Andy Perkins

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.

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...

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!)

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...

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

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.

If you haven’t counted me in already Wendy, please do!

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 ...

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....

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