In the latest episode of Addiction Audio, Dr Wei Deng talks about genetic risk factors for addiction tinyurl.com/4xa7b43a | Addiction Audio is the podcast from @addictionjournal.bsky.social

The SSA is hiring!! We are looking for 1 x Administrator and 2 x Science Communication Officers. Find out more and apply here: tinyurl.com/3smhh9n9 | #Hiring #Jobs #ScienceCommunication #AddictionScience #AdministratorJobs

Incredible news for building leadership and capacity in the UK which is so needed in addiction research! The best time for action was yesterday, the next best time is now. 💪

Really recommend applying to this @addiction-ssa.org scheme! I was able to visit @james-g-murphy.bsky.social and @katiew.bsky.social earlier this year and it was brilliant both professionally and personally 🇺🇸

The travelling scholarship scheme is designed to help students and researchers travel internationally, share knowledge, and network. Apply by 25 September: tinyurl.com/yc5vemr3

This is such great news for the sector and marks a huge investment in this critically important issue. Everyone at the @addiction-ssa.org is keen to start work on building the next generation of addiction research leaders. Watch this space! www.gov.uk/government/n...

EXCITING NEWS! @addiction-ssa.org has been selected to deliver the Govmt’s new flagship addiction leadership scheme, developing the next generation of researchers www.gov.uk/government/n...

Fantastic news for addiction science. More details to follow shortly!

The UK Government has announced £10 million in funding to support the next generation of leaders in addiction research. Find out more about the Addiction Healthcare Goals Research Leadership Programme: tinyurl.com/2sveeum8

If you are a current #PhD student or have recently submitted your thesis, apply to attend the SSA's annual PhD Symposium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday 5 November tinyurl.com/355ersv2

In the latest episode of Addiction Audio, @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social and Arun Sahai talk about their new editorial on #ketamine tinyurl.com/4r3rcbny | Addiction Audio is the podcast from @addictionjournal.bsky.social

Have you conducted quantitative or qualitative research on oral nicotine pouches? Submit a paper to @addictionjournal.bsky.social for the opportunity to be featured in a special issue tinyurl.com/26mjxvpp | Deadline: 31 March 2026

🆕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

We are delighted to announce our 2025 prize winners, Leon Xiao and Gemma Taylor. Find out more about the SSA's prizes and funding schemes: tinyurl.com/7m5d8yyn

Reserve your place at the SSA’s Annual Conference – the UK’s foremost gathering of addiction researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and experts by experience tinyurl.com/ycx29y3y

In the latest episode of Addiction Audio, @katieeast.bsky.social‬ talks about an online experiment evaluating the impact of vaping fact films among young people in the UK tinyurl.com/2myub2b2 | Addiction Audio is the podcast from @addictionjournal.bsky.social‬

Listen to a new episode of Addiction Audio about problem drinking among parents or caregivers as a risk factor for violence against children tinyurl.com/26nkdyat | Addiction Audio is the podcast from addictionjournal.bsky.social, featuring interviews with authors about their research.

A new editorial in @addictionjournal.bsky.social warns that US state and insurance provider policies are limiting patient access to higher doses of buprenorphine, one of the main medical treatments for opioid use disorders: doi.org/10.1111/add.... | DOI: 10.1111/add.70127 @haroldpollack.bsky.social

The SSA explored the background of ketamine and the drug's therapeutic potential with former PhD student Merve Mollaahmetoglu, who reviewed 83 studies of ketamine treatment. Read the full interview here: www.addiction-ssa.org/features/int...

The SSA is thrilled to welcome Dr Gemma Taylor to the Board of Trustees. Read more about Gemma, including her expertise in science communication and public health innovation: www.addiction-ssa.org/people/gemma...

Listen to a new episode of Addiction Audio about public health-oriented, recreational cannabis access in Switzerland tinyurl.com/ftmw8937 | Addiction Audio is the podcast from addictionjournal.bsky.social, featuring interviews with authors about their research.

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social , we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Listen to a new episode of Addiction Audio about the 'questionable generalisability' of AUDIT-C – a brief screening tool for risky drinking tinyurl.com/mvryyxmf | Addiction Audio is the podcast from addictionjournal.bsky.social, featuring interviews with authors about their research.

Listen to a new episode of Addiction Audio featuring @marilynpicciri1.bsky.social about the efficacy of personalised feedback interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among university students shows.acast.com/addiction-au... @addictionjournal.bsky.social

The SSA's Annual Conference celebrates excellence in addiction science. Find out whether you are eligible for a supported place, which would include a free conference ticket, and up to £200 towards travel and accommodation tinyurl.com/3kya6rb8 Applications close Monday 28 July

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 thoughtful piece from James for anyone interested in how problem drinking is conceptualised. The essay explores the label of 'the alcoholic', discusses issues of stigma and self-stigma, and encourages us to consider how alcohol problems exist beyond the 'alcoholism' paradigm.

In a new essay for the SSA, Dr James Morris explores the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in modern-day society, including AA’s influence over the collective understanding of drinking problems. Read the full essay here: tinyurl.com/35krp5z5 #AlcoholicsAnonymous

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

This new paper led by @sophiebright.bsky.social introduces the Intersectional Alcohol Inequities Framework (IAIF), a conceptual tool designed to visually illustrate how diverse factors across multiple levels and domains intersect to shape inequities in alcohol consumption and related harms.

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

Estimating recent trends in alcohol sales in the United Kingdom from alcohol duty revenue buff.ly/7AZpCDW @victimofmaths.bsky.social @jschoeley.com

Book your place at a free science communication webinar, featuring talks on writing press releases, preparing for televised news interviews, and capitalising on the influence of blogs and podcasts tinyurl.com/3bcw8juu | @tattanbirch.bsky.social @melissaoldham.bsky.social

This blog from the Addictions Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (APPIE) network offers insights from people with living and lived experience. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2vt4y86t @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social

Should alcohol-free networking be the default? Revisit this blog from November 2024 about the SSA's decision to stop serving alcohol at workplace events tinyurl.com/3x8waysz | #AlcoholAwarenessWeek

We are delighted to announce that @Ethan Knight has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Ethan is a researcher within the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social‬ @ox.ac.uk‬. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc2keyf9

We are delighted to announce that Josie Dunn has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Josie holds a first-class honours degree in Medical Pharmacology and a Master’s by Research in Substance Misuse. Read more here: www.addiction-ssa.org/news/meet-th...

Discover how to share your #research across traditional and contemporary media platforms with our free lunchtime webinar tinyurl.com/3bcw8juu | Featuring @melissaoldham.bsky.social, Mark Greaves, @tattanbirch.bsky.social, and Suzi Gage

Read a new editorial in @addictionjournal.bsky.social on #ketamine – a drug which "challenges our consideration of drug benefit and harm" doi.org/10.1111/add.... | Featuring @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social, Arun Sahai, and Paul Dargan

Editorial published today in @addictionjournal.bsky.social‬ explores the ‘new world’ of #ketamine. Watch our interview with co-author Professor Owen Bowden-Jones CBE: youtu.be/DtXXc0eearE | @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social

Some exciting Monday afternoon reading here - Jonas Schöley and I have a new study in @addictionjournal.bsky.social using UK data on alcohol duty revenue to examine trends in alcohol sales and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Professor @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social has been recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025, which marks the 'extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK' tinyurl.com/3xt7mt5r

In this episode of Addiction Audio, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Emma Beard about her research into how household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence. They explore ways that researchers can include traditionally 'hidden populations'. Listen here: shows.acast.com/addiction-au...

Do do this, it's an impressive list of people to join!

Apply for prestigious academic prizes as an SSA member or associate. We will present the Fred Yates Prize to an early career researcher for their contributions to the field, and the Impact Prize for work that has had a strong public-facing impact. Read more: www.addiction-ssa.org/news/recogni...

⏰Closing tomorrow > Would you like the opportunity to present at the UK’s foremost gathering of addiction researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and experts by experience? Submit your application by midnight on 4 June: www.addiction-ssa.org/events/annua...

🎧Listen to the latest episode of Addiction Audio🎧 Elle Wadsworth speaks to Jo Neale and Brian Kelly about their new editorial, 'Over a decade later and Addiction journal is still committed to publishing qualitative research', published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/ymeuak9h

Congratulations Ben!! We look forward to seeing what you do next in your career.

SSA-funded researchers Dr Chloe Burke, Dr Sophie Orton, Dr Carol-Ann Getty, and Dr Rachel Coleman spoke this week at the @rcpsych.bsky.social Addictions Faculty Conference. The theme for the event was 'intersectionality in addictions' tinyurl.com/4wf8uf5z

Good news - Wiley have now installed a share to Bluesky button for all of our papers published on Wiley Online Library