Olivia Maynard
oliviamaynard.bsky.social
Olivia Maynard
@oliviamaynard.bsky.social
Psychologist at Uni of Bristol interested in drug use and harm reduction.
Reposted by Olivia Maynard
Project #1: Breaking the Habit: Designing and Evaluating Behavioural Interventions to Reduce Vaping Dependence and Support Cessation

With lead supervisor @oliviamaynard.bsky.social

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Breaking the Habit: Designing and Evaluating Behavioural Interventions to Reduce Vaping Dependence and Support Cessation - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Maynard Project Type Dry lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary Vaping is often characterised by habitual, almost automatic use, with man...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reposted by Olivia Maynard
In our new study (£0) we find that the use of dehumanising ‘zombie’ framing, frequently used in news reporting on drugs, leads to higher public stigma towards people who use drugs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Zombie drugs': Dehumanising news frames and public stigma towards people who use drugs
News media is an important determinant of public understanding of drug policy topics. Recent media reporting around the use of synthetic drugs such as…
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January 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM