Several of our team are at the @addiction-ssa.org Annual Conference in Newcastle. Wishing all attendees safe travels and an engaging, informative event.

Our new video introduces the Policy Research Unit in Addictions, showing how our research helps inform policy and tackle the challenges of addiction and addictive products. Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows how even lower levels of gambling-related harms are linked to poorer wellbeing. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk @shwardle.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows how even lower levels of gambling-related harms are linked to poorer wellbeing. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk @shwardle.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

SARG colleagues will present their research at the SRNT-E Conference next week. Esther Moore will share insights from the @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social 'Swap to Stop' evaluation while Hazel Squires will discuss the SPIRE project's work on e-cigarette policy modelling. #SRNTE2025 #Tobacco #Nicotine

Research from @uofgsps.bsky.social @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social shows gambling-related harms affect not only individuals but also their partners’ emotional wellbeing. More: gla.ac/4g98RLu

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows gambling-related harms affect not only individuals but also their partners’ emotional wellbeing. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk @shwardle.bsky.social

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows gambling-related harms affect not only individuals but also their partners’ emotional wellbeing. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk @shwardle.bsky.social

If you are conducting research on substance use or addictive behaviours and want to include the views of people with living and lived experience, email [email protected] to see how the APPIE network can help | @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social‬

How can researchers work meaningfully with people with lived experience of addiction? Members of the PRU's APPIE network share 8 principles for ethical, inclusive, and impactful collaboration. Read more via the SSA blog below. #PPIE #AddictionResearch #LivedExperience @addiction-ssa.org

🔓 Factors Influencing Co-Use of #Tobacco and #Cannabis Amongst Young Adults in UK Further Education Colleges: A Qualitative Study @drhannahwalsh.bsky.social, Ann McNeill, Maria Duaso doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social

Also at #ISSDP25, Martine Skumlien also presented an abstract on a randomised control trial protocol focused on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of online training in opioid overdose management and provision of take-home naloxone #Drugpolicy ‪@issdrugpolicy.bsky.social

Kat Petrilli presented an abstract on a systematic review of the effectiveness of training in opioid overdose management and naloxone administration at #ISSDP25 #Drugpolicy @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social

Ellen McGrane spoke at #KBS2025 in Glasgow on modelling alcohol dependence. Read more in the below post from @sarg-scharr.bsky.social:

It’s been a busy month for our researchers! First up, Sarah Tipping gave a talk at #CAGR2025 on the association between lower levels of gambling harms and emotional wellbeing: @shwardle.bsky.social @cagrconference.bsky.social

The PRU in Addictions has released a Disclosure of Interest Policy. Download the policy document at the following link: osf.io/download/9as...

Advertising & gambling harms. Research finds evidence of a 'dose–response' effect. Ellen McGrane, one of the PRU team, & colleagues have won the Royal Society for Public Health’s most cited paper award. Read about their work showing how gambling ads contribute to harm here: doi.org/10.1016/j.pu...