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Helping bridge the gap between addiction research and integration into clinical practice. Firm friend of @mhrincubator.bsky.social :)

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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Addictions research and practice specialist interest group meeting three! ❓ When? 9th December @ 1600 📅 ❓ Who? @jamesmorris24.bsky.social ❓ What? "(Mis) understanding alcohol problems? Language, labelling and stigma" ❓ How do I join? email mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com ❕ Please share 💚
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Our latest set of research and practice recommendations are out following the second Addictions Research and Practice online meeting: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-si... @mhrincubator.bsky.social
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🎉 Next Monday, Dr Sarah Stacey, consultant psychologist at NHSInclusion and chair of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social addictions faculty will present her work on “Psychological interventions for people who are dependent on alcohol”‼️
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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
This week's Collective Voice bulletin is out with news on #alcohol and other #drugs: mailchi.mp/collectivevo... It includes our webinar on 14 October which will bring people together to share challenges and successes in supporting people who use ketamine: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/events/colle...
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Collective Voice to hold webinar to share challenges and promising practice in supporting people who use ketamine - Collective Voice
Raising awareness isn’t enough. We know there are still challenges with making sure the right kind of support is accessible and genuinely addresses the full range of issues people using ketamine might...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
A great new edition of @ddnmagazine.bsky.social is fresh off the press: 🛋️📖 viewer.joomag.com/ddn-october2...
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DDN_October25 DDN October 2025
We have thought-provoking contributions on wellbeing in this issue – mental and physical – including our cover story (p6) in which the team demonstrate that addressing nutritional deficiency should be...
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Do you have a great #mentalhealth or #addiction research idea but not sure where to look for #funding? Our funding advice can set you in the right direction, with information about the different types of funding available🪧 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/funding-for-...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Our second meeting is approaching! ➡️20th of October @1600 ➡️Dr Sarah Stacey chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology's Faculty of Addictions ➡️Psychosocial approaches for individuals living with alcohol dependence ➡️Didn't get the invite? Reply below or email mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com 💜
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This great public information comic "Pathways of Hope" produced by researchers Nic Dickson Lyndsay Crawford and Andrea Williamson from @uofglasgow.bsky.social explores: lived experience of drug and alcohol dependence, and recovery. simplebooklet.com/recoverycomi...
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Recovery comic : simplebooklet.com
Recovery comic : simplebooklet.com
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
😍See below all!💃 www.gov.uk/government/n... @addiction-ssa.org @mhrincubator.bsky.social
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UK invests in next generation of research talent to tackle drug and alcohol addiction
People experiencing addiction will have a ramped-up support system as UK government tackles the country’s critical shortage of world-class researchers in addiction healthcare.
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
See below to register for @collective-voice.bsky.social event aimed at sharing challenges and promising practices in supporting people who use ketamine @williamhaydock.bsky.social www.collectivevoice.org.uk/events/colle...
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Collective Voice to hold webinar to share challenges and promising practice in supporting people who use ketamine - Collective Voice
Raising awareness isn’t enough. We know there are still challenges with making sure the right kind of support is accessible and genuinely addresses the full range of issues people using ketamine might...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Hearing from some true thiamine and alcohol use disorder celebs this afternoon at @esbrasociety.bsky.social 🤓
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This morning at @esbrasociety.bsky.social 2025 we heard from researchers at Université Caen Normandie Ludivine Ritz & @helene-beaunieux.bsky.social about their incredible work surrounding cognitive, emotional, social cognition and motivational impairment of patients in Therapeutic Communities; see:⬇️
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
We’re en route to ESBRA @esbrasociety.bsky.social 2025 in Brussels! Come and say hi at poster 170 and 171 to discuss some of our team’s research but also the translation of addictions research into practice !
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
⚡Following our first online meeting, we have generated our first series of research ->practice ->policy recommendations! 🎆 📈 These focus on improving education among healthcare professionals and awareness-raising more broadly of Alcohol Related Brain Damage🧠 Thank you to everyone who contributed!💃
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
CALLING ALL ADDICTIONS RESEARCHERS Please see below regaring the following opportunity available: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunitie...
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Opportunities Update – Mental Health Research
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🏁 WE'RE OFF! 🎽 Thank you to everyone who attended today and contributed to the conversation surrounding improving service delivery for those living with Alcohol Related Brain Damage There's more to come and watch this space for some recommendations that result from this meeting 👀
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
⏰ There's still time to sign-up! ⌛ Email mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com to hear Professor Gareth Roderique-Davies discuss his work on Alcohol Related Brain Damage and to contribute to the generation of evidence-based practice recommendations for ARBD! pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/persons/g... 💋
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
⌛ It's just under two weeks until our first online meeting where we will discuss a novel piece of research surrounding alcohol related brain damage and develop some translation steps to put this into practice where you work! 😍 Sign up here: mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers: A thematic framework analysis of coroner reports
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
⌛ It's just under two weeks until our first online meeting where we will discuss a novel piece of research surrounding alcohol related brain damage and develop some translation steps to put this into practice where you work! 😍 Sign up here: mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Join the conversation around recovery and challenging stigma with our pals @recoverycymru.bsky.social at the Recovery Festival Wales Read more here: www.recoverycymru.org.uk/recovery-fes... @kaleidoscope68.bsky.social
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
📢Are you interested in addictions research? Do you have a passion for bridging the gap between addiction research & clinical practice? The @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social is dedicated to breaking down barriers to innovation in addiction healthcare. Join here👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
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Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research @acerjournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Effect of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide on pro-inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers in individuals with alcohol use disorder: Post hoc results from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial doi.org/10.1111/acer...
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Barod @wearebarod.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🚨 REJECTED 🚨 The term 'drug abuse' was unanimously REJECTED by people with lived & living experience, to describe the use of substances. 👉 Download our terminology guide: barod.cymru/why-language... #WhyLanguageMatters #Stigma
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🔊Our first Addictions Research and Practice SIG meeting has been scheduled for August the 5th 16-1730📢 If you didn't receive a teams invite and were expecting to please email: mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com or message us below! Please share 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽 @mhrincubator.bsky.social
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🎙️Our very own Dr Chloe Casey hosted a fantastic alcohol research agenda today showcasing the emerging topics and projects stemming from Bournemouth and Southampton💭 Watch this space! 👀
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🎤Our first blog piece has landed! 🔊 🏳️‍🌈"Safe Spaces, Better Outcomes: Evidence-Based LGBTQIA+ Recovery Support" by the amazing, eloquent and brilliant Shannon Murray www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-m... 🌈 📖 Read more: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/safe-spaces-... 🤓 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽Thank you @mhrincubator.bsky.social 💜
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ADAI UW @adaiuw.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
June 24 (6pm PT): Join ADAI's Dr. Caleb Banta-Green and Spokane psychiatrist Dr. Amy Burns to learn what's going on in WA State with #fentanyl & #methamphetamine, what support services are available, & how loved ones can help! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
UW School of Medicine and GU Health Partnership. Fentanyl & Methamphetamine: What's happening in our community and what can we do about it? June 24, 2025, 6-7:30pm PT. In-person at Gonzaga University & virtual (YouTube). Dr. Amy Burns (Spokane psychiatrist) and Dr. Caleb Banta-Green (UW ADAI)
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Trauma, co-occurring conditions, stigma, homelessness, harm reduction, relapse prevention…so much important work to do in addictions research and practice development….read more here: www.jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-set...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Interested in delivering research and draft report on the barriers and opportunities for Addiction Treatment Research in the Criminal Justice System? See here: atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS...
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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 02/06/2025
In England, deaths from drinking are at a record high, having risen substantially since the pandemic. Our #QualityWatch blog examines the underlying trend - today's heavy drinkers tend to be older and face wider health risks and barriers to treatment. Read the blog: buff.ly/cPcYKAj
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We need to improve our understanding of the psychosocial & public health context surrounding ED presentations among individuals with substance misuse & self-harm related complexities. Routes to achieve this to better design and implement services are explored here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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De-siloing substance misuse and self-harm research through integrated public health and emergency medicine
Acute and chronic problems related to alcohol, drugs, and self-harm are important public health challenges and are compounded by socioeconomic inequalities. People with substance use disorders or ment...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
👍🏽Hi! This is us in a nutshell - please share with your pals 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽 @mhriaddictionsig.bsky.social
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
**dates change** we have shifted our first online meeting of the addictions research and practice SIG to begin in August. See mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-si... Remember to email mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com or drop us a message to join the mailing list
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Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Pleased to see the first report published by the ACMD’s standing committee on prevention. We make several recommendations to government on the importance of a whole system approach to drug prevention / www.gov.uk/government/p...
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A whole-system response to drug prevention in the UK
Report on the long-term prevention of drug use and related harms among young people.
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The landscape of ketamine use disorder: Patient experiences and perspectives on current treatment options buff.ly/HXPQOvF @bexharding.bsky.social
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 06/05/2025
How do we make addiction research useful for people on the ground? A new SIG is tackling this head-on - bringing clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience together. Read our latest blog: www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/06/c... @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social @mhrincubator.bsky.social
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Closing the gap between academic research and service delivery: the addictions research and practice SIG - Institute of Alcohol Studies
The addictions research and practice Specialist Interest Group (SIG) connects researchers and frontline professionals to improve how addiction research is translated into everyday clinical practice. T...
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
We are very happy to champion this new SIG! If you work in addiction treatment/ recovery services or have research interests in this area, definitely check out @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/ @ssa-addiction.bsky.social
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Will Haydock @williamhaydock.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Great to read this from @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social via @ias.org.uk. At @collective-voice.bsky.social we already have a forum for our member charities' research leads & are looking to work with the SIG to build links between research & practice on substance use issues www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/06/c...
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Closing the gap between academic research and service delivery: the addictions research and practice SIG - Institute of Alcohol Studies
The addictions research and practice Specialist Interest Group (SIG) connects researchers and frontline professionals to improve how addiction research is translated into everyday clinical practice. T...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🧐 Alcohol Related Brain Damage and the associated multi-faceted layers of stigma shaap.org.uk/blog/445-sti... @shaapalcohol.bsky.social
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STIGMA SERIES: Stigma and Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD)
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) can lead to life-changing outcomes and experiences www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/the-long-gam...
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The long game - Drink and Drugs News
Advances in opioid substitute treatment such as long-acting injectable buprenorphine can lead to life-changing outcomes and experiences.
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 21/04/2025
🚨 New: Best Practice Guidelines with the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) - Management of Patients with Suspected but Unidentified Poisoning in the Emergency Department. ⬇️ Download it 🔄 share it ▶️ practice it. 🔗 Link: rcem.ac.uk/clinical-...
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
"Multiple characteristics of chocolate, including sugar, cocoa and the drug–like effects experienced, play a role in the desire to consume chocolate." 🐣🍫🐰🧠
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The @mhrincubator.bsky.social GROW program is open! GROW is a fully-funded professional development programme for early career mental health and addiction researchers. See: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Really excited to share the launch of this #Addiction #Research and Practice Special Interest Group! Check out the below webpage for details about upcoming sessions & recommended addiction reading and resources. 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/
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Addiction research and practice specialist interest group @mhiaddictionsig.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Today we launched our website for the Addiction Research and Practice SIG. We hope this platform will be a forum for networking, collaboration and kick-starting improvements in addiction service delivery. Find out more here: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/ @mhrincubator.bsky.social
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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Congratulations to Prof. Wulf Livingston, Prof. of Alcohol Studies, who won a Research Development Award to attend the 50th Annual Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol.
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
There's something GROWing in the Mental Health Research Incubator! 🌱 Stay tuned for details about our #mentalhealth and #addiction #research ECR career development programme, including some new and exciting changes ‍💫
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Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
How effective are remote and/or digital interventions as part of alcohol and drug treatment and recovery support? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Irene Kwan @sriucl.bsky.social and colleagues buff.ly/qp8UAYC
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