Ian Hamilton
@profianhamilton.bsky.social
Addiction specialist, write for the Independent, BMJ, The Conversation, ByLine Times
Spoke to @bbclooknorth.bsky.social about children vaping starts at 12:15 - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Look North (Yorkshire) - Evening News: 07/01/2026
The latest news, sport and weather for Yorkshire.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Spoke to @bbclooknorth.bsky.social about children vaping starts at 12:15 - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Cannabis dependence is rising in England and Wales – but treatment is lagging
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Cannabis dependence is rising in England and Wales – but treatment is lagging
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the UK.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Cannabis dependence is rising in England and Wales – but treatment is lagging
theconversation.com/cannabis-dep...
theconversation.com/cannabis-dep...
Includes some of my comments...
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What is crystal MDMA and how can it lead to death?
What is crystal MDMA and how can it lead to death?
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December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Includes some of my comments...
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Interesting development but expect opposition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bid to let drug users smoke cocaine in Glasgow consumption room
The Thistle currently lets people inject heroin or cocaine while under medical supervision without being prosecuted, but does not have a smoking room.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Interesting development but expect opposition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Speaking to @iaindale.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk at 9pm about the new mens health strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...
Men's Health Strategy for England
Details the government’s 10-year vision for men's health and the actions we are taking now to improve the health and wellbeing of all men and boys in England.
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Speaking to @iaindale.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk at 9pm about the new mens health strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...
Todays piece for @thementalelf.bsky.social looks at #alcohol www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Can we reduce the harms associated with alcohol by 2030?
Ian Hamilton considers a study on the national, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease between 2000-2020.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Todays piece for @thementalelf.bsky.social looks at #alcohol www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Chatted to @davidhillier about latests drug related deaths open.substack.com/pub/whatarey...
the Groundhog Day of British Drug Deaths
Same deaths. Different year. Why aren't we doing more?
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Chatted to @davidhillier about latests drug related deaths open.substack.com/pub/whatarey...
Chatting to @niabbot.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the Greens policy to regulate drugs
October 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Chatting to @niabbot.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the Greens policy to regulate drugs
Reposted by Ian Hamilton
I’ve got two articles in this week’s Observer. One is a big piece of reporting on lone asylum seeking kids arriving in Britain - a group is often missed out of the conversation observer.co.uk/news/columni...
‘They are treated with the most appalling hostility’: the...
The number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Britain has soared, and many are being put at risk having got here
observer.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’ve got two articles in this week’s Observer. One is a big piece of reporting on lone asylum seeking kids arriving in Britain - a group is often missed out of the conversation observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Interviewed about cocaine www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
Inside Britain’s Cocaine Crisis: Why More People Than Ever Are Using the Drug – and the Deadly Cost
One writer who’s seen the tragic consequences of Britain’s sesh culture first-hand asks: why aren’t we talking about it?
www.menshealth.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interviewed about cocaine www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
Reposted by Ian Hamilton
Expecting the kind of grown up, logical and inherently truthful conversation that politicians have been unable to provide in more than 100 years…
Looking forward to chatting to @matthew-wright.bsky.social about #cannabis tomorrow morning on @lbc.co.uk 7am
September 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Expecting the kind of grown up, logical and inherently truthful conversation that politicians have been unable to provide in more than 100 years…
Looking forward to chatting to @matthew-wright.bsky.social about #cannabis tomorrow morning on @lbc.co.uk 7am
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Looking forward to chatting to @matthew-wright.bsky.social about #cannabis tomorrow morning on @lbc.co.uk 7am
@profhrs.bsky.social & I sopke to @marthagill.bsky.social for this piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Britain is not yet an opioid nation but rising drug death...
Policymakers are alert to the growing menace of opioids, if not to the most effective solutions
observer.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@profhrs.bsky.social & I sopke to @marthagill.bsky.social for this piece observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
We still don’t talk enough about the pleasure of drugs theconversation.com/drugs-resear...
Drugs: researchers shouldn’t just focus on the harms
Understanding the pleasure drugs give people would help to prevent the harms.
theconversation.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We still don’t talk enough about the pleasure of drugs theconversation.com/drugs-resear...
Interesting that Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan on opium production www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f45ec1c...
New opium capital of the world risks funnelling millions to terrorists
Poppy farms now cover thousands of hectares of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Interesting that Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan on opium production www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f45ec1c...
Booked to discuss this on @lbc.co.uk shortly www.lbc.co.uk/article/lulu...
Lulu opens up about battle with alcoholism after violent childhood left her with PTSD | LBC
Scottish music icon Lulu has admitted she was
www.lbc.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Booked to discuss this on @lbc.co.uk shortly www.lbc.co.uk/article/lulu...
Reposted by Ian Hamilton
‘Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe’
We need to do so much more. If we’re serious about saving lives then we need drastic changes to policies and attitudes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to do so much more. If we’re serious about saving lives then we need drastic changes to policies and attitudes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe
The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
‘Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe’
We need to do so much more. If we’re serious about saving lives then we need drastic changes to policies and attitudes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to do so much more. If we’re serious about saving lives then we need drastic changes to policies and attitudes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some of my thoughts about Ketamine..https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/ian-hamilton-sinking-into-the-k-hole/
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some of my thoughts about Ketamine..https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/ian-hamilton-sinking-into-the-k-hole/
Spoke to @kpi - why some people become addicted and others don't - www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8_...
Professor Ian Hamilton: Stimulants - Why Some People Get Addicted, And Others Don’t | Aging Less #22
YouTube video by Longevity Science Labs
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August 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Spoke to @kpi - why some people become addicted and others don't - www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8_...
Spoke to @bbc about drugs - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Daytimes on BBC Radio York - Ian Hamilton on helping people and researching addiction - BBC Sounds
He is Associate Professor in addiction at the University of York
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August 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Spoke to @bbc about drugs - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This is what people notice when you are on the telly talking about addiction www.facebook.com/groups/12164...
You are trending on Facebook! Xx
You are trending on Facebook! Xx
Vintage Ladybird Books | Was anybody else watching BBC Breakfast just now and noticed this guy's bookshelf | Facebook
Was anybody else watching BBC Breakfast just now and noticed this guy's bookshelf?
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July 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is what people notice when you are on the telly talking about addiction www.facebook.com/groups/12164...
You are trending on Facebook! Xx
You are trending on Facebook! Xx
Spoke to @bbc for this piece.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shopping addiction should be taken more seriously say sufferers
People with experience of compulsive buying say more NHS help is needed to tackle the issue.
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July 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Spoke to @bbc for this piece.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Ian Hamilton
Most of the media regurgitated the scare story about needle attacks at a Paris festival.
At Vice we found no evidence to back up a similar scare story that went viral in the UK in 2022.
Looks like Le Monde have done the leg work and come to a similar conclusion
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
At Vice we found no evidence to back up a similar scare story that went viral in the UK in 2022.
Looks like Le Monde have done the leg work and come to a similar conclusion
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Syringe attacks at France-wide music event: How panic spread on social media
After the evening of Fête de la Musique, nearly 145 suspected cases of 'random syringe attacks' were reported. Yet, to date, not a single case of drug injection has been confirmed.
www.lemonde.fr
July 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Most of the media regurgitated the scare story about needle attacks at a Paris festival.
At Vice we found no evidence to back up a similar scare story that went viral in the UK in 2022.
Looks like Le Monde have done the leg work and come to a similar conclusion
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
At Vice we found no evidence to back up a similar scare story that went viral in the UK in 2022.
Looks like Le Monde have done the leg work and come to a similar conclusion
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Two young women speak to the BBC about why ketamine has become such a popular drug.
‘This government is driving down the use of Ketamine’ I’d like to know how?
‘This government is driving down the use of Ketamine’ I’d like to know how?
July 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Two young women speak to the BBC about why ketamine has become such a popular drug.
‘This government is driving down the use of Ketamine’ I’d like to know how?
‘This government is driving down the use of Ketamine’ I’d like to know how?