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James Nicholls

@jamesnicholls.bsky.social

Alcohol and drug policy researcher: regulation, harm reduction, culture and politics. Might post about music and other things too…

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Kirsten Trayner@kirstentrayner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Exciting PhD opportunity! Focussing on the political, legal, and administrative context of the introduction of 'the Thistle' in Glasgow. Delighted to be part of the supervisory team alongside @jamesnicholls.bsky.social, Jane Scoular, and Chris McCorkindale. www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

Assessing the political and legal context of safer drug consumption facilities (SDCFs): a case study of the UK’s first SDCF, the “Thistle” project in Glasgow. - Scottish Graduate School of Social Scie...

This project investigates the political, legal, and administrative contexts that enabled the opening of The Thistle Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) in Glasgow in January 2025—the first such ser...

sgsss.ac.uk

John Holmes@jholmessheff.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This is a hugely important editorial that sets out how UK Government proposals to reform alcohol licensing will undermine the entire purpose of the licensing system. It will explicitly move the focus from protecting public health and social order to promoting economic goals and business priorities.

Institute of Alcohol Studies@ias.org.uk · 10mo ago

A new @addictionjournal.bsky.social commentary warns of regulatory capture in UK alcohol licensing The ‘Licensing Taskforce’ - led by industry figures - could weaken democratic accountability & redefine licensing as business promotion, not public protection onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

James Nicholls@jamesnicholls.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Plans to rapidly overhaul alcohol licensing in England and Wales have just been published. They're being sold as ‘tearing up outdated licensing rules’, but could seriously undermine democratic accountability and local control. The devil (as ever) is in the details. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Cheers to Change: Red Tape Review Could Bring More Food, Music and Fun to Your Local

The Government is launching a fast-track review to tear up outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars and local events and we want to hear from the people who know best: landlords...

gov.uk

James Nicholls@jamesnicholls.bsky.social · last yr.

Final report from the London Drugs Commission calls for cannabis to be moved from the MDA 1971 to the PSA 2016, effectively decriminalising possession, but not creating a legal retail market - on grounds that the public health risks of commercialisation outweigh potential benefits of legal supply.

DrugWise@drugwise.bsky.social · last yr.

New report, "The Cannabis Conundrum - a way forward for London" is out now and concludes that the current laws are not fit for purpose and require some modification -www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

James Nicholls@jamesnicholls.bsky.social · last yr.

I was delighted to contribute to this fantastic special edition of @deppjournal.bsky.social on morality and drug policy - and to work with such a great editorial team. The introduction (below) sets out clearly where we are, and where we need to go next.

Alex Stevens@profalexstevens.bsky.social · last yr.

With thanks to co-editors @alisonritter.bsky.social & @draskew.bsky.social, here is the editorial to the special issue of @deppjournal.bsky.social on 'studying modalities in drug policy'. doi.org/10.1080/0968...

James Nicholls@jamesnicholls.bsky.social · last yr.

Really enjoyed working on this paper, which gets into the weeds of UK alcohol licensing, multi-level governance and the power of policy instruments. Local authorities are bound not just by primary legislation, but a tangle of statutory guidance that significantly constrains their autonomy.

Drugs: education, prevention and policy@deppjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Open access: Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis by Megan Cook et al @jamesnicholls.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Drugs: education, prevention and policy@deppjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Open access: Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis by Megan Cook et al @jamesnicholls.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis

In Great Britain, local authorities responsible for alcohol premises licensing produce a statement of licensing policy setting out how they intend to exercise their statutory licensing functions in...

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ISSDP@issdrugpolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

#DrugPolicy researchers: 💥Harm Reduction Journal is calling for senior editors and associate editors. 💥 As a Q1 open access journal this is a great time to apply to contribute to excellence in #HarmReduction scholarship👇 harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com

Harm Reduction Journal

The Harm Reduction Journal is an open access, community-focused journal for research on reducing risks and harms associated with drug use, gambling, online ...

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Will Haydock@williamhaydock.bsky.social · last yr.

This is an interesting piece on regret and FOMO in relation to drinking, but I think the whole framework, with a theory of 'planned behaviour' risks misunderstanding or misrepresenting the fundamental ambivalence of drinking & drunkenness. 1/5 theconversation.com/how-fomo-the...

How Fomo – the fear of missing out – affects young people’s binge drinking

Research shows the fear of missing out on a good time while drinking usually outweighs any concerns young adults have about doing something they might regret.

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