Deadline extended! Call for Papers for upcoming Special Issue: Understanding the emergence and impact of novel synthetic opioids and how to reduce associated harms More information available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

A review published in the SSA's Addiction Journal has so far received coverage in the The Guardian The Standard Daily Mail Online BBC Radio 4 Today | Original paper free to read here: doi.org/10.1111/add.16…

Nice to see media coverage of our newly published review paper with Professor Kyla Thomas on the prevalence of problematic pharmaceutical opioid use in patients with chronic non-cancer pain. Guardian article here: theguardian.com/society/articl…

There is just under a month left to buy your early-bird ticket to the SSA's Annual Conference. The two-day event will feature posters and presentations on gambling, overdose deaths, stigma, tobacco harm reduction, and more. Book now tinyurl.com/5xe9ka3p

The Addiction Mission aims to improve the addiction research environment and incentivise new treatments, technologies, and approaches. Help shape the project by proposing some questions that you would like addiction research to answer.

Explore the challenges South Asian women face accessing support for substance use recovery at this Q&A w. Nusrat Aunee Bhogaita, SAFIR*, Sarah Anne Galvani, Dr Sarah Fox, @SUABManMetUni Be part of this conversation 📅 11 Sept, Manchester Museum 🎟 shorturl.at/ygp7s

From the archive: @amiraguirguis1 answers questions about the first Home Office-licensed drug checking intervention, set inside a community substance use service in Somerset tinyurl.com/yck4y76n

The annual report from the NatRecordsScot shows that there were 1,172 drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023; a 12% increase on the previous year after two years of decreases. Find out more: publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/augu…

Find out how to recognise and respond to an emergency drug overdose by reading our 'How to save a life' resource that we developed with Simon Community Scotland Get your copy of here🔽 publichealthscotland.scot/publications/h…

Looking for a neat little summary of #MentalHealthResearch career development opportunities this week?☀️Check out what's coming up! Featuring: National Institute for Health and Care Research Wellcome NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) Society for the Study of Addiction Commonwealth Fund funding and more! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/mid-week-round…

Published today: An insightful conversation about how the moral discourse around ‘recovery’ can have an impact on mothers who may be using drugs and/or have had children taken into care tinyurl.com/2p8xz7v6 | Feat. Anna Millington Polly Radcliffe Emma Louise Smith, PhD Stepping Stones Study

Calling all Early Career Researchers! Don't forget that you can register for free for selected side events at #LxAddictions24! Register now to secure your spot. Find out more: lisbonaddictions.eu/lisbon-addicti…

The August newsletter includes upcoming SSA funding and conference deadlines, plus opportunities with REF 2029 AFINet Office for Life Sciences, and an article with Anna Millington Polly Radcliffe Emma Louise Smith, PhD | Read it now mailchi.mp/addiction-ssa/… | Sign up eepurl.com/dx2f2n

Final call! 📢 Deadline for the MCA Quality Improvement Prize is 2 September 2024 Open to qualified doctors working in the UK on an alcohol-related health harm topic bit.ly/3xey8ll SHAAP Alcohol Review Society for the Study of Addiction UKFPO #alcohol #MedicalResearch #prize

Book your place at the Annual Conference by 9 September and save up to £95. Presentation themes this year include drug and alcohol-related deaths, how to involve people with lived and living experience in research, and tobacco harm reduction tinyurl.com/93aztu3x

We've just published a summary of all our Cochrane Reviews from 2021 to 2023 in Addiction Journal Check it out if you want to see what we found! #quitsmoking #cytisine #ecigarettes #vaping onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

The SSA hosts two major events each year - bringing together students, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and experts by experience in the field of addiction. Buy your Annual Conference tickets before midnight (BST) today, and save up to £95 tinyurl.com/93aztu3x

Catch up on all the latest #LxAddictions24 conference developments in our newsletter, launched today: mailchi.mp/lisbonaddictio…

Confirmed speakers for the Annual Conference in November include Katrina Ffrench, Dr Elle Wadsworth, and Dr Eva Hoch, who will deliver a session on cannabis policies in the UK, Canada, and Germany. Find out more, including how to book your tickets tinyurl.com/93aztu3x