“Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020–2025: “At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy” by Trevor Goodyear and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Is media shaping the treatment debate? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Why taking the trip out of psychedelic medicine is a mistake” by Julian Heller & Yogi Hale Hendlin via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can psychedelic medicine work without the trip? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Qualitative evidence of service user experiences and perspectives on long-acting injectable buprenorphine for opioid treatment – a scoping review” by Charles Henderson and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. What do you think of LAI buprenorphine? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Eight years of nationwide routine wastewater surveillance in New Zealand: Demonstrating its complementary role in public health policy” by Natan Van Wichelen and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can sewage shape drug policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Every person we lose to overdose is a person who should still be here. Today, we grieve, we remember, and we demand change. Read our special issue on the steady 40 year rise in US Fatal Overdoses. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

“Association between opioid agonist therapy and pharmacotherapy for mental disorders among people living with HIV and co-occurring opioid use and mental disorders” by Kiana Yazdani and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Supervised consumption service use and high-frequency public injecting among people who inject drugs in Toronto: A cross-sectional analysis (2018–2020)” by Frishta Nafeh and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Aesthetic mediation and lateral agency: Rethinking trauma and drug consumption in ‘crisis ordinariness’” by Renae Fomiatti and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what does lateral agency look like in everyday drug use? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Patterns and correlates of unlicensed cannabis cultivation in California (USA) following adult-use legalization” by Christopher Dillis & Michael Polson (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what drives unlicensed cannabis cultivation after legalization? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Alcohol’s harm to others among adults in Australia: Findings from the 2022–2023 national drug and health household survey” by Giang T Vu and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. How much alcohol caused harm affects people who aren’t drinking? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Local industry-specific job shares and methamphetamine use and use disorder among working-aged individuals in the United States, 2015–2019” by Sehun Oh and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Does where you work influence methamphetamine use? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“The subordination of harm reduction to control in Swedish drug policy formation” by Tuulia Lerkkanen, Jessica Storbjörk, & Lena Eriksson via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…why has Swedish drug policy prioritized control over harm reduction? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

August 10th is Prisoners Justice Day Read our special issue on eliminating hepatitis C and other infectious diseases in carceral settings. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Prisoners rights are human rights.

“The European drug index: Measuring and comparing national substance use across the European Union to aid policy and planning” by Ethan Murphy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how can better data reshape drug policy across Europe? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites” by David Connolly and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what would make you use a supervised inhalation site? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Change in alcohol consumption among French adults participating in Dry January: A 9-month prospective cohort study” by Benjamin Rolland and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does Dry January lead to lasting changes? Link; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Implementation factors shaping British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot: A systematic review with narrative synthesis” by Farihah Ali and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what makes drug decriminalization work in practice? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Use of a discrete choice experiment to support the service design of the safer drug consumption facility in Scotland” by Yuejiao Duan and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what matters most to people using safer consumption sites? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Beyond one-size-fits-all: Latent patient classes at methadone treatment entry and their clinical implications – Evidence from a large real-world cohort” by Marta Narváez-Camargo and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Surveilled subjectivation: narratives of drug policing among people who use prohibited drugs in Sweden” by Mats Ekendahl and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does surveillance change the lives of people who use drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Simultaneous use of cannabis with other drugs: Identifying latent classes in a sample of Canadians” by Kyra N. Farrelly & Jeffrey D. Wardell (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…who uses cannabis alongside other drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Policy pathways and historical insights: Canada's evolving approach to psychedelic access for end-of-life distress” by Sarah Kratina and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what’s next for psychedelic policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“How many traffic fatalities can be attributed to cannabis each year in the US?” by Micheal A White (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how many traffic deaths are actually caused by cannabis each year? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Public perspectives on supervised consumption sites across Canada: A cross-sectional study” by William Rioux and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…should supervised consumption sites be judged by evidence or popularity? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Time for tailored harm reduction focus on new initiates to injecting drug use” by Daniel O’Keefe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are we doing enough for new injectors? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Drug-related death rates associated with prescribed and illicit benzodiazepine exposure among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment in Scotland, 2015 to 2020” by Megan Glancy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Why are benzo deaths rising? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Regulation on the rocks: Community-directed appraisal on the projected harms of reform to alcohol pricing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver” by Mark Ng Shun and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…harm reduction or higher prices? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Psychoactive drug use among athletes: motives and risk factors beyond sports performance – A scoping review” by Mikko Lemettilä and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are mental health pressures driving drug use in sport? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on stakeholder views on commercial tobacco endgame goals and policies” by Kylie Morphett and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do stakeholders shape tobacco policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Online promotional practices and apparent violations from licensed cannabis retail stores in Canada” by Rachael MacDonald-Spracklin and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are cannabis retailers following the rules? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...