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Amandine Luquiens

@luquiensa.bsky.social
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Full Professor of Addiction at the University of Montpellier, Psychiatrist specialising in addiction at the University Hospital of Nîmes, France. CESP-Inserm U1018 Posts are my own. RT ≠ endorsement

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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
✨ Very happy and honored ✨ to have been interviewed for this podcast 🎙️ accompanying our article recently published in Addiction 📄. These findings will now be extended through a phase 3 study, funded by the PHRC-N program of the French Ministry of Health 🇫🇷📊. #Psilocybin #addiction #alcohol
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 05/12/2025
The rise of ultra-processed foods is damaging public health, fuelling chronic diseases worldwide, and deepening health inequalities. Urgent, coordinated global action is needed to address the UPF challenge. Find out more in an Editorial ➡️ spkl.io/63327AgUC1
Aerial shot of the groceries section in a supermarket. Copyright: Peter Bond on Unsplash.
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Nature @nature.com · 02/10/2025
Exclusive: "The CDC is far too important to just give up on" says Susan Monarez, who was director of the CDC for just 29 days under the current administration go.nature.com/4pSmanQ
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Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
✨ Excited to present at ESBRA in Brussels our preliminary results: 👉 Patients’ early emergence of adaptive coping strategies predicts psilocybin treatment response at 3 months. 👉 First CNS BMQ signals related to neuroplasticity add to the picture. Rich exchanges & inspiring encounters last week! 🌍💡
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
📰 Another one! Le Point adds to the wide media coverage of our Psilocybin–Alcohol–Depression study. l.lepoint.fr/DYL France’s 1st psychedelic renaissance trial shows: ✨ society’s demand for new options as psychiatry & addiction care hit limits ✨ the need for rigorous science to test them.
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Et si les champignons hallucinogènes devenaient un traitement efficace contre l’alcoolisme et la dépression ?
La recherche s’intéresse aux pouvoirs de la psilocybine – et autres psychédéliques interdits en usage clinique – sur les addictions et les dépressions.
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
In @nouvelobs.com, together with Amine Benyamina, we highlight key messages to guide public policies on #addiction. www.nouvelobs.com/societe/2025...
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« En addictologie, il y a un principe simple : pour faire avancer quelqu’un, on passe par la gratification, pas la punition »
Alors que le ministre de l’Intérieur assume d’avoir lancé une « campagne de culpabilisation » des usagers de cocaïne, les psychiatres Amine Benyamina et Amandine Luquiens questionnent nos politiques p...
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Nature @nature.com · 05/08/2025
Nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be traced back to just 45 researchers who served as editors at the journal go.nature.com/3UITVts
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Exclusive: retraction-prone editors identified at megajournal PLoS ONE
Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Psilocybin in alcohol use disorder and comorbid depressive symptoms: Results from a feasibility randomized clinical trial buff.ly/p13RswF @luquiensa.bsky.social
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Thrilled to share our newly published article in @AddictionJrnl : the first French study using psychedelics in a medical setting since research resumed. At 3 months, abstinence rates were 5 times higher in the group receiving two 25 mg doses of psilocybin. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Psilocybin in alcohol use disorder and comorbid depressive symptoms: Results from a feasibility randomized clinical trial
Background and Aims Psilocybin has emerged as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), but early efficacy data are inconsistent. Depression following alcohol detoxification significantl...
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Session on Gambling Disorder Treatment at the ICBA in Nantes this week. Psychotherapy, family approaches, contingency management, limitations of player account data—very insightful discussions! Many thanks to the organizers and speakers. @issba.bsky.social
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Thanks to the organizers of the 5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium on excessive gambling for giving me the opportunity to present the results of the study DEBUTER, highlighting the role of gambling addiction in suicidal ideation among medical students
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à vous inscrire au nouveau et seul diplôme interuniversitaire français "addictions comportementales"! Une formation théorique et clinique approfondie qui développe une approche critique et pluriprofessionnelle avec les plus grands experts francophones du champ!
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Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today. Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/03/2025
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works on two of the most urgent U.S. health problems and has generally received bipartisan support. By the end of this week, the staff of the agency could be cut by 50%, according to senior staff members.
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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Very happy to speak at this conference to present the results of the PAD study! thank you for inviting me @lucieberko.bsky.social @Afpbn
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#StandUpForScience Montpellier, France: Several hundred people—researchers, teachers, children, supporters, and institutional representatives, including the president of the University of Montpellier—gathered to support American scientists and stand up against censorship.
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique obscurantiste de censure des scientifiques menée par Donald Trump et en miroir de la marche #Standupforscience prévue aux US le 7 mars, des rassemblements de soutien ont lieu partout en France.
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Stand Up For Science France @standupforscifr.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Le 7 mars, mobilisons-nous pour les sciences ! 🔬✊ En écho à Stand Up For Science (@standupforscience.bsky.social) et face aux menaces contre les institutions scientifiques, des actions auront lieu dans chaque ville universitaire de France. Infos & inscriptions 👉 standupforscience.fr
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
At the NIH, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social on X. 2/x
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Josephine Kavanagh @ourhaus.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
#medlib EuropePMC cannot be taken down by any US organisation. Maybe share this resource with colleagues, especially those in USA.
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The Lancet, one of the largest medical scientific journals, calls for #resistance against the interruption of public health funding and the censorship of terms such as #gender and #climate from public websites and grant applications. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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American chaos: standing up for health and medicine
Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function...
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Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris @robincarhartharris.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Why is #Ketamine not a classic #psychedelic? Working on that... But the short story looks like this 👇 What are your thoughts?
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The Train-online study has just been published in Journal of Behavioural Addictions: Happy to share our work! Telephone interviews appear to be effective in reducing gambling addiction. Without sufficient frequency, cognitive training does not appear to be effective. akjournals.com/view/journal...
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Read our latest article in the Journal of Psychiatric Research! Emotion regulation, a major issue for the quality of life of people living with alcohol use disorder AND ADHD www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #adhd #addiction #alcoholusedisorder
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ADHD and Alcohol: Emotional regulation efforts pay off in quality of life points
The emotion dysregulation and impulsivity are highly associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study explored the role of impulsivity and emoti…
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Amandine Luquiens @luquiensa.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I was delighted to attend the CFP and chair a session on innovation programs in alcohol use disorders. @Arno_Carre presented our RCT "TRAIN" which showed no difference between groups comparing cold cognitive training + debriefing with a well designed sham training.
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