Professor of Criminology @lawsheffield @sheffielduni. Trustee @HRInews & @cjalliance. My views, not theirs. Author: Drug Policy Constellations @BrisUniPress.
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Here’s a URL to make it easier. The handles are a bit longer there so it saves typos. bsky.app/profile/profalexste…
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In Scotland, people with opioid dependence appear to have greater risk of suicide than the general population but suicide rates are lower among those on opioid agonist therapy. Read the research by Rosalyn Fraser @arjmcauley and colleagues @CaledonianNews buff.ly/4fwfZQr
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PhD opportunity: The application of mixed and multi-level models for analysing real world data in the evaluation of complex evaluations in health and social care @DrAngelaBate Pls share :)
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To those who support Trump…
Forget the fascism or the economic illiteracy
You’re essentially announcing to the world
To your partners, friends, kids & colleagues…
That you think it’s ok for men to sexually assault women
…and there is absolutely no hiding from that.
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My @gdnlongread ‘Places to heal, not to harm’: why brutal prison design kills off hope’ is now available as a podcast | Prisons and probation | The Guardian theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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Job klaxon: We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology at @UCLSocRes. Position is open to any applied field, deadline 20 December. I'm chairing this search.
ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
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The Government has committed to reimbursing the "public sector" on the NI increases and should recognise that many charities are commissioned by councils to deliver amazing public services. Please include us! @NCVO @collect_voice
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Not announced in the Budget - a freeze in local housing allowance so people on benefits will get less of their rent paid and a freeze in benefit cap so some people especially those with children will get no increase in their benefits in April which will spread child poverty.
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📣 This week’s DSPI seminar asks: Why is British policy on illicit drugs continuing in its current form, despite failing to meet its aims?
@ProfAlexStevens (@Lawsheffield) explores how to work towards more effective drug policies.
📅 4pm, 31 Oct
Register: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/00d9…
ALT Drug Policy Constellations: The Role of Power and Morality in the Making of Drug Policy in the UK 11 October 4pm-5.30pm
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The UN experts on racial justice in law enforcement have denounced grave violations by drug law enforcement in Italy. Authorities are being urged to reform their drug policies, including by decriminalising possession and small-scale selling of drugs.
fuoriluogo.it/copertina-en/r…
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Is #TwoTierPolicing a thing?
A new House of Commons Library briefing on the policing of the summer riots found “no available evidence... to reliably measure whether the police respond to incidents differently due to political pressure”
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Delighted to be welcoming @ProfAlexStevens to @DSPI_Oxford this Thursday, 4pm for a lecture on his new book exploring the role of power and morality in drug policy processes. This is an open lecture so all welcome!
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The @ukhomeoffice *is* licensing ‘front of house’ public drug checking & ‘back of house’ non public drug testing.
The bigger obstacle is local govt not national govt. Public health needs to support rapid rollout of #drugchecking to prevent overdose & DRD.
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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#LxAddictions24
🔥🌍 Save the date for the 2025 International Society for the Study of #DrugPolicy conference in Manchester UK - 11-13 June 2025 🌏🔥
We look forward to seeing you there!
#ISSDP2025
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#LxAddictions24 attendees - don’t miss ISSDP’s major session that kicks off this morning on #Cannabis legalisation in Canada and the US. This features an outstanding panel of scholars & policy makes including @BeauKilmer & @PaculaRosalie.
#DrugPolicy
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The morality of your thoughts and theory are an inherent part of your scientific analysis whether you admit it or not. Therefore, trying to trace and refine your own moral position should be an essential part of your science.
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Smoking, drinking & drug use among school children
Latest stats show a fall in the number of school children taking drugs
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Equalizing Capital Gains Tax is a fair and sensible way to raise revenue to fix our crumbling public services.
IPPR's @Narayanator spoke to @darrenmccaffrey, followed by a lively debate between Julia Davies from @PatMillsUK and @CharlieM_OBE ⤵️
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This US presidential election is just absurd.
How can a convicted felon, a blatant con man, a multiple sexual abuser, a constant liar, a man willingly selling himself to any autocrat, a man agitating against the rule of law & democracy be a serious candidate?
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The recent fearmongering from some on the right that increasing CGT will destroy the economy is pure hyperbole. It was Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson who equalised capital gains tax with income tax rates in the first place.
Read our new report here: ippr.org/articles/low-capita…
