RT @mrianleslie: The Ruffian has LANDED. On how to communicate the risks of alcohol without making us want to drink more .

RT @SSA_Addiction: Ep1:S3 - Addiction Audio podcast .➡️'#Alcohol + the pleasure of intoxication' with.Dr Elle Wadsworth and @jamescnicholl….

RT @AddictionJrnl: Addiction Audio, the journal's podcast, is back for 2025! Elle Wadsworth talks to @jamescnicholls .about his opinion pap….

Thanks to the amazing team that carried out the research @WendyMasterton, Danilo Falzon, @arjmcauley, @DrHannahCarver, @kathrynskiv, Josh Dumbrell, Andy Perkins, Sam Steele, @KirstenTrayner and Tessa Parkes.

The consensus was the SDCF provision could play an important role as part of a wider response to drug harms. The main challenge for decision-makers concerned prioritisation and financial opportunity costs: lots of support, but limited budgets leading to tough decisions.

We found widespread support for SDCF provision, but also a range of views on staffing and service design. Peer delivery was strongly supported across the board. Lots of interesting views on prioritisation and integration with wider service provision – which was seen as vital.

We also collated routine data from across the city to identify hotspots based on a range of indicators (non-fatal overdose ambulance callouts; drug-related deaths; reported discarded needles, police activity etc.).

We interviewed 22 people with lived/living experience, 5 family members and 21 professional stakeholders to gathers views on whether a safer consumption facility would be appropriate, service design preferences, location, perceived feasibility etc.

Coincidental timing, given the opening of The Thistle in Glasgow this week. This report summarises findings from a major needs assessment we carried out for City of Edinburgh in 2023.

🚨New paper: ‘The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh’.

Really enjoyed this conversation with @jamesmorris24 - it covers lots of my favourite topics: drinking and identity; the history of alcohol control movements; moral values and attitudes to alcohol among others. .

New ‘For debate’ paper in Addiction, in which we ask whether alcohol research should take pleasure more seriously.

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Interested in different ways reform positions articulate these concepts; how support for reform doesn’t always mean alignment on underpinning values; and implications for public and institutional responses to advocacy.

New paper in @DEPPJournal looking at ethical and political divergences within drug policy reform advocacy through the lens of three key concepts in liberal thought: positive/negative freedom; rational autonomy and social contract.

Is contemporary alcohol control advocacy ‘neo temperance’? Well, that might depend on what you mean by temperance… Some thoughts on historical parallels by me here. Thanks to @InstAlcStud for the invitation to write this post.

RT @JessicaGreenha6: An absolutely amazing week visiting @Aarhus_BSS colleagues to discuss our @SACASRStir & @ismh_uos projects and learn a….

Grateful for the opportunity to speak at this fantastic @SDFnews event. I’ve learnt a lot, and it’s not even lunch!. Full feasibility study available here .

Great to be part of #DSN2024 discussions on how consumption, regulation + representation of alcohol intersect to shape cultural attitudes to alcohol. Historical, cultural + literary studies have a huge amount to add to debates on how we drink, and how we *think about* drinking.

This should be a great event. Really looking forward to talking about our recent report and hearing from the excellent lineup of speakers. Lots to discuss….