UK & Ireland Public Health Science conference @ukphsci.bsky.social A national conference dedicated to new research in Public Health in the UK and Ireland https://ukpublichealthscience.org/
Partnership for Clean Competition @pccantidoping.bsky.social We support analytical/social scientists doing anti-doping research via grants, postdoctoral fellowships, tech transfer, & working groups. PIs worldwide may apply.
Anti-Doping Database @dopinglist.bsky.social The most complete database of athletes sanctioned for doping. Our purpose is to be _the_ tool for anyone working for a clean sport.
Colin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social Professor of Alcohol Policy in the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (@SARG-SCHARR), graph drawer, data botherer, cake eater, incompetent cyclist and intermittent birder.
fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social Confess your sins anonymously - will the internet absolve you?
Buy show tickets 2025/6: sites.google.com/view/fesshole
Add confession b3ta.com/addfess
Buy book amazon.co.uk/s?k=very+best+of+fesshole&tag=b3ta-21
Run @robmanuel.b3ta.com
Martin Chandler @hed-research.bsky.social Interested in the ways people make themselves look, feel or perform 'better'. Avid harm reductionist. Happy to be called woke. Motorbiking makes me happy. Music is the answer. All posts my own weird views. Can I have some cheese now please?
UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social Europe based, or based in Europe? or even just based :)
@UnicornsRock.mastodon.online
Dr Liz Okecha @libokecha.bsky.social GUM & HIV Consultant. Mum. Lover of headbands.
Consortium @consortium.lgbt 🏳️🌈 Consortium supports LGBT+ groups, organisations and projects across the UK, so that LGBT+ communities in need have access to the best support possible.
Pride In Health @prideinhealth.bsky.social We know finding the right care is tough. That’s why we offer services like affordable blood tests, hormone monitoring, & mental health support—without subscriptions or hidden costs. We’re here for our community, offering support when it’s needed most.
Open Table Liverpool @opentableliverpool.bsky.social LGBTQIA+ ecumenical christian worship community offering a warm welcome to all who seek an inclusive Church. We meet at St Brides at 6:00pm, on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Part of the Open Table Network.
Liverpool Rainbow Chorus @rainbowchoruslp.bsky.social Liverpool's LGBTQ+ Choir. A fun-loving group of all ages (18+), abilities and orientations! We meet on Sundays at St Michael In The City, Upper Pitt St, L1 5DB
Rob Calder @robcalder.bsky.social CEO at the Society for the Study of Addiction - views my own.
Addiction journal @addictionjournal.bsky.social Peer-reviewed research on alcohol, illicit drugs, nicotine and tobacco, behavioural addictions. Owned by the Society for the Study of Addiction https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13600443
Marc L Steinberg, PhD @mlsteinberg.bsky.social Clinical psychologist | Professor, Rutgers | Tobacco use research | Motivational Interviewing | Training Director, Rutgers UBHC Psychology Internship Program.
Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com Very (un)serious person who, occasionally, makes friends along the way… (also an addiction researcher/psychologist)
(for professional inquiries: www.joshuagrubbsphd.com)
Ben Saunders @bensaunders.bsky.social Neuroscientist and gardener
Lab site- saunderslab.com
Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj) @sajamersa.bsky.social Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj) disseminates addiction-related original research, policy positions, & commentary. Peer reviewed. Dynamic. Owned by @AMERSA, Inc. https://amersa.org/about-the-journal/ Tweets&ReTweets are our own. EiC= @adamjgordon
Niamh Eastwood @niamhrelease.bsky.social Drug policy reform, radical harm reduction (it’s a movement not an intervention) ❤️ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social Senior Policy Analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation
www.transformdrugs.org mostly tweeting on drug policy/law reform. Own views etc. Also/formerly @stevetransform on *the other place*
Josh Torrance @joshtorrance.bsky.social Finishing a PhD in policing drugs. Harm reduction, welfare, drug markets, drug diversion.
Kirsten Trayner @kirstentrayner.bsky.social Research Fellow/Epidemiologist @ Glasgow Caledonian University/Public Health Scotland. Harm reduction & drug-related harms. Views my own.
The Anti-Stigma Network @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social The Anti-Stigma Network aims to improve the understanding of stigma and discrimination experienced by people affected by drug and alcohol use
ISSUP @issup.net Official account of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP). Uniting the international substance use prevention, treatment and recovery support workforce.
Join ISSUP: https://www.issup.net/about-issup/membership
@torstenkolind.bsky.social @torstenkolind.bsky.social Professor at Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Denmark
Deb Hussey @hussey-deb.bsky.social Harm Reductionist. Works at Exchange Supplies. Massive fan of Naloxone. Volunteer with the Loop. Posts about Harm Reduction & not much else.Views my own, unless I stole them from someone funnier than me. She/Her
NIHR @nihr.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Research - we fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
Impact, Innovation, Investment, Inclusion
Dr Dan O'Hare @edpsydan.bsky.social Founder of edpsy.org.uk, Senior Lecturer @ University of Bristol, Educational Psychologist, bits and bobs for British Psychological Society. Interests in climate, environment, sci-comm, community building.
Rick Muir @rickmuirbskysocial.bsky.social Policing Advisor at the UK Home Office. Previously Director of the Police Foundation and Associate Director at IPPR. Dad. From Teesside #UTB.
Paul Christiansen @paulchristiansen.bsky.social Professor of Applied Statistics at the University of Liverpool department of Psychology.
Rstats, data visualisation, psychometrics and Bill the Doberhound
Prof Andy Newton @profanewton.bsky.social Professor of Criminology & Policing, Co-Director Safety & Sustainability @NTU | Academic Advisor to Notts Violence Reduction Partnership | Interests: crime, policing, transport, violence prevention, policy evaluation | data science | problem solving | EBP
Olivia Maynard @oliviamaynard.bsky.social Psychologist at Uni of Bristol interested in drug use and harm reduction.
Caitlin Hughes @drcaitlinhughes.bsky.social Associate Professor in #Criminology & #DrugPolicy. Flinders University.
President - International Society for the Study of Drug Policy issdrugpolicy.bsky.social. #DrugLaws #Decriminalisation #Policing #DrugMarkets #CrossNationalResearch
Tony Duffin @tonyduffin.bsky.social #LondonIrish at home in #Dublin.
Servant Leader.
Tempered Activist.
Teaching Fellow.
Link below to my #TEDx talk. #HarmReduction.
https://youtu.be/z9GV0L4ziB0?si=dYt6TKLVAnc0EJGM
Harry Shapiro @harryshapiro.bsky.social Director of DrugWise and working in tobacco harm reduction. Public speaker, lecturer, journalist and author specialising in music biography and drug culture.
www.harryshapiro.co.uk
www.drugwise.org.uk
Dr Oliver Sutcliffe @sutcliffeob.bsky.social RSC Analytical Science Horizon Prizewinner; CChem FRSC; Academic; Director of MANDRAKE (https://bsky.app/profile/mandrakelab.bsky.social); Synthesis, detection & quantification of drugs & #NPS; #HarmReduction; RTs ≠ endorsement
Kirsten Horsburgh @kirstensdf.bsky.social CEO at Scottish Drugs Forum
Wez Steele @steelewez.bsky.social Naloxone pusher & harm reductionist at @scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social#StopTheDeaths
Pushing for policy change to improve outcomes for people who use drugs.
Catdad and fishing (rarely catching 😆)
Positive vibes only!
Chris Humphries @cphumphries.bsky.social Emergency medicine, clinical toxicology, regenerative medicine. Translational projects from benchtop to patient. Edinburgh, UK.
Jon Findlay @jonfindlay.bsky.social
Eva Devaney @evadev.bsky.social Healthy UL; sociologist; social justice; mental wellbeing: LoveLimerick; Munster rugby; walking; pomichon owner; born a Swede; heart is Irish!
Graeme Mitchell @graememitchell.bsky.social University lecturer, occasional guest on radio, willing to talk about environmental health all day and fan of football on both sides of the Atlantic.
@alexis-gsdl.bsky.social @alexis-gsdl.bsky.social
@katyholloway22.bsky.social @katyholloway22.bsky.social
SAS Harm Reduction Leads 🏴🚑 @harmleads.bsky.social Were the Clinical Effectiveness Leads for Drug Harm Reduction within Scottish Ambulance service
Sooze - West Scotland
Kira - East Scotland
Chris C 🏳️🌈 @chris-carmona.bsky.social Health evidence synthesis and guideline development methodologist. Coach. Qualitative evidence synthesis geek. Hater of unfairness and social injustice. (He/him)
Gabriel Caluzzi @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher with the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University. Interested in alcohol, drugs and youth/health sociology (he/him)
HRB National Drugs Library @hrbdrugslibrary.bsky.social Facilitating evidence informed policy and practice through our online research repository and other resources and services.
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/
Lisa Schölin @lisaangelica.bsky.social Postdoctoral public health researcher at University of Edinburgh. Interested in substance use, mental health, suicide prevention, and issues relating to pregnancy and substance use. Views are my own.
Jo Neale @joneale.bsky.social Professor of Addictions Qualitative Research, King's College London
Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) @drnscot.bsky.social A collaboration between academics, service providers, experts by experience and policy makers to facilitate knowledge exchange of drugs research.
The Drugs Wheel @thedrugswheel.bsky.social The Drugs Wheel by Mark Adley, Guy Jones & Michael Linnell is an educational and harm reduction tool, licensed under Creative Commons, currently 19 international versions www.thedrugswheel.com
@markadley.bsky.social
Policy Research Unit in Addictions @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social Research unit at King's College London focusing on policies across addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. Directed by Prof Leonie Brose and Prof John Holmes.
🌐: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/nihr-policy-research-unit-in-addictions
International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social The forum for dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, & critical analysis in international drug policy. Affiliated: ISSDP & INHSU.
Cranstoun @cranstoun.org We believe in reducing harm, standing up for social justice and empowering change, today. We are a social justice and harm reduction charity.
John Marsden @johnmarsden.bsky.social Addiction journal Editor-in-Chief
Head - Addictions Dept, King’s College London
Prof Charlotte Hardman @charlottehardman.bsky.social Professor of Psychology at University of Liverpool, researching eating behaviour, food insecurity & sustainable food systems.
Bernd Werse @cdrffm.bsky.social Professor for Social Work @ Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Social research on drug use and drug policy
Board member @ ESSD-research.eu and schildower-kreis.de
NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence @nicecomms.bsky.social National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
We produce useful and usable guidance for the NHS and wider health and care system.
https://www.nice.org.uk/
Psychedelic Press @psypre.bsky.social Publisher of psychedelic writing and other literary treats since 2008 | Substack: http://tinyurl.com/hh4z8x26 Books: psychedelicpress.co.uk
Ryan McNeil @ryanmcneil.bsky.social Associate Professor (Medicine/Public Health/Anthro) at Yale | opinions own
Maddie O'Hare @maddieohare.bsky.social Conference Director at Harm Reduction International, also working at HIT. 💚Proud Green💚
🇵🇸FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸
Mat Southwell @matsouthwell.bsky.social Technical advisor, drug user advocate and human rights activist working on harm reduction, drug treatment and community mobilisation with people who use drugs.
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (DARC) at Middlesex University @darc-mdx.bsky.social We are a multidisciplinary centre for cutting edge drug and alcohol research based at Middlesex University, London, UK.
Website: http://drugandalcoholresearchcentre.org/
Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social The UK's professional membership body for #publichealth. We work with our members to protect and improve health for all. www.fph.org.uk
Vic @vickiac.bsky.social Public health research and development. Drugs, NPS, all things psychoactive. UK.
London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C @ljwg.bsky.social A harm reduction group focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in people who use drugs in London.
We manage the Hackney-based SWERVE Harm Reduction Hub.
Dr Catrin Eames @catrineames.bsky.social Psychologist, Assoc. Prof/Reader, Academic, Researcher Mental Health Wellbeing and Lived Experience
Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Glasgow. Lead for UK Opioids in Pregnancy Study: https://opioidsinpregnancy.gla.ac.uk/ . Interested in child development, parenting, mental health and substance use. Chair of Board @parentingscotland.bsky.social
Harlequins @harlequinsrugby.bsky.social Official Bluesky account of Harlequins
hanna @hannahead.bsky.social there’s a real chance I won’t talk drugs here and it’ll be a rings of power fan page, sorry guys.
Desirée Spronk @desireespronk.bsky.social PhD, research psychologist, alcohol and drug prevention, public health, harm-reduction @trimbos-instituut
Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social The national alliance of charities that provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services in England. https://www.collectivevoice.org.uk/
Alcohol, media, and emerging technology research (CAPR) @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social We are a group of researchers from La Trobe's Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) focused on understanding 1) how alcohol is depicted/discussed in media, 2) what impact exposure to alcohol content may have, and 3) how we can intervene/inform policy
Dr Hannah Timpson @hannahtimpson.bsky.social Reader in Socioeconomic Engagment in Health at LJMU.
LJMJ Lead: Researcher Development Concordat.
Applied health and wellbeing research: working with communities and whole-systems; co-developing initiatives to tackle inequalities.
Bowel cancer survivor
Andrew M Bennett @andrewmbennett.bsky.social Purveyor of public health interventions | Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership | Substance use | ACEs | Healthy weight | The 13th International Club Health Conference, Ghent-Belgium, 14-16 May 2025
Hannah Poulter @hpoults.bsky.social *Harm Reduction Researcher, Teesside Uni & University of Bristol
*Trainee Health Psychologist
*Proud Teessider (UTB), Mam of three boys (two human, one canine), big believer people can change
*Views my own.
LJMU Impact @ljmuimpact.bsky.social We are the LJMU Impact and Engagement team supporting researchers to make a real world difference. Posts by Emily.
Prof Harry Sumnall @profhrs.bsky.social Prof of Substance Use at the School of Psychology, and Public Health Institute, LJMU (UK) - Drug research, policy, and culture. Member of ACMD. Advisor to Anti Stigma Network, ISSUP https://profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/1416-harry-sumnall
Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social 28k students and 2,500 staff from 100+ countries. Passionate about our city, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds and making a difference.
LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social Open research advocates at LJMU library providing information and advice to researchers at Liverpool John Moores University.
Dr Sam Roberts @samroberts7.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Psychology @LJMU
Director of Networks and Wellbeing Lab: https://wellbeing.owlstown.net
Research interests in social bonds in primates and humans.
https://profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/12295-sam-roberts
Greg Atkinson @gregatki.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Professor at LJMU. Exercise & Nutrition Science, Circadian Rhythms and Jet lag, Research Methods & Statistics, Bike Racing, BBC6-played singer-songwriter. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=8Gog69EAAAAJ&hl=en
LJMU Research and Innovation Services @ljmu-ris.bsky.social Research and Innovation Services (RIS) at Liverpool John Moores University. Supporting the LJMU academic community and matching industry needs with expertise.
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/ris
Public Health @ LJMU @ljmu-phi.bsky.social Providing a supportive & inclusive environment for population and public health research in LJMU's Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements. www.ljmu.ac.uk/phi
Research for the Future @researchfuture.bsky.social Research for the Future is an NHS campaign helping people find out about and take part in health and care #research across north-west England. www.researchforthefuture.org
Carla Treloar @carlatreloar.bsky.social
World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social World Medical Association (WMA): representing 115 National Medical Associations and >10 million physicians.
Reposts, Likes ≠ endorsement.
Website: http://www.wma.net
Ferney-Voltaire, France
Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social BPS Chartered Psychologist & Senior Lecturer in Psychology (stress, burnout & well-being). Host of the EightyPercentMental Podcast. Occasionally writes things. Sometimes smiles.
Some stuff here, innit: https://linktr.ee/PeteOlusoga
Magdalena Harris @pwud-pride.bsky.social Harm reduction & home baking
Prof of Inclusion Health Sociology, LSHTM
Current projects:
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/ihost
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/sipp
History: http://youtu.be/0H51Nk-I7PA
PLOS One @plosone.org A global, inclusive community of researchers who believe rigorous research deserves to be discoverable, widely disseminated and freely accessible, working to advance science for the benefit of all.
Secret Drug Addict @scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social Drugs, music and dumb shit
Monica Barratt @monicabarratt.bsky.social Drugs, harm reduction, humane drug policies, drug checking, drug markets, social equity. Academic + advocate. Curtin, Loop, Bluelight.
Owen Bowden-Jones @owenbowdenjones.bsky.social CBE / Psychiatrist and Founder, Club Drug Clinic/ Hon Prof, UCL/ Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists/ President, Society for the Study of Addiction/ past-Chair, ACMD 2017-25 / past-Policy Fellow, CSaP, Uni of Cambridge 2023-25/ Personal views only
Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Center @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research studies how psychedelics affect behavior, mood, cognition, brain function, & biological markers of health.
https://linktr.ee/jhpsychedelics