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The Department of Addictions at @KingsIoPPN, King’s College London. Research with a focus on ‘what works’ in the prevention and treatment of substance misuse.
Denmark Hill, London
Joined July 2014
Prof Ann McNeill writes in @thetimes that vaping is only part of the solution to quit smoking and that “unless more action is taken, over a half million more people may lose their lives to smoking” by 2030. @KingsIoPPN @KingsNRG @KingsAddictions 👇 https://t.co/y5gB8LWooM (£)
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Two post-doc jobs available in the @KingsAddictions dept @KingsIoPPN with Prof Sir John Strang (and working with me & @BasakTas) investigating #opioid #overdose and wearable OD detection technology https://t.co/7EnWqbsSkN
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The first publication from my PhD is online now 🙂 Thank you to my co-authors! @KingsNRG
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Join us on Wednesday 2nd of February for a one-hour conversation with Professor Dame Carol Black about her career as a pioneering woman in medicine.
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Join us for a one-hour conversation with Professor Dame Carol Black and her career as a pioneering woman in medicine.
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Calling all #KingsIoPPN students🚨 Join us for next week’s Great Minds Lecture - for students, by students #YourIoPPN
Join us next week for another Great Minds Lecture! Learn from PhD students about the fascinating research that they are doing at @KingsIoPPN. All IoPPN students are welcome to attend & learn from some of our very own Great Minds💡 Register for an invite: https://t.co/OGKxfDUyj3
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If you are 16-19 and vape, smoke, or do neither, and are interested in participating in our research, please click here https://t.co/n2FoEihvkB If eligible, on completing the study, you will receive a £50 Love2Shop voucher #ALPHA_DECIPHer #bycLIVE #UKYouth #SPECTRUM
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Registration is now open for the 2023 ECR addictions conference! Funded by the SSA, this is a free event to increase networking and presentation experience among early career researchers. To register as a presenter or a delegate, please visit
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One day conference for Early Career Researchers in the Addictions field
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Professor Ann McNeill @AnnDMcNeill @KingsIoPPN @KingsAddictions finishing off our 2 weeks of #NVIE @OHID tweets with a final message about #vaping harms and perceptions Read the full report here 👇 https://t.co/dc8UZiIxkD
@SwitchFinder @AshOrgUK
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We are so delighted to have Professor Hanna Pickard giving the 2022 Annual Sowerby Lecture in Philosophy and Medicine! Join us on November 3rd to hear Prof Pickard speak on the Puzzle of Addiction. Attend in person/online; followed by drinks reception! https://t.co/jah8y6C7ur
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Don't miss our next Inside Research seminar on reducing the harm caused by #smoking and #alcohol 🗓️Weds 28 Sept, 6-7.30pm Sign up: https://t.co/Nuz0q7Jlqi
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The @Relations_Study is excited to host a seminar with Amy Salmon @CHEOSNews 'Using/Alone - Understanding the role of loved ones in the prevention of unwitnessed overdose in the Fraser East region of British Columbia' #qualitative #participatory #PAR
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Maudsley Hospital is lighting up purple this evening to raise awareness for International Overdose Awareness Day 2022, to share that drug related deaths are avoidable and reduce stigma. 💜 Visit ➡️ https://t.co/t0LOpjhq0s
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsAddictions @KingsIoPPN
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We are delivering Take Home Naloxone training to staff, service users and carers which we know can help to reduce the risk of accidental overdose in our community. Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/JsVslsYAsc
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN @KingsAddictions
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Take home naloxone allows family and friends to quickly intervene if a loved one has experienced an overdose. Find out more from Professor Sir John Strang below🧵#EndOverdose
#IOAD2022 #KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsCollegeLon @KingsAddictions @kingshealth
Thousands of people die from heroin and opioid overdose every year. Our lead for substance use and harms Professor Sir John Strang speaks about take home naloxone, which reverses the effects of an overdose. @KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @KingsAddictions #IOAD22
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Thousands of people die from heroin and opioid overdose every year. Our lead for substance use and harms Professor Sir John Strang speaks about take home naloxone, which reverses the effects of an overdose. @KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @KingsAddictions #IOAD22
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On International Overdose Awareness Day 2022 we’re offering people under addictions services a free naloxone antidote dose, a medicine which reverses the effects of opioids. Hear more from Prof Sir John Strang ⬇️ @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN 💜 Visit https://t.co/L4GkVc7vUZ
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This International Overdose Awareness Day 2022 we’re lighting up purple to raise awareness for accidental overdose and share the message that drug related deaths are avoidable. 💜 Read more: https://t.co/yaaX4J74GV
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN @CEO_DavidB
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Next Wednesday 31 August @KingsCollegeLon @MaudsleyNHS National Addictions Centre, IoPPN Main Building, Weston Education Centre & Maudsley Hospital are lighting up #purple for @OverdoseDay. #EndOverdose💜 #IOAD2022 @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsAddictions @kingshealth
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This International Overdose Awareness Day, Maudsley Hospital @MaudsleyNHS, @KingsIoPPN main building and the National Addiction Centre @KingsCollegeLon are lighting up purple to raise awareness for accidental overdose and that drug related deaths are avoidable. #IOAD2022
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Winners of the 2022 Addictions Clinical Academic Group Early Career Research Prize announced https://t.co/gsUWp9rfpt
@KingsAddictions @Katie1East @BasakTas @Will_Lawn
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Dr Katie East, Dr Basak Tas, Alice Bowen, Eileen Brobbin, and Dr Will Lawn have been announced as Addictions Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Early Career Research Prize winners.
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