“Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on initiations of opioid agonist therapy in Ontario: A population-based interrupted time series analysis” by Samantha Jones and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…How did lockdowns impact treatment uptake? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Poppers, apps, and pleasure: From set to setting among sexually diverse men in Mexico” by Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez & Keith J. Watts (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…Do poppers and apps change how we experience sex? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Trends in vaping prevalence and mental health associations among Australian youth: Cross-sectional analysis 2016–2023” by Shu Mei Teo and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what do you think is driving the link? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Vape

“Early effects of scheduling gabapentin on medication adherence among epilepsy patients on gabapentin in Virginia” by Martha Wetzel and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is gabapentin abused in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Assessing progress toward the World Health Organization’s Global action plan alcohol reduction target in Sub-Saharan Africa 2010–2019” by Robyn Burton and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…did your country the targets? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Alcohol

“Uncovered, underfunded, and undervalued: How policy contexts shape knowledge production in multi-site substance use trials” by Kaitlyn Jaffe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…who benefits when substance use research is undervalued? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“A peer-delivered mobile model to enhance access to hepatitis C point-of-care testing and treatment: The Peers on Wheels study” by MJ Stowe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do you have hepatitis c outreach services in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Stigmatisation for poppers use is a sexualised mode of governance”: Lived experiences and counter-narratives of gay men who use poppers in mainland China” by Apei Song & Shutong Chen (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Do people use poppers in your region? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“‘It’s Pure Bliss’: Pharmaceutical pleasures in later-life use of sleeping medication” by Georgia Smith & Hannah Farrimond (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do you use sleep medication? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“3 × 3 model for drug use normalisation: Insights from a scoping review” by Daniëlle T.P. Ketelaars and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is drug use normalized in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“How have liberalized drug policies impacted international policing practices across urban and rural jurisdictions? A scoping review” by Meya Jurkus and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how are police in your communities? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Everyday discrimination in individuals seeking treatment/receiving support for substance use and caregivers” by Andrew Jones and colleague (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…why do friends and family discriminate towards people who use drugs?! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Safer opioid supply initiation among First Nations Peoples in Ontario, Canada, 2019 to 2023” by Shaleesa Ledlie and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…why is safer supply still so controversial in 2026? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“How often we see alcohol in movies: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis” by Samatha Pararath Salim and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…whats your favourite movie based around alcohol? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Alcohol #Policy

“Perceived harm reduction impact of a drug checking service in Vienna: A qualitative study among current and prospective service users” by Alexandra Karden and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do you have access to drug checking? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Using drug checking data to model the relationship between the prevalence of fentanyl and xylazine to drug overdose deaths in New York City” by Jeffery Sauer and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do you have Xylazine in your drug supply? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Impact of health policies on opioid tapering and discontinuation among patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain” by Richard L. Morrow and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Name some impacts of discontinuing opioids! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Framing drug policy reform: Third-sector advocacy and the 2024 New South Wales Drug Summit” by Oskar Sachs and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do you have drug policy summits in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Exclusion of LGBTQ+ people from the UK's alcohol and other drug-related death response” by Dean J. Connolly and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting viewpoint! Thoughts? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“What app? Demographic and drug use predictors of buying drugs via different social media and messaging apps” by Robin van der Sanden and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what messaging apps do you use for buying drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Impact of alcohol excise taxation and structural reforms on per capitaconsumption in Thailand, 1995–2021: an interrupted time-series analysis” by Nyi Nyi Zayar and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great research study! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“A decade of regulated Cannabis Social Clubs in Uruguay: five key developments and challenges ahead” by Mafalda Pardal and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does your region have cannabis social clubs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Online marketing for alcohol home delivery and alcohol purchasing behaviour: A mixed-methods study” by Kerri Coomber and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does your region deliver alcohol through online platforms? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“When profit meets public health: private equity in methadone treatment” by @victorroy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does your region have private or public methadone clinics? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

"Cannabis growers as gardeners: results from a survey among Italian and British small-scale growers" by @FortinDavide and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...What are your reasons for growing Cannabis? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Doubts and disconnection: Police reflections on drug decriminalization in British Columbia in the first year of implementation” by Amanda Butler and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…do police support decriminalization in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Optimal provision of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and needle and syringe programmes (NSP): a realist evaluation" by Peter McCulloch and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...is your local OAT and NSP a co-located model? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

"A comprehensive review of state laws that govern the distribution and possession of drug use equipment in the United States" by C Davis and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Does your region have any laws preventing supplies being given out? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Urban–rural disparities in oral nicotine pouch sales and flavors in the United States" by Lei Xu and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...have sales of oral nicotine pouches gone up in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Tobacco #DrugPolicy

"Decolonizing addiction treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Confronting Russian narcology and Western retreat" by Lyu Azbel and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Great commentary on treatment in Eastern Europe & Central Asia! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Pipes as an engagement tool: qualitative findings from a crack equipment and harm reduction training intervention in England" by Casey Sharpe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social . Does your area give out pipes for people who smoke drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Necropolitics and state-sponsored drug violence: the death penalty for drug offences in Indonesia" by Lucy Harry & Carolyn Hoyle (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...does your country have the death penalty for drug offences?!? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Understanding and preventing drug-related interpersonal violence in Ireland through a public health approach" by Catherine M. Comiskey and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...great manuscript from folks in Ireland! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Reduced risk of overdose among clients of a safer opioid supply program in Southwestern Ontario: A pre-post observational cohort study" by Gillian Kolla and colleagues via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Have overdoses reduced in your area due to safe supply? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Drug markets and violence in Colombia: Where do we stand, and how do we move forward?" by Laura H. Atuesta (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...how much violence does your region experience from drug markets? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

"Dublin’s supervised injecting facility: An assessment of its impact on discarded needles" by David S. Evans & Eamon Keenan (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...does your local SIS reduce discarded using equipment?! Dublins SIS sure does! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Integration of safer smoking equipment in U.S. syringe services programs: Qualitative insights from program staff" by William H. Eger and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...does your region distribute safer smoking supplies? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Building consensus on drug policy in New Zealand through deliberative workshops" by Rose Crossin, Anna Doak, & Oliver Winter (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...does your regions drug policy emphasize a health or criminal approach? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"The malleable logics of mandate: analysing uses of the term mandate in the context of a significant policy window" by Paul Kelaita & Alison Ritter (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. How do people feel about the word 'mandate' when it comes to policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Initiation, cessation and resumption of attendance at the Melbourne supervised injecting room among a cohort of people who inject drugs" by Ashleigh C Stewart and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...great cohort study on Melbourne's SCS! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Nurse prescribing of opioid agonist treatment in Ireland: Evidence, governance, and the politics of drug policy decision-making" by Peter Kelly and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...can nurses prescribe OAT medications in your region? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"The health effects of vaping and e-cigarettes: consensus recommendations" by Erika Kouzoukas and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...what kind of harms are you seeing from vapes and e-cigarettes? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Vaping #DrugPolicy

"What does 'polysubstance' really mean? Comparing drug-involved deaths in CDC records vs. detailed medical examiner data from Los Angeles" by Joseph R. Friedman and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...what does polysubstance mean to you? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Dynamics of drug overdose deaths in the United States during COVID-19" by Hawre Jalal & Donald S. Burke (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...what do you think are some of the main causes of overdose deaths during COVID in the US? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Collab in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social We interviewed 30 PWIDs who were recently incarcerated in QLD - Aus. These accounts demonstrate how prisons reproduce BBV & bacterial infection risk among PWIDs. doi.org/10.1016/j.dr... @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social

"Framing decriminalization: A mixed-methods study on media narratives, government resources, misinformation, and public support of British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policy" by Ali and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...how much does misinformation effect decrim?

"A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multidisciplinary model of care on hepatitis C care among people released from provincial prison in Quebec, Canada" by Weight and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...great analysis! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Merry Christmas from our family at @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social to yours! Have a safe and happy holiday!

"The effect of a police crackdown on online drug sales: on the importance of targeting vendors’ reputation?" by Etienne Blais and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...how much does the vendors reputation matter for online drug markets?! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Difficulties following naturalistic psychedelic use and associations with adverse childhood experiences" by Michelle Olofsson and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social...does your region study natural psychedelic use? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...