Kicking off the NIHR Research funded SHARPS study fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR1503… with colleagues from SACASR Stirling University of Stirling Scottish Drugs Forum The Salvation Army Edinburgh Napier University Liverpool John Moores University HERU. Lots of great discussion.

Assessing the impact of peer-led harm reduction on people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use: The SHARPS study registered at #ISRCTN by SACASR Stirling Dr Hannah Carver NIHR Research University of Stirling

isrctn.com/ISRCTN11094645

#clinicaltrials

Open Access: Effectiveness of web-based personalised feedback interventions for reducing alcohol consumption among university students

Maria Pueyo Garrigues Dr Hannah Carver María Lavilla Gracia Cristina Alfaro Díaz Universidad de Navarra IdiSNA Navarra SACASR Stirling University of Stirling #review

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

The #NESSIE team are working away – read our latest blog for an update
blogs.ed.ac.uk/nessie/2024/04…
and visit ed.ac.uk/usher/nessie/o… for more details
#bestevidence #evidencebased #EvidenceBasedPractice #evidencedbasedresearch #evidenceinformedpractice

Registration for our Annual Conference is now open!

📅 Wednesday 5 June 2024
📍 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh

Scan the QR code or register at the link below!
eventbrite.com/e/drugs-resear…

Come and find out more about our MSc Substance Use programme on Wednesday 27th from 2-5pm

Abstract submission for our annual conference will close in 1 week!

We are inviting abstracts that encompass a wide range of topics within Scottish drugs research or on broader perspectives of drug use, including research outside of Scotland.

More details below:

Exciting Economic and Social Research Council funded Justice Health PhD at Stirling Uni: Understanding the health and social circumstances of people involved with community justice in Scotland

sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/un…… #JusticeHealth

with SACASR Stirling SCCJR Ben Matthews
Prof Paul Lambert and me

Still time to submit abstracts for the DRNS annual conference in Edinburgh on 5 June. Please share widely and come join us on the day for networking and learning. Registration details will be posted later on

Article today about Monica Lennon MSP with a mention of SHAAP's See Beyond, See the Lives campaign, which she supported and participated in. See the link below to find out more. #SeeBeyond

seebeyondscotland.com
heraldscotland.com/news/24160070.…

Two weeks to go until our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Event! 🗓️

We are looking forward to the fantastic range of talks (see below for info)! 👇

Register for free here 👉 bit.ly/3RdvrXl

📢🎓 University of Stirling funded #PhD #studentships , fee waivers, and bursaries are open for applications!

Research areas of interest this year are well suited to those wanting to do a PhD in Just #AI ; #Migration ; or #Health and Environmental #Justice .
stir.ac.uk/research/resea…

Our feasibility study for a safer drug consumption facility in Edinburgh has been published, alongside a linked study on drug checking services. Some key findings in this thread. edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/down…

We have created a briefing, featuring a fantastic painting by the talented Linda McGowan) which summarises our full study: crew.scot/wp-content/upl…. You can also check out the online hub which features all publications, and sign up for the newsletter: crew.scot/the-scottish-d…

My UG dissertation student University of Stirling is conducting a survey about portrayals of drug use on social media/in popular media and how these influence drug use. If you are a Scottish university student aged 18-25 years, please consider completing the survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/dis…

Good News!

Our highly regarded GROW programme is back for another year, now supporting #ECRs in mental health and addiction research roles.

Details of who can apply and how, can be found on our website!

We are NIHR The Mental Elf MQ

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow-2024-now-…

💡NEW PUBLICATION ALERT💡Click here to read about our Scoping review mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents addressing needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period …pregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Congratulations to Danilo Falzon SACASR Stirling for leading our latest publication examining implementation of drug checking services in Scotland (£0) “It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board” journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…