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

New in @apsad-dar.bsky.social w. a rockstar team. Steroid consumers turn to forums for PCT advice. Some tips help, most don’t. No clinical guidance = big risks. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar....

The Bangkok Post reports that the afternoon ban on alcohol sales in Thailand is still in force, and has been confirmed by the Thailand Department of Disease Control. Read and listen here: www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

The 8th Global Alcohol Policy Conference #GAPC2026 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8-10 April 2026. See the conference website with programme outline: www.gapc2026.org. Note abstract deadline coming up 30 September

Drug checking to return to Brisbane following philanthropic funding! CheQpoint 2.0 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

In @springernature.com - Wave 2 World 1st Trial - @jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social + team. ~50% of all steroids were mislabelled. Follow-ups show that testing changed behaviour. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social doi.org/10.1186/s129...

New @abcnewsnetau.bsky.social story on the surge in women bodybuilding +l dangers of unregulated steroid markets. I spoke about side effects, access, and why we need programs to elevate 'steroid literacy'. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social 🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Amy Pennay tells us what happens when non- and light- drinking young people grow up. #risk versus #pleasure and shifting attitudes. #KBSGlasgow #KBS2025

All #KBS2025 presenters are invited to submit their conference paper to the official journal of KBS: The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research (IJADR) There is a themed conference special issue of this journal for 2025! The IJADR website can be found here: ijadr.org/index.php/ij...

New Steroid Testing results are out! In WAVE 4 (2025) - 91 steroid samples tested in SE QLD 😀89% contained expected substances 🧐71% were underdosed Full report + support info: hi-ground.org/app/uploads/... @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social

We must protect the community from misleading claims on alcohol products. We've signed an open letter urging Food Ministers to prioritise public health & request a review of a decision that will permit carb & sugar claims on alcohol labels & in advertising. alcoholchangeaus.org.au/open-letter-...

Drug-induced suicides are rising in regional QLD. Our research shows they're driven by trauma, poverty & service gaps. Peer-led, nonjudgmental support is key. @everymindau.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social lifeinmind.org.au/news/q-a-wit...

Live this morning on @abcnewsnetau.bsky.social, my new mate Jas and I talk about the rising trend of women using anabolic steroids. Investment in harm reduction and health programs which support women is urgently needed. @griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

We are looking for volunteers who have worked in or socialised in nightlife venues in Liverpool in the past 12 months to take part in a study exploring how bar staff and patrons observe or experience prejudice and violence towards LGBTQIA+ people and their willingness to intervene. DM for info.

Dr. Timothy Piatkowski said that people should be given “education and access to the best evidence regarding tanning, tanning supplements, and both the positive and negative health effects”. @couriermail.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au shorturl.at/8kL0I

We are hosting two workshops preceding the #ISSDP2025 Manchester UK conference. Join the Methods Matter workshop on 10 June 2025 to hear from world leading #DrugPolicy scholars showcasing the latest methods in drug policy research today & how to improve your own research practice!

And then this paper describes the results of the world's first steroid testing trial conducted right here in Queensland, led by the incredible Tim @piatkowskitim.bsky.social in partnership with The Loop Australia and the others.

The QuIVAA team delivered training at HRVic for their incredible workforce. 🔗 Steroid QNECT (Peer QNECT): | 📞 1800 175 889 (Press 2) 🔗 HI-Ground Steroid Resources: hi-ground.org/steroids Better services, better conversations, and better outcomes for steroid consumers! @griffithcmh.bsky.social

New Collab @deppjournal.bsky.social ky.social w. Kim, Luke C, Luke T, Andrew. Non-medical insulin use can kill. We show how IPED peers both produce and mitigate this risk in ways the medical system ignores. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au @aivl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0968...

We are doing new research and looking at policy preferences and values in the Australian AOD field. www.unsw.edu.au/research/spr...

New in @addictrestheory.bsky.social w. Luke, Katinka, and Jim. Who’s really keeping steroid consumers safe? Not healthcare. Not the law. Peers who cook & distribute steroids aren’t just suppliers—they’re harm reductionists. @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1606...

Hot off the press! 📣📣In this tutorial we illustrate available multiple imputation approaches for handling longitudinal data including when they are clustered within higher level clusters. A reproducible example with R and Stata code provided! #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @jasonferris22.bsky.social @cresswell-sl.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social

We found that Australian media reporting on illicit tobacco-related crimes increased over the past two decades, particularly since 2018. These findings highlight a need for improved border detection measures, investment in enforcement, and other deterrent activities.

🔓Development, dissemination & community response to 1st community notice on misrepresented illicit steroids in circulation in Australia @piatkowskitim.bsky.social @ivolpe.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @cresswell-sl.bsky.social @karenblakey.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New in @apsad-dar.bsky.social The first Oz steroid community drug alert! Contaminated oxandrolone was detected in our steroid checking trial, prompting a public notice. @ivolpe.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar....

Rita Brien, Ross Coomber, Emma Kill, Geoff Davey, Cameron Francis, Alan White, Madeline Harding, Steph Reeve, Brooke Walters @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social

How are non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits made — and how healthy are they? www.abc.net.au/news/science...

#openaccess FREE to read, adapt, reuse! doi.org/10.1111/dar....

Steroid checking 'Wave 3' Results Are In! We have now analysed >100 samples across 3 waves. 🔎 Key Findings: ✔️ 78% contained expected steroid ⚠️ 22% contained unexpected steroid 📉 50% samples underdosed 📊 Full report: hi-ground.org/app/uploads/...

Based on research available Open Access - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @dremmadavies.bsky.social @ppermanhowe.bsky.social Jennifer Seddon @piatkowskitim.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social puljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social Adam Winstock @jasonferris22.bsky.social

Barriers to the use of no&low alcohol products in high-risk drinkers @dremmadavies.bsky.social @ppermanhowe.bsky.social Jennifer Seddon @piatkowskitim.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social Adam Winstock @jasonferris22.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

World 1st Steroid Testing Trial in @addictionjournal.bsky.social w. amazing team some who are here: @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @jasonferris22.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/add....

🥁🥁🥁 Great coverage of research led by Griffith Uni's Dr Tim Piatkowski with #UQCHSR Substance Use & Mental Health research lead @jasonferris22.bsky.social, #UQ School of Public Health's @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social, @monicabarratt.bsky.social, @aivl.bsky.social + others

My amazing collaborators and supporters @jasonferris22.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social + many more not here :) See for World first steroid checking trial results and harm reduction advice: hi-ground.org/resources/st...

"How harmful are steroids? As harmful as we let them be" – on @abcnewsnetau.bsky.social Features our World-first steroid checking trial AND Steroid peer education through Steroid QNECT (1800 175 889) – Ask for Sonya! www.abc.net.au/triplej/prog... @griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social

Jon Hamilton @npr.org wrote about @fda.gov approval of Spravato - nasal spray to treat #depression. Our Masters student Elle Smith covered this in her thesis (currently under review Journal of Psychopharmacology)

Excited to see steroids + harm reduction on @abcnetwork.bsky.social. @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social "Steroid checking offers a really positive opportunity for health conversations" www.abc.net.au/news/health/... @griffithuniversity.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

The MUP had the desired effect, reducing the sale of cheap, higher-strength alcohol by making products more expensive. Retailers showed more support when they understood it was targeted at harm reduction. ‘On trade’ retailers, such as pubs, said they thought the policy created fairer competition.

Turning to online communities for steroid advice is not unusual. Piatkowski says this can happen in an environment where there is widespread stigma […] we need open, nuanced and balanced discussions about these drugs. @theguardian.com @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You can read more about this work in our report to Alcohol Change UK, which was also published last year. This includes a handy Toolkit on 'How to talk about alcohol' alcoholchange.org.uk/about-us/abo...

We finally have enough CAPR members on BlueSky for a CAPR starter pack! More of us will probably be migrating over soon. go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3

As President of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol, I welcome the alcohol research community to Scotland for the KBS 50th Anniversary Symposium organised by the Universities of Stirling and Glasgow (9-13 June 2025): kbs2025scotland.org/home.html

This paper has found the where cannabis is legally available to adults opioid deaths are reduced. Australia's opioid death rate is double our road toll. Surely this is another good reason to change the law #legalisecannabis #auspol papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

First post 🙏🏻 Gday Bluesky 🙏🏻 Collab w: Nick, Luke, and Cameron. Using Assemblage thinking, we unpack the tangled web of anti-doping in the UFC: where IPEDs 💉💊, tech, and celebrity collide. doi.org/10.1177/1363...

We're delighted to have launched a revamped website today where you can find out about our research, publications, latest news, and personal insights from team members on the new SARG Blog sarg-sheffield.ac.uk

With great collaborators, I have a new paper in BMJ Mental Health. AI-generated imagery often amplifies harmful stereotypes about mental disorders. How models like DALL-E 3 and Midjourney shape public perceptions of mental illness. Here's a summary with some images: open.substack.com/pub/carlerik...

🌟New pre-print🌟 With @jschoeley.bsky.social, we used methods developed for estimating cause-specific excess deaths and applied them to UK alcohol duty revenue, both overall and by drink type, to estimate how recent trends in alcohol sales compared to pre-pandemic. 🧵 doi.org/10.1101/2024...

For those very new to the platform, starter packs help you find awesome accounts to follow in your interest areas! We still have a bit of room in the 2nd starter pack if you work in addiction science and want to be added - just let me know. go.bsky.app/GQ31XUx

From #digitalhealth to authentic community engagement and everything in between, the #AusHSI team left #HSR24 feeling energised and inspired by the connections that were made and #healthservices research explored. Check out our conference recap and presentation highlights: bit.ly/aushsi13hsr24