
CEO of @SSA_Addiction. Views my own.
London, England
Joined November 2019
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Delighted to be speaking at the London Chemsex Conference on management of GHB/GBL harms @SSA_Addiction @CNWLNHS @ClubDrugClinic @GMHC_UK @rcpsychAddFac @rcpsych
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NEW Addiction research leadership programme run by @SSA_Addiction for @UK_Life_Science . This includes Masters, pre-Doc support, PHD, post-Doc transitions, Fellowships & leadership bursaries! @NPS_issed @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @rcpsychAddFac Find out at addiction-ssa.org/news/new-f…
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FUNDING ALERT! The new @SSA_Addiction schemes funded by @UK_Life_Science are going live soon. All information below!! Are you an addiction researcher? There are opportunities galore!! @rcpsychAddFac @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @NPS_issed addiction-ssa.org/news/new-f…
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🌟 Discover how behavioural insights drive policy improvements in health, sustainability, and safety! Join the BR-UK Research Showcase webinar to explore key findings from 5 cross-disciplinary projects. Don’t miss out! #BRUKWebinar
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ALT A blue and white slide with the text 'Research Showcase'. Facilitated by Susan Michie, BR-UK Co-Director, Dr Sharon Cox, BR-UK Deputy Director & EDII Co-Lead, Professor Linda Bauld, BR-UK Co-Director. In this webinar, our research team will present the key findings from our Demonstration Projects. These projects research focused on how we used existing/expanded frameworks and data to generate rapid new findings.
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EXCITING NEWS! @SSA_Addiction has been selected to deliver the Govmt’s new Flagship addiction leadership scheme, providing academic & career development programmes for the addiction research field. More details soon! @addictionprofs @rcpsychAddFac @NHS_APA gov.uk/government/news/uk-in…
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Don’t miss this year’s high-profile debate at #SRNTE2025 in Cluj-Napoca! Chaired by Prof. Daniel Kotz, four renowned experts will go head-to-head. Get ready for East vs West 😉!
🗓️ Check the full programme: lnkd.in/ecbbH-ya
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JUST PUBLISHED: Government’s response to ACMD advice on reducing barriers to legitimate research on Schedule 1 drugs @rcpsych @SSA_Addiction @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @EUDrugsAgency gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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This blog from the Addictions Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (APPIE) network offers insights from people with living and lived experience. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2vt4y86t
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Should alcohol-free networking be the default? Revisit this blog from November 2024 about the SSA's decision to stop serving alcohol at workplace events tinyurl.com/3x8waysz | #AlcoholAwarenessWeek @AlcoholChangeUK @ACCymru
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Now open access! 🔓
Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'.
Using NYTS data, we examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence over the past decade, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
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Discover how to share your #research across traditional and contemporary media platforms with our free lunchtime webinar tinyurl.com/3bcw8juu | Featuring Melissa Oldham, @greaves_mark, @TattanBirch, and Suzi Gage
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Our new editorial on ketamine has just been published in @AddictionJrnl ‘Responding to medicinal and non-medicinal ketamine use’. @rcpsych @NHS_APA @rcpsychAddFac @addictionprofs @CNWLNHS @ClubDrugClinic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Editorial published today in @addictionjrnl explores the ‘new world’ of #ketamine. Watch our interview with co-author Professor Owen Bowden-Jones CBE: youtu.be/DtXXc0eearE | @owenbowdenjones @sonnyurol @wileyinresearch
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JUST ADVERTISED! Interested in the interface between science and drug policy? Then why not apply to be chair of the ACMD. Closes 14 July @SSA_Addiction @rcpsych @NHS_APA @addictionprofs apply-for-public-appointment…
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In this episode of Addiction Audio, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Emma Beard about her research into how household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence. They explore ways that researchers can include traditionally 'hidden populations'. Listen here: shows.acast.com/addiction-au...
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New Addiction Audio: @DrEVBeard talks to Tsen Vei Lim about her research. Podcast: shows.acast.com/addiction-au… Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Fantastic morning at @OHID London division with discussion on OST, comorbidity, public health, HIV, custody to community, new alcohol guidelines , synthetic opioids, ketamine and more! @rcpsych @SSA_Addiction @NHS_APA @addictionprofs
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JUST PUBLISHED: Government’s three year work programme for the ACMD @rcpsych @SSA_Addiction @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @EUDrugsAgency gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Caitlin Notley as a keynote speaker at #SRNTE2025!
She joins as our fourth keynote following the withdrawal of Prof. Dorota Kaleta due to personal reasons.
Stay tuned—keynote topics and titles will be announced soon!




















