Karen Duke
@karenduke.bsky.social
Professor in Criminology at Middlesex University, UK; Co-Director Drug & Alcohol Research Centre @darc-mdx.bsky.social; Co-Editor-in-Chief @deppjournal.bsky.social; Trustee at Revolving Doors @revdoors.bsky.social
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Great news - The deadline for the 2026 Conference of the International Society for the Study of #DrugPolicy in Perth Australia has been extended to 15 December. 🦘
To submit you abstracts go to issdp.org
To submit you abstracts go to issdp.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great news - The deadline for the 2026 Conference of the International Society for the Study of #DrugPolicy in Perth Australia has been extended to 15 December. 🦘
To submit you abstracts go to issdp.org
To submit you abstracts go to issdp.org
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Call for papers for Special Issue: Including lived experience in substance use research think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Including lived experience in substance use research
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September 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Call for papers for Special Issue: Including lived experience in substance use research think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Open access: ‘Why don’t we just build it in a square hole?’: developing a multi-component drug outreach service for young people aged 16–25 in England @karenduke.bsky.social @darc-mdx.bsky.social @zoewelch.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0968...
doi.org/10.1080/0968...
‘Why don’t we just build it in a square hole?’: developing a multi-component drug outreach service for young people aged 16–25 in England
In England, the rise in young people/adults’ drug use coincides with a decline in specialist outreach and support services. Current substance use provision particularly neglects young adults. This ...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Open access: ‘Why don’t we just build it in a square hole?’: developing a multi-component drug outreach service for young people aged 16–25 in England @karenduke.bsky.social @darc-mdx.bsky.social @zoewelch.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1080/0968...
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🫵 Could YOU be our new Director of Communications?
Lead our policy, public affairs, and communications to drive systemic change.
Salary: £60k. Flexible 4.5-day week. Hybrid role with a minimum of two days in our London office. Apply by 5pm, 3 March 2025.
revolving-doors.org.uk/were-hiring-...
Lead our policy, public affairs, and communications to drive systemic change.
Salary: £60k. Flexible 4.5-day week. Hybrid role with a minimum of two days in our London office. Apply by 5pm, 3 March 2025.
revolving-doors.org.uk/were-hiring-...
February 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🫵 Could YOU be our new Director of Communications?
Lead our policy, public affairs, and communications to drive systemic change.
Salary: £60k. Flexible 4.5-day week. Hybrid role with a minimum of two days in our London office. Apply by 5pm, 3 March 2025.
revolving-doors.org.uk/were-hiring-...
Lead our policy, public affairs, and communications to drive systemic change.
Salary: £60k. Flexible 4.5-day week. Hybrid role with a minimum of two days in our London office. Apply by 5pm, 3 March 2025.
revolving-doors.org.uk/were-hiring-...
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💥🌍 #DrugPolicy folk - please spread the word about #ISSDP2025 🌏💥
The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open!
We have scholarships too.
⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan
www.issdp.org/conferences-...
The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open!
We have scholarships too.
⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan
www.issdp.org/conferences-...
January 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
💥🌍 #DrugPolicy folk - please spread the word about #ISSDP2025 🌏💥
The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open!
We have scholarships too.
⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan
www.issdp.org/conferences-...
The call for abstracts for the 18th International Society for Study of Drug Policy Conference in #Manchester, UK from June 11-13, 2025 is now open!
We have scholarships too.
⏰ Abstracts due 31 Jan
www.issdp.org/conferences-...
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Wishing all our editors, authors, reviewers, readers and editorial board members a wonderful holiday season! ❄️ Thank you for all your contributions. We look forward to another fantastic year of publishing in 2025! @karenduke.bsky.social @torstenkolind.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Wishing all our editors, authors, reviewers, readers and editorial board members a wonderful holiday season! ❄️ Thank you for all your contributions. We look forward to another fantastic year of publishing in 2025! @karenduke.bsky.social @torstenkolind.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social
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Really honoured to be part of the organising committee for this year’s Int Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) in Manchester. Hosted by Manchester Met (who madly made me a visiting professor ☺️). Call for abstracts opened www.issdp.org
ISSDP
The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy
www.issdp.org
December 11, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Really honoured to be part of the organising committee for this year’s Int Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) in Manchester. Hosted by Manchester Met (who madly made me a visiting professor ☺️). Call for abstracts opened www.issdp.org
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Coming in April 2025, we are very excited about this!
@soc-researcher.bsky.social
@gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social
@jholmessheff.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
@soc-researcher.bsky.social
@gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social
@jholmessheff.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Young People, Alcohol, and Risk | A Culture of Caution | Amy Pennay, G
Young People, Alcohol, and Risk theorises the social, cultural, and economic shifts that have underpinned significant declines in young people’s drinking in
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December 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Coming in April 2025, we are very excited about this!
@soc-researcher.bsky.social
@gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social
@jholmessheff.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
@soc-researcher.bsky.social
@gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social
@jholmessheff.bsky.social
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Annual trip to the Koestler Arts Exhibition, ‘No Comment’, on the South Bank. As always, the art and poetry was spectacular. This was one of my favourite collages made from prescribed medication packets. It’s on until 15 Dec - check it out.
November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Annual trip to the Koestler Arts Exhibition, ‘No Comment’, on the South Bank. As always, the art and poetry was spectacular. This was one of my favourite collages made from prescribed medication packets. It’s on until 15 Dec - check it out.
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With the caveat that someone might have done this already ... I've created a Drug Policy starter pack. I'm sure it's missing lots of people, so do shout if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/BhiCbGn
go.bsky.app/BhiCbGn
November 19, 2024 at 9:01 AM
With the caveat that someone might have done this already ... I've created a Drug Policy starter pack. I'm sure it's missing lots of people, so do shout if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/BhiCbGn
go.bsky.app/BhiCbGn
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📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Vacancy - Research Lead
This 4-year funded project aims to challenge and reduce the structural violence and stigma faced by unhoused people who use drugs face significant barriers to stable housing due to current policies. T...
www.release.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
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New paper in @deppjournal.bsky.social looking at ethical and political divergences within drug policy reform advocacy through the lens of three key concepts in liberal thought: positive/negative freedom; rational autonomy and social contract
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Liberal moralities and drug policy reform
While debates on drug policy express a range of ethical viewpoints, many are underpinned by core ideas drawn from liberal philosophy. Much recent analysis on the moral principles underpinning drug ...
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November 18, 2024 at 10:12 AM
New paper in @deppjournal.bsky.social looking at ethical and political divergences within drug policy reform advocacy through the lens of three key concepts in liberal thought: positive/negative freedom; rational autonomy and social contract
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Open access: Morality boundary work in the making of the needle and syringe exchange program in Stockholm www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Morality boundary work in the making of the needle and syringe exchange program in Stockholm
Drug policy is prone to build on rationales based on different moralities rather than evidence. Less is known about how moralities influence drug policy implementation in practice. The aim was to a...
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November 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Open access: Morality boundary work in the making of the needle and syringe exchange program in Stockholm www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....