft tissue injuries” by Daniel Ciccarone and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are people in Canada seeing this happen to people using Tranq?

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

#TranqDope

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