head of comms for @SSA_Addiction | personal research interests inc. harm reduction, reproductive rights, and violence against women | views my own

Joined July 2021
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Sophie is a PhD student at @BirkbeckUoL, researching 'sugar addiction'. Help her collect data by filling in a short survey | @DrHalleyPontes @OOssmy
As a PhD student at Birkbeck , I am developing a psychometric test to measure sugar addiction. You will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win one of three £20 Amazon vouchers. If you are interested, please click here bbk.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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From the archive: @rach_pharm spoke to the SSA's @ntledavies about how community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can support people who use drugs and play an active part in their recovery addiction-ssa.org/features/i…
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From the archive: The SSA's @ntledavies spoke to Mark Adley and Guy Jones about three ways of visually representing the effects of drugs, and the applications of these taxonomies for education, treatment, and harm reduction tinyurl.com/yc5ad7t5 @PolicyChange @markadley
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Come and do a PhD with me and my fabulous colleague @AbigailStevely exploring trends in women’s drinking:
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On April 27th 1968 the Abortion Act 1967 came into effect, changing the lives of women in Britain. Thank you to the staff at BPAS who make the law a reality for hundreds of thousands of women a year across the UK. The fight is never over. #abortionrights #abortion
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📣 We're hiring - please share this post! 📣 EVAW is looking for two new team members to help drive forward our work to end violence against women. ⚡️ Communications Officer ⚡️ Public Affairs Officer Sound like you? Apply by 8th May! 👉bit.ly/3WbE3lx
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Three days left to nominate an early career researcher in the field of addiction for a prestigious prize. The winner will receive £2,000 and an invitation to present at the @SSA_Addiction Annual Conference in November 2024 addiction-ssa.org/funding/fr…
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ICYMI: An excerpt of my upcoming book, "The Harm Reduction Gap," was posted on the @SSA_Addiction blog. In it, I talk about the grassroots and mutual aid origins of harm reduction as we know it. addiction-ssa.org/harm-reduc…
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New research suggests that no- and low-alcohol drinks tend to be more expensive than standard alcoholic beverages. @victimofmaths from the @SARG_SCHARR explores the potential of paying a premium for no- and low-alcohol drinks. Read it here: buff.ly/3OmbNaZ #NoLos
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SARG Senior Research Fellow Colin Angus @VictimOfMaths has written a piece for the @SSA_Addiction blog following the publication of our first monitoring report on no- and low-alcohol drinks. "Are consumers paying a premium for no- and low-alcohol drinks?" addiction-ssa.org/are-consum…
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Are no- and low-alcohol drinks more expensive than their standard alcoholic counterparts? I've written a new blog post for @SSA_Addiction digging into the data to see what it shows: addiction-ssa.org/are-consum…
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I was delighted to get an early copy of The Harm Reduction Gap, by Dr Sheila Vakharia. Read an excerpt of it now on the @SSA_Addiction website. The book will be published by Routledge on 9th Feb, and is available for pre-order from today tinyurl.com/yw3udk8b
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A very special thank you to @SSA_Addiction for publishing a small excerpt from my chapter on harm reduction in their blog! Check it out here and please share widely! addiction-ssa.org/harm-reduc…
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This year the UK Government published a policy paper detailing its plans to ‘stop future generations from starting to smoke’ and to ‘tackle the rise in youth vaping’ – all in a bid to create a #smokefreegeneration. @ntledavies explores: buff.ly/49O6ytH
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Featured in our December newsletter: 🔸SSA announces new President 🔸Report on the global state of hepatitis 🔸Post-doctoral research opportunity with NIHR-funded policy research unit mailchi.mp/addiction-ssa/the…
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Excellent report on infant feeding and the cost of formula. "Formula milk occupies an awkward and unique position between food and medicine. Unlike other foodstuffs, families cannot shop around or adjust their babies’ diets to cheaper alternatives without health consequences."
The soaring costs of formula milk are having a devastating impact on women and families. In this report, which I co-authored with @clareemurph @bpas1968, we show the financial and mental health toll of this awful situation: images.bpas-campaigns.org/wp… /1
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Read my summary of the @EMCDDA guide to women and drugs, including an overview of the specific problems affecting women, how to design 'gender-responsive' services, and key sub-groups of women that may require more tailored responses tinyurl.com/2yks69ss
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