Addiction research and practice specialist interest group

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Applications for our GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫

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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
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Our latest set of research and practice recommendations are out following the second Addictions Research and Practice online meeting: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-si...

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Sign up here: mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com
Or via: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/addiction-sig/

🎉 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”‼️

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...

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...

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...

A great new edition of @ddnmagazine.bsky.social is fresh off the press:

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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🪧
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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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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.
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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.

😍See below all!💃
www.gov.uk/government/n...

@addiction-ssa.org @mhrincubator.bsky.social

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...

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...

Hearing from some true thiamine and alcohol use disorder celebs this afternoon at @esbrasociety.bsky.social 🤓

LPCN · Laboratoire de Psychologie Caen Normandie Le LPCN est une équipe d’accueil · EA7452 de l’université de Caen Normandie dont la thématique d’ensemble est centrée sur l’étude (compréhension et accompagnement) du changement.

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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:⬇️

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 !

@mhrincubator.bsky.social

⚡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!💃

CALLING ALL ADDICTIONS RESEARCHERS

Please see below regaring the following opportunity available: mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunitie...

🏁 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 👀

⏰ 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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⌛ 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

Fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers: A thematic framework analysis of coroner reports

⌛ 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

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

📢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/

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...

🚨 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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Theme 1 = Alcohol Dependence
Topic 1 = Alcohol Related Brain Damage: Prof Gareth Roderique-Davies from University of South Wales Addictions Research Group will present research relating to #arbd for discussion

@collective-voice.bsky.social @kaleidoscope68.bsky.social @waythrough-uk.bsky.social