A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Important to hear Hilary Benn affirm, in his Labour Conference Speech, that the official position is that the UK leaving the ECHR would indeed undermine the UK's commitments under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement 1998:

HIGH RENT means MORE TENTS! ⛺ BUILD SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

I’m glad to share a new article published as part of HRJ’s special collection: "Harm Reduction in Europe: Histories, Choices and Hopes." link.springer.com/article/10.1... @gwshorter.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social 1/2

Festival drug-related deaths are rising, but they don’t have to. In memory of Ellie Rowe and others who have tragically lost their lives at Boomtown in years past, a new blog reinforces the critical role of harm reduction services like The Loop at UK festivals. drugscience.org.uk/b...

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

🚨Pls spread the word! @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social continues to support & expand #drugpolicy research in the global south We have a new working group (led by Bisi Akintoye, Gideon Lasco & Rosario Queirolo) & are offering 25 free memberships for ECRs in the global south www.issdp.org/new-issdp-in...

This weekend at Lost Village we’re testing confiscated/found drugs & urgent samples from medics. Findings help spot trends & keep people safe. Alerts shared here & on the LV app – please spread the word.

The housing crisis in NI is worsening, with over 32,000 households now facing homelessness, up 136% in the last decade. Without urgent funding for social housing, more families will be left behind. Full statement from Homeless Connect: bit.ly/41iUnm9

Please help. Please sign & share. I work on a degree programme known as ELCE for mature students who didn't or couldn't do a degree at 18. Bristol uni has decided to close it. Bristol was set up to serve this community & now we are losing our most accessible degree. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Your voices have value! If you are someone who uses c0c4in3, our partners from @echelecabeza and @institutoriamx would like to hear from you as part of the research to develop a public policy proposal for c0c41n3 regulation. Fill the survey: https://forms.gle/JTW89nTqQZQYmYrW6

Non-abstinent recovery is more common than recovery that excludes all psychoactive substances other than caffeine & nicotine. So why don't we talk about it? In light of new attacks on harm reduction, it's critical to do do.... my latest www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...

This is a horror show. Shame. Absolute shame. Those poor individuals in that tent. Undoubtedly traumatized from living on the streets and then this. Disgusting and inhumane and cruel. What is wrong with these people. How are they so dead inside.

Before you say “ugh, just go to drug treatment”, I request that you do a trial run. I don’t say this to be smug. It’s just worse than you know. Figure out where you would go to access buprenorphine and/or methadone. Without health insurance. When can they see you? What will it cost? 🧵

Shame, discrimination and stigma have been linked to adverse health outcomes — and pride could be the antidote

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview. cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...

RADAR alert issued on nitazenes and contamination of the drugs supply - publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/au...

#DrugPolicy folk - Spread the word - the ISSDP 2026 Conference is coming to Australia! 🦘🥳🌏🥳🦘 #ISSDP2026

🔊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...

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

PhD researcher Nicole Devlin says that structural change is needed to tackle the shocking levels of femicide in the wake of the horrific murders of Vanessa Whyte and her two children in County Fermanagh - viewdigital.org/the-murder-o...

Primo Levi (1919-87), Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. "Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions." #booksky #writingcommunity #authors

Waiting for the awesome Leo Jefferys. Out on outreach research with UISCE in Dublin

I've written a piece for @addiction-ssa.org on Alcoholics Anonymous, exploring it's current role - and tensions - within the current recovery landscape 90 years after its first meetings were held. Please share 🙏 www.addiction-ssa.org/features/ess... #alcoholicsanonymous #recovery #addiction

"A new study in the medical journal The Lancet reports that more than 100 United States government health datasets were altered this spring without any public notice." www.psypost.org/secret-chang...

Our new #openaccess paper on barriers and facilitators to injectable opioid agonist therapy (hydromorphone/diacetylmorphine) draws atttention to need to be responsive to structural vulnerabilities, like homelessness, to maximize impact. harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

People who use drugs are members of the public. The unhoused are members of the public. Prioritizing their health, safety, and wellbeing might be a good idea. How about providing sufficient services with long enough operating hours? How about providing enough acceptable housing?

If we're new to you: Our mission is to be "the resource we wish we’d had when autism first became part of our lives—a one-stop source for carefully curated, evidence-based, #neurodiversity -steeped information from autistics, parents, & autism professionals": thinkingautismguide.com/mission-stat...

Comment: Mark Cousins – ‘There is currently a severe lack of available support for autistic adults’ in Northern Ireland - viewdigital.org/comment-mark...

There are days when I remember there is this article that speaks so much to me. When I went into academia, I did not anticipate spending 4 days of my week filling out paperwork and responding to emails just to get my research going. academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

We constantly empower people that have no interest in the truth whatsoever and I struggle to understand what can be done about that.

"Dog ownership provided participants with a positive sense of self and reinforced feelings of self-worth. This helped them move away from impulsive or habitual substance use patterns and adopt a more intentional, less harmful approach."

Brilliant summary of a great project of #briefinterventions for #alcohol expertly led by @clairevgarnett.bsky.social

“There’s only so many times you can be lucky, sweetheart.” I spent several days at The Thistle - the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility - talking to staff & users. Here is the piece I wrote for the @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Hey gorgeous new followers! Thank you for the support. We are a small community led museum in a park in North London. We are outspoken about the things that matter to people who are homeless. We do a lot of community action work. And we find joy together and share it online. Have a great day ❤️

Delighted to be in the company of the legendary @ourmoh.bsky.social in Belfast sharing knowledge, stories, and art #homelessness #HarmReduction

Heartbroken to hear about Peter Krykant. We had many adventures, scientific and ridiculous, here and far away. It was an honour to evaluate your van, the first UK drug consumption room, and I'll never stop talking about it. Thinking of his boys whom he loved so very much and all who loved him

🧠 Work in harm reduction? Irena Molnar is doing her MA research on how supervision supports (or doesn’t support) workers like us. 📋 If you're in the field, take 10 mins to fill out this anonymous survey 👉 buff.ly/kjOr3hJ Your voice matters—help highlight what frontline workers really need.

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

Another wee repost of this. Academic pals, this gives you all the papers from your own followers in your feed. It's awesome. Thank you @nkgarg.bsky.social and @sjgreenwood.bsky.social ♥️

I’m over the moon to share that yesterday I completed my DPhil @dspi-oxford.bsky.social 🎉 There are so many thank yous, but firstly to my amazing and unbelievably supportive supervisors @gwshorter.bsky.social @bchrisinger.bsky.social @dkhumphreys.bsky.social 1/4

Great article! Thanks @draimeegrant.bsky.social

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Very excited to share our new paper in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social 🎉 In this paper we look at experiences of people who use drugs in public and semi public drug consumption environments and the need for OPCs in England.

📆 Tomorrow, 6pm in the LWA, @gwshorter.bsky.social will discuss what we know about how Overdose Prevention Centres operate in the UK and internationally, and if and why we might consider them as a public health intervention for our communities. www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...

Council to look at Bristol ‘Harm Reduction’ campaign over drug and alcohol misuse in Belfast - viewdigital.org/council-to-l... - @gwshorter.bsky.social

If you are in the Oxford area and interested in drug policy, come catch @gwshorter.bsky.social who will be giving a guest lecture on the evidence-base surrounding overdose prevention centres 🎉 🗓️ Thursday 1st of May ⏰ 6pm-7pm 📍Wolfson College www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/event/from-s...

Is the UK shifting its approach to drug policy? Why is drug policy more important than ever in today's geopolitics? What does global evidence say about OPCs? It was great to join Sam Lewis from the Human Condition Podcast to discuss these questions...check out our full discussion below 👇