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Our Director, @harryshapiro.bsky.social is interviewed on the Cutting Through podcast - open.spotify.com/episode/0Y6b...
Cutting Through with Harry Shapiro
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November 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our Director, @harryshapiro.bsky.social is interviewed on the Cutting Through podcast - open.spotify.com/episode/0Y6b...
Our Director Harry Shapiro @harryshapiro.bsky.social speaks on Nitrous Oxide in this BBC Breakfast report. Listen from 1 hour 15 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Breakfast - 08/11/2025
The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Our Director Harry Shapiro @harryshapiro.bsky.social speaks on Nitrous Oxide in this BBC Breakfast report. Listen from 1 hour 15 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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New opportunities for addictions PhD and fellowships launched today! More on the website and more to follow. Watch this space....
Do you have an idea that could drive innovative responses to addiction to illicit drugs and alcohol? Are you committed to a research career in the field of addiction? Apply for a PhD studentship or fellowship by 15 January 2026 tinyurl.com/5etmhm9e
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New opportunities for addictions PhD and fellowships launched today! More on the website and more to follow. Watch this space....
Peer Mentoring Evaluation: A report on final research findings - Evaluation findings from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) test of Peer Mentoring for individuals with a substance dependency -
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Peer Mentoring Evaluation: A report on final research findings
Evaluation findings from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) test of Peer Mentoring for individuals with a substance dependency.
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Peer Mentoring Evaluation: A report on final research findings - Evaluation findings from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) test of Peer Mentoring for individuals with a substance dependency -
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate - www.gov.uk/government/p...
ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate
The report presents a review of etomidate and structurally related compounds and subsequent recommendations regarding their classification and scheduling.
www.gov.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
ACMD review of the evidence on the use and harms of etomidate - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2024 registrations. New stats out from ONS - www.ons.gov.uk/releases/dea...
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2024 registrations
- Office for National Statistics
www.ons.gov.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2024 registrations. New stats out from ONS - www.ons.gov.uk/releases/dea...
Press release - Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs - www.gov.uk/government/n...
Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs
The government has launched a new campaign to alert young people to the dangers of ketamine, counterfeit medicines and adulterated THC vapes
www.gov.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Press release - Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs - www.gov.uk/government/n...
Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold since 2014 with mixing drugs on the rise - www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ketamin...
Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold since 2014 with mixing drugs on the rise | King's College London
Deaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased twenty-fold since 2014 – but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings, raising doubts over whether single-substance drug p...
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold since 2014 with mixing drugs on the rise - www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ketamin...
Mobile drug consumption units could be introduced in Scotland
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Mobile drug consumption units could be introduced in Scotland
The Scottish Affairs Committee found smaller mobile facilities could be more cost-effective, while reaching a greater number of drug users.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Mobile drug consumption units could be introduced in Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures
The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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
September 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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
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Diana Johnson is no longer minister for drug policy. Possible replacement is Sarah Jones.
September 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Diana Johnson is no longer minister for drug policy. Possible replacement is Sarah Jones.
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024 - New statistics out - In 2024, there were 1,017 drug misuse deaths registered in Scotland, a decrease of 13% (155 deaths) compared with 2023 - www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024
Statistics on drug related deaths registered in Scotland.
www.nrscotland.gov.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Drug-related deaths in Scotland, 2024 - New statistics out - In 2024, there were 1,017 drug misuse deaths registered in Scotland, a decrease of 13% (155 deaths) compared with 2023 - www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
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August 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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RADAR alert issued on nitazenes and contamination of the drugs supply - publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/au...
August 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RADAR alert issued on nitazenes and contamination of the drugs supply - publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/au...
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@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...
Introducing: The New Collective Voice Affected Others Group! - Collective Voice
Adfam and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting families affected by substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support for affected others.
www.collectivevoice.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Ketamine harms assessment
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.
www.gov.uk
August 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is calling for evidence on ketamine use, harms and interventions.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Panorama - Britain’s Ketamine Crisis, BBC iPlayer - Hazel Martin talks to users, those being treated in detox and rehab, and doctors being inundated by young patients in need of help - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Panorama - Britain’s Ketamine Crisis
Why are so many people taking ketamine? Hazel Martin talks to users, those being treated in detox and rehab, and doctors being inundated by young patients in need of help.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Panorama - Britain’s Ketamine Crisis, BBC iPlayer - Hazel Martin talks to users, those being treated in detox and rehab, and doctors being inundated by young patients in need of help - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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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 ppiepruaddictions@kcl.ac.uk to see how the APPIE network can help | @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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 ppiepruaddictions@kcl.ac.uk to see how the APPIE network can help | @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social
Drugs smuggled by drone undermining rehabilitation in prisons, watchdog warns - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Drugs smuggled by drone undermining rehabilitation in prisons, watchdog warns
Chief inspector says jails in England and Wales are overwhelmed by contraband, overcrowding and lack of staff
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Drugs smuggled by drone undermining rehabilitation in prisons, watchdog warns - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Tributes after sudden death of drugs campaigner Peter Krykant - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs campaigner Peter Krykant dies, aged 48
Peter Krykant, a former addict, set up a supervised facility from a van which he took around Glasgow.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Tributes after sudden death of drugs campaigner Peter Krykant - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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JUST ADVERTISED: interested in the interface between science and drug policy? Then why not apply to be the next Chair of the ACMD. Closes July 14th. apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8838
Appointment details – Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
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June 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
JUST ADVERTISED: interested in the interface between science and drug policy? Then why not apply to be the next Chair of the ACMD. Closes July 14th. apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8838
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Whether you joined us for Part One of our latest webinar series or you will be joining for the first time – you are warmly welcome. Book now and together we can fight stigma - www.ticketsource.co.uk/antistigmane...
June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Whether you joined us for Part One of our latest webinar series or you will be joining for the first time – you are warmly welcome. Book now and together we can fight stigma - www.ticketsource.co.uk/antistigmane...