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

Call for papers for SI on Hybrid Drug Markets. Will explore the blurred on- and offline aspects of drug markets, drug use & harm reduction. Edited by @monicabarratt.bsky.social @thomasfriissogaard.bsky.social, @Robin van der Sanden. Abstracts 20 Sep. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...

🔓Risk communication about high-dose MDMA: Impact of a hypothetical drug alert on future MDMA use Joel Keygan, Breanna Willoughby, @psychopharmres.bsky.social @monicabarratt.bsky.social, Amy Peacock @latrobeuni.bsky.social @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📣 NEW: BEGUN, THE INDEXING OF THE NIH WEBSITE ARCHIVE HAS. Unfortunately I wasn't able to grab the NIH content until last week so it's possible that some of it had already been disappeared, but this includes anything which was there as of 2/13/25: acasignups.net/nih-website

🔓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/...

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

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/...

"Most patients were unaware they were using nitazenes. Given their potency, this has important implications for harm, particularly in those not intentionally using opioids." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Something to think about with the Ross Ulbricht pardon. The feds are still sitting on $6.5 billion in bitcoin seized from silk road. If Trump gives it back to Ulbricht, he could easily pay back Trump by trading it for Trump coin. A potential bribe of millions or billions of dollars for a pardon.

President Trump granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive.

Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?

I'm appealing to colleagues and the organisations I work with to stop using X/Twitter. The platform now extracts profit by promoting a racist who hates modern Britain, incites violence and is in continued contempt of court. Continuing to use X is not compatible with our values.

Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇

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IRELAND’S FIRST EVER medically supervised drug injection facility (MSIF) is set to open in Dublin in December, according to the charity overseeing the service.#harmreduction saves lives. www.thejournal.ie/supervised-d...

I don’t really understand why people want to use a completely random mix of unknown substances either!

It is disappointing that we were only given one day to respond to the proposed social media ban for under 16s. We dropped everything and were one of 15,000 submissions. www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/25/t...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin

AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn

Working on AI/machine learning and addiction? We have a super broad call for papers out for a special issue in Drug and Alcohol Review. Papers are due by March 1st. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.

Thanks for making this. I love what you’ve named it. Basically Australians who are into drugs 😂

These brave doctors are following history. We have always been forced to use civil disobedience to save lives: supervised injection, narcan, needle, distribution, safe supply. Unjust laws are meant to be broken. Respect. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...

Preview for our November newsletter: the 11 new substances we found in the drug supply in October. Each has a story and context we’ll go into, so sign up now opioiddatalab.ghost.io

Big announcement! The Loop has started delivering the 1st UK onsite, Home Office-licensed drug testing, at the 2 biggest clubs! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

MDMA-related deaths in the UK increased from 51 in 2022 to 79 in 2023, the 3rd highest rate on record (ONS 24). These were mostly young people not knowing the strength of what they took, utterly avoidable with rapid & accurate testing & messaging on MDMA strength & dosage. #HarmReduction

UNSW's Drug Policy Modelling Program is hosting an evidence hub to answer your drug policy questions for the NSW Drug Summit. Includes an evidence brief from me and Monica Barratt on drug checking services: what are they, and what do we know about them? www.unsw.edu.au/research/spr...