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We’re looking forward to the release of the ‘Our Message Our Voice’ film, led by Keele University 🐿️ and funded by the SSA. Find out how to watch it: tinyurl.com/2hkmu3ed #livedexperience #addiction

There is an excellent piece about the life and work of Professor Nick Heather in The Psychologist tinyurl.com/42z6xttk. James Morris and Niamh Fitzgerald describe him as a "passionate, principled man" and a "true giant of the alcohol and addiction field".

Whilst there is some evidence that some people are using #NoLo products to reduce alcohol consumption, overall consumption of NoLo products is expected to remain low in 2025 - 2.3% in off trade, 1% in on trade. Only 1.8% of households are BOTH increasing consumption of NoLo AND

The SSA's Social Media Specialist, Jess Richmond, caught up with Rob Calder to find out more about his background in treatment services and to hear his reflections on the organisation's new vision. Read it here: addiction-ssa.org/news/dr-rob-...

Jess very kindly removed the ums, ers and head scratching to make me (almost) sound articulate. It's been a hugely enjoyable first few months and I'm incredibly grateful to get to work for the Society for the Study of Addiction in this role.

We want to learn more about the demographics, views, and experiences of our membership. If you are an SSA member or associate, please check your emails for the link to a short survey tinyurl.com/5n76hyd4

The SSA is now accepting applications for speakers at the 2025 PhD Symposium, which is being held on Wednesday 5 November in Newcastle upon Tyne tinyurl.com/3z8r2dh3

You should definitely go to this - but probably only f your doing an addictions PhD. It's free, brilliant, and our dual bursary will support you to attend the SSA Annual Conference on the following 2 days.

🎧 Listen to Addiction Audio 🎧 In S3E4, Elle Wadsworth talks to Richard Bade about using wastewater analysis to identify the use of #nitazenes and other potent synthetic #opioids in the population tinyurl.com/2ks7aavj | Addiction Journal

If you are a member of the SSA, you can apply to join the Board of Trustees in 2025. We would particularly welcome applications from people with experience in finance and people from marginalised or minority groups. Apply by 4 May: tinyurl.com/5n6det2t

Dr Sophie Orton writes about why the SSA’s PhD Symposium is a ‘must-attend event’ for PhD students in the field of addiction, and shares the opportunity to present at this year’s symposium tinyurl.com/59vwaete | Closing date for applications: 28 May 2025

SSA-funded researchers Chloe Burke, Sophie Orton, Carol-Ann Getty, and Rachel Coleman spoke this week at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Addictions Faculty Conference. The theme for the event was 'intersectionality in addictions' tinyurl.com/4wf8uf5z

Listen to the latest episode of Addiction Audio. Elle Wadsworth speaks to Jo Neale and Brian Kelly about their new editorial, 'Over a decade later and Addiction journal is still committed to publishing qualitative research', published in Addiction Journal tinyurl.com/ymeuak9h

In this episode of Addiction Audio, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Emma Beard about her research into how household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence. They explore ways that researchers can include traditionally 'hidden populations'. Listen here: shows.acast.com/addiction-au...

Professor Owen Bowden-Jones has been recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025, which marks the 'extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK' tinyurl.com/3xt7mt5r

Editorial published today in @addictionjrnl explores the ‘new world’ of #ketamine. Watch our interview with co-author Professor Owen Bowden-Jones CBE: youtu.be/DtXXc0eearE | @owenbowdenjones Arun Sahai Wiley in research

Read a new editorial in Addiction Journal on #ketamine – a drug which "challenges our consideration of drug benefit and harm" doi.org/10.1111/add.70… | Featuring Owen Bowden-Jones Arun Sahai and Paul Dargan

Discover how to share your #research across traditional and contemporary media platforms with our free lunchtime webinar tinyurl.com/3bcw8juu | Featuring Melissa Oldham, Mark Greaves, Harry Tattan-Birch, PhD, and Suzi Gage

We are delighted to announce that Josie Dunn has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Josie holds a first-class honours degree in Medical Pharmacology and a Master’s by Research in Substance Misuse. Read more here: addiction-ssa.org/news/meet-the-…

We are delighted to announce that Ethan Knight has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Ethan is a researcher within the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group (OXTAG) at the OxPrimaryCareSci University of Oxford. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc2keyf9