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International Journal of Drug Policy

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The forum for dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, & critical analysis in international drug policy. Affiliated: ISSDP & INHSU.

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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Editorial board member Dr. Julie Bruneau and contributor Dr. Mohammad Karamouzian having an in depth conversation on safe supply, harm reduction, and drug policy at @inhsu.bsky.social 2026 in Prague! We’re catching IJDP in the wild this year at the conference!
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
IJDP editors Dr. Tommy Brothers and Dr. Andrew Ivsins in the wild at INHSU! Great to see some of our brilliant editors out and about!
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
IJDP Co-Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jason Grebely closes out his @inhsu.bsky.social presidency with heartfelt remarks. When asked why people come to INHSU, one reason stood out which was Jason. A true leader and inspiration. Nothing but love!
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
IJDP is here at @inhsu.bsky.social 2026 in Prague! Excited for a great few days of conference, conversations, & connections!
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Females at the intersection: Housing instability, drug use, and syphilis risk among street-involved populations in Ontario, Canada” by Lucy Mackrell and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. What role does housing play in sexual health outcomes? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“From custody to abandonment: Conceptualising Aboriginal people's drug treatment discontinuation after release” by Maja Lindegaard Moensted and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…who supports continuity of care after custody? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Feasibility, acceptability, and impacts of a drug checking service within a supervised consumption site in Sydney, Australia” by Robert Page and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can drug checking build trust with people who use drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016–2024)” by Michelle Zanette and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…eight years of policy responses: what actually changed? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“From custody to abandonment: Conceptualising Aboriginal people's drug treatment discontinuation after release” by Maja Lindegaard Moensted and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what happens to drug treatment after release from custody? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020–2025: “At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy” by Trevor Goodyear and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Is media shaping the treatment debate? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Why taking the trip out of psychedelic medicine is a mistake” by Julian Heller & Yogi Hale Hendlin via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can psychedelic medicine work without the trip? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Qualitative evidence of service user experiences and perspectives on long-acting injectable buprenorphine for opioid treatment – a scoping review” by Charles Henderson and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. What do you think of LAI buprenorphine? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Eight years of nationwide routine wastewater surveillance in New Zealand: Demonstrating its complementary role in public health policy” by Natan Van Wichelen and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can sewage shape drug policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Every person we lose to overdose is a person who should still be here. Today, we grieve, we remember, and we demand change. Read our special issue on the steady 40 year rise in US Fatal Overdoses. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Association between opioid agonist therapy and pharmacotherapy for mental disorders among people living with HIV and co-occurring opioid use and mental disorders” by Kiana Yazdani and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Supervised consumption service use and high-frequency public injecting among people who inject drugs in Toronto: A cross-sectional analysis (2018–2020)” by Frishta Nafeh and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Aesthetic mediation and lateral agency: Rethinking trauma and drug consumption in ‘crisis ordinariness’” by Renae Fomiatti and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what does lateral agency look like in everyday drug use? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“Patterns and correlates of unlicensed cannabis cultivation in California (USA) following adult-use legalization” by Christopher Dillis & Michael Polson (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what drives unlicensed cannabis cultivation after legalization? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Alcohol’s harm to others among adults in Australia: Findings from the 2022–2023 national drug and health household survey” by Giang T Vu and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. How much alcohol caused harm affects people who aren’t drinking? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“Local industry-specific job shares and methamphetamine use and use disorder among working-aged individuals in the United States, 2015–2019” by Sehun Oh and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Does where you work influence methamphetamine use? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“The subordination of harm reduction to control in Swedish drug policy formation” by Tuulia Lerkkanen, Jessica Storbjörk, & Lena Eriksson via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…why has Swedish drug policy prioritized control over harm reduction? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
August 10th is Prisoners Justice Day Read our special issue on eliminating hepatitis C and other infectious diseases in carceral settings. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... Prisoners rights are human rights.
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“The European drug index: Measuring and comparing national substance use across the European Union to aid policy and planning” by Ethan Murphy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how can better data reshape drug policy across Europe? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
“Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites” by David Connolly and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what would make you use a supervised inhalation site? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Change in alcohol consumption among French adults participating in Dry January: A 9-month prospective cohort study” by Benjamin Rolland and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does Dry January lead to lasting changes? Link; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Implementation factors shaping British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot: A systematic review with narrative synthesis” by Farihah Ali and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what makes drug decriminalization work in practice? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“Use of a discrete choice experiment to support the service design of the safer drug consumption facility in Scotland” by Yuejiao Duan and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what matters most to people using safer consumption sites? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“Beyond one-size-fits-all: Latent patient classes at methadone treatment entry and their clinical implications – Evidence from a large real-world cohort” by Marta Narváez-Camargo and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Surveilled subjectivation: narratives of drug policing among people who use prohibited drugs in Sweden” by Mats Ekendahl and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does surveillance change the lives of people who use drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“Simultaneous use of cannabis with other drugs: Identifying latent classes in a sample of Canadians” by Kyra N. Farrelly & Jeffrey D. Wardell (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…who uses cannabis alongside other drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“Policy pathways and historical insights: Canada's evolving approach to psychedelic access for end-of-life distress” by Sarah Kratina and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what’s next for psychedelic policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“How many traffic fatalities can be attributed to cannabis each year in the US?” by Micheal A White (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how many traffic deaths are actually caused by cannabis each year? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
“Public perspectives on supervised consumption sites across Canada: A cross-sectional study” by William Rioux and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…should supervised consumption sites be judged by evidence or popularity? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“Time for tailored harm reduction focus on new initiates to injecting drug use” by Daniel O’Keefe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are we doing enough for new injectors? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“Drug-related death rates associated with prescribed and illicit benzodiazepine exposure among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment in Scotland, 2015 to 2020” by Megan Glancy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Why are benzo deaths rising? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“Regulation on the rocks: Community-directed appraisal on the projected harms of reform to alcohol pricing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver” by Mark Ng Shun and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…harm reduction or higher prices? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
“Psychoactive drug use among athletes: motives and risk factors beyond sports performance – A scoping review” by Mikko Lemettilä and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are mental health pressures driving drug use in sport? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on stakeholder views on commercial tobacco endgame goals and policies” by Kylie Morphett and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do stakeholders shape tobacco policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“Online promotional practices and apparent violations from licensed cannabis retail stores in Canada” by Rachael MacDonald-Spracklin and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are cannabis retailers following the rules? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Not just a label: Teens’ perceptions of what elements of cannabis product packaging appeal to underage individuals” by Stacey J.T. Hust and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is cannabis packaging too appealing to youth? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and nonfatal overdose emergency department visits in the United States, 2021–2024” by Mehrdad Khezri and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what can ERs tell us about drug supply trends? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Equivalence of care? A scoping review of prison healthcare experiences of women and non-binary people who use drugs” by Pip Buckingham and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is prison healthcare truly equivalent? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PrisonPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“I don’t really want to speak up because they’re on a different level to me’: The stigma of not engaging in trauma talk” by James Windle & Joan Cronin (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does stigma affect who feels comfortable sharing trauma? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada” by Sybil Goulet-Stock and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Can real-world scaling up HCV treatment in people who inject drugs be cost-saving: an economic modelling study in the UK” by Zoe Ward and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can HCV elimination strategies pay for themselves? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“Exploring the benefits and challenges of lived and living experience among support workers in the alcohol, drug and mental health workforce in Australia” by L Brener and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are peer workers properly supported? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“US overdose mortality saw first drop below the Jalal-Burke exponential growth curve in 2024” by @josephrfriedman.bsky.social and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social what factors most contributed to the 2024 overdose mortality decline? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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US overdose mortality saw first drop below the Jalal-Burke exponential growth curve in 2024
Between 1979 and 2016, US overdose death rates rose in a smooth fashion, described by Jalal and Burke using an exponential growth curve that fit obser…
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Setting, context and the regulatory atmospheres of psychedelic medicine” by Alex K. Gearin, I.Glenn Cohen, & Albert Garcia-Romeu (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do setting and regulation shape psychedelic medicine? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“Negotiating drug use and work: a poststructural analysis of construction workers who use drugs amid decriminalization” by Naomi Zakimi & Alissa Greer (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does drug decriminalization change workplace culture in construction? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“Peer-led recruitment for equitable engagement of people who inject drugs: Evidence from the HEPCO cohort in Montreal, Canada” by Isabelle Boisvert and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are peer recruiters more effective? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Research
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