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Andy Perkins

@andyperkins.bsky.social
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Director of a thriving social research company specialising in alcohol and other drug use research, evaluation and consultancy - across the UK and Europe. Proud Dad, keen golfer and massive Leicester City fan.

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James Nicholls @jamesnicholls.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Not a surprise, given consumption trends. But carrying out our needs assessment in Edinburgh, we were struck by the extent to which an assumption SDCFs would mostly cater to opioid use persisted in many quarters (though not among people with living experience) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cocaine is most used drug in Glasgow consumption room
New figures also show that the vast majority of people who have used The Thistle are men.
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James Nicholls @jamesnicholls.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Thanks to the amazing team that carried out the research inc @arjmcauley.bsky.social, @andyperkins.bsky.social, @kirstentrayner.bsky.social and those who I don’t think are on here yet (please shout if you are!)
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Andy Perkins @andyperkins.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Great to see the published end result of years of our joint working. Particularly proud to have led the work on exploring the views and experiences of service providers and drinkers across Wales over the last 5 years. www.gov.wales/assessing-ex...
gov.wales
Assessing the experiences and impact of minimum pricing for alcohol on service users and service providers: final report | GOV.WALES
The study is one part of a suite of four evaluation studies commissioned by the Welsh Government to assess the process and impact of the introduction of MPA in Wales, with the other three studies bein...
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Alcohol Focus Scotland @alcoholfocus.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Clues here to why the alcohol industry never defines what they mean by 'drink responsibly' or when they encourage 'moderate drinking' 6 units is roughly equivalent to 2 large glasses (250ml) of wine or 3 pints of 4% beer #AlcoholDeaths #LiverDisease #BBCPanorama
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Andrew McAuley @arjmcauley.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Our latest paper now available in HIV Medicine @bhiva.bsky.social examined mortality among people who inject drugs living with HIV in Scotland over a 20-year period and found increases over time, driven by a rise in drug-related deaths. OAT [again] was protective.
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Andy Perkins @andyperkins.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If you haven’t counted me in already Wendy, please do!
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James Nicholls @jamesnicholls.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
New paper in @deppjournal.bsky.social 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 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Liberal moralities and drug policy reform
While debates on drug policy express a range of ethical viewpoints, many are underpinned by core ideas drawn from liberal philosophy. Much recent analysis on the moral principles underpinning drug ...
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Andy Perkins @andyperkins.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
@williamhaydock.bsky.social ?
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