Awareness is growing. But awareness alone won't dismantle stigma. We're launching 2 new Anti-Stigma Network Policy Briefings, exploring how stigma affects people's experiences across healthcare & criminal justice - zurl.co/zzmSH Read them. Share them. Use them.

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When the legend becomes fact… mikejay.net/bicycle-day-...

Bicycle Day Revisited - Mike Jay

What really happened on the first acid trip?

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This #WorldHealthDay: stand with science - and challenge stigma. Stigma harms health. It stops people seeking support. It drives inequality. We’re working together to change the narrative on drug & alcohol use. We stand with science. We stand against stigma. #StandWithScience #EndStigma @who.int

New PhD studentship opportunity! Research and write the history of Release, supervised by me and @alexmold.bsky.social! bloomsbury.ac.uk/drugs-civil-...

Drugs, Civil Rights and the Alternative Society: A History of Release

Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…

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One of my dissertation students is recruiting participants for a short survey to understand experiences of stigma and discrimination in mental health care. Nuba needs a few more participants who identify as South Asian - please share! lnkd.in/eNNbr3BJ

this is tomorrow, you can sign-up here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CHOMI Seminar - 12 February 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Dr Peder Clark '“Sorted”: Leah Betts, ‘ordinariness’ and drugs in 1990s Britain'

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Peder Clark@pederclark.bsky.social · 7mo ago

giving a paper on Leah Betts and ordinariness in ‘90s Britain at UCD in a fortnight’s time, 4pm thursday 12 February, in-person/online, all welcome! more details here: www.ucd.ie/chomi/resear...

"At some point during his tenure with Stark in Paris, Kemp created what was to become the infamous ‘brown acid’ distributed at the 1969 Woodstock festival." - Andy Roberts psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/acid-chemi...

Lecturer in Criminology job in Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. Might be of interest to those out there working in drug policy/critical drug studies too? www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy... @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social

So *what is* a public health approach to substance use? Our latest 🧪 paper provides a systematic review of academic and grey literature and outlines a conceptual framework to guide practitioners. link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25402-4

Defining a public health approach to substance use: insights from a systematic scoping review and conceptual framework development approach - BMC Public Health

Background Psychoactive substance use represents a significant global public health challenge, leading to diverse health, social, and environmental harms. Traditional punitive and commercial approache...

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...I wrote it. Have at it. Special prize if you can tell me what film the pictured pub features in... open.substack.com/pub/suzigage...

OF COURSE drink driving laws need to be updated in England and Wales

We are using antiquated regulations, and are out of step with much of the rest of the world

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I had an informal chat with @whatareyou0n.bsky.social for his ‘What Are You On?’ Substack about what the latest drug use stats for England and Wales might mean. whatareyouon.substack.com/p/what-are-w...

What are we Taking?

A snapshot of our shared altered reality

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Did you know we offer Organisational Membership of the Anti Stigma Network? If you educate your staff and stakeholders to understand stigma, call it out when they experience or observe it, and support the work of the network then you can sign up for FREE. zurl.co/timu9

Are you committed to ending stigma? Why not join us. All we ask is that you call out stigma and discrimination when you experience it and observe it, and work with other members to share how best to understand stigma and fight discrimination. Sign up, its free: zurl.co/J257s

We co-developed a resource with people with living experience of using pharmacies for substance use services, to support pharmacy teams to better understand what it feels like & reduce stigma. Free, just need to download. Please do share: express-licences.bristol.ac.uk/product/voic...

First human PK data from a novel psychedelic (bretisilocin) just published. Massive landmark in psychedelic drug development. > Looks good on standard measures. > Fast onset (20-30 mins) and washout (2 hours). Maybe the perfect drug for psychedelic therapy? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

A novel psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonist GM-2505: The pharmacokinetic, safety, and pharmacodynamic profile from a randomized trial healthy volunteer - Gerard J. Marek, Soma Makai-Bölöni, Daniel Umb...

Background: The treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) with available antidepressant drugs is characterized by considerable ineffectiveness. Classical psy...

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We need two new full-time lecturers in #criminology here at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. One permanent share.google/RuTNSJWfvkuK... and one 12 month maternity cover share.google/xzf5icskztO9...

Lecturer in Criminology at University of Sheffield

Apply for the Lecturer in Criminology role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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I wrote a piece about the rise of “pink cocaine”, a drug for the modern age, in Colombia, Spain and now in the UK. unherd.com/2025/10/why-...

Opportunity to join our team as a drug related deaths admin and research support officer (closing date 09/10/25). jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/drug...

@profhrs.bsky.social & I sopke to @marthagill.bsky.social for this piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Britain is not yet an opioid nation but rising drug death...

Policymakers are alert to the growing menace of opioids, if not to the most effective solutions

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🚨 Think you can stay one step ahead of emerging drug threats? We’re hiring a Scientific analyst (AD 6) to help operate and develop the EU Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances. 📅 Apply by 17 October: euda.europa.eu/calls/2025/ad202506_en #EUCareers

New CPD-accredited training from the Anti-Stigma Network & Adfam: tackling stigma around substance use. For frontline staff working with individuals and families. 📅 Wed 19 Nov 2025, 9.30–3.30 (online via Zoom) 🎟️ £95 members / £110 non-members 🔗 Book here: zurl.co/jAXsO Questions: admin@adfam.org.uk

The ACMD has just published its call for evidence on cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom, as part of its ongoing review. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use

Call for evidence to support ACMD's review of changes to legislation on the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes (CBPMs).

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I seem to have been discussing pilot and feasibility studies a lot this week. One question often asked is how big should my pilot/feasibility study be? 1/6 #MethodologyMonday #124

Pleased to see that the 30th Royal College of General Practitioners & Addiction Professionals 'Managing Addictions in Primary Care Conference' will be held in Liverpool 26-27 February 2026 rcgp.my.site.com/s/lt-event?i...

This is a great summary of how the tobacco industry weaponises the illicit market to serve their own agenda.

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🚨 Our latest blog unpacks how the tobacco industry exploits concern about illicit tobacco to protect their profits and delay progress towards a smokefree future: ash.org.uk/media-centre... 👀Stay tuned this week for our posts breaking down industry tactics, explaining how they distract and deceive.

🔊Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme. 12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 @sarnalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

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New paper published by Dr Victoria Marland and colleagues, an evaluation of nitazene test strips. Their conclusions recommend caution when used in front-line testing, and highlight false positive results associated with the presence of caffeine harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Evaluation of nitazene immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of nitazene and nitazene analogs in illicit drug samples - Harm Reduction Journal

Background The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fat...

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Want to contribute to the ACMD review of ketamine related harms? Then why not participate in the call for evidence. Closes 19th August. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Ketamine harms assessment

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.

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@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...

Introducing: The New Collective Voice Affected Others Group! - Collective Voice

Adfam and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting families affected by substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support for affected others.

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