Thanks DDN Magazine for coverage & RCGP for the invite to Addiction Professionals conference to talk abt Scotland's drug death crisis.

With deaths increasing + super potent synthetic drugs we need an emergency response now.

Without immediate action the devastation is unthinkable.

Find out more about Colin Angus talk on alcohol consumption and harm in a post-pandemic world at the RCGP Addiction Professionals Managing Addictions in Primary Care conference last week sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/colin-angus-pr…

Had a great few days and really honoured to be presenting the work we are achieving in prison and into the community. Just wanted to thank RCGP Addiction Professionals #MAPCConf Inclusion for the opportunity. Thanks to Chris Hirst at Telford STaRS and HMP Hewell

Here’s a look back at our Research & Development (R&D) project from Autumn 2019 then in 2021 this work was developed into part of our Transfiguration trilogy. fallenangelsdt.org/transfiguratio…
Excitingly we are in a new R&D phase in collaboration with @storyhouselive. Watch this space!

Looking fwds to chairing RCGP Addiction Professionals session today #MAPCConf and also opportunity to share findings from research conducted with Roya Professor Ian Maidment Humankind Aston University Health and Life Sciences at Aston University enabled by CMHP Pharmacy Research UK 🤩

Thank u April Wareham and WE (Working with Everyone) for organising the #humanlibrary Addiction Professionals&@rcgp conference. Thank u Mark Pryke. and the other human books for sharing their inspirational life stories. A powerful way to enhance #undestading #empathy and #compassion in #clinicians

Our Senior Research Fellow Colin Angus Colin Angus is in London today speaking at the Managing Addictions in Primary Care Conference >>

Thanks for highlighting this point. It’s such a misperception, people worry they are vaping so frequently and that = more addiction. It’s not. Vaping is like grazing, smoking is like a meal.

Great discussion with case studies on would with people with alcohol problems RCGP

Dr Judith Yates talks about #nitazene related deaths Addiction Professionals and RCGP concerences
#drugrelateddeaths

Great but worrying session on drug deaths Peter Mcleod talking about the first overdose prevention Centre RCGP #MAPCConf

Dr Roya Vaziri talking about the new UK alcohol clinical guidelines which will be published soon RCGP

Prof Catriona Matheson speaking about benzodiazepines, we don't know what is in street BZD RCGP

Dr Sharon Cox talking about vaping. Most e cig users are used by ex smokers RCGP #MAPCConf

'We need substance use and mental health services work more closely together' Dame Carol Black RCGP #MAPCConf

Dame Carol Black We need GPs to be involved in treatment - we need to reverse the number of GPs leaving the sector #MAPCConf

And we're off! Our joint conference with RCGP begins

Premium CPD Webinar: Current trends in the UK illicit drug market - 5th March, 1pm

Dr Caroline S Copeland, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology & Toxicology, Director of the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths will take us through the latest evidence

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Great line up of speakers on a wide variety of addictions & focusing on how we can better help people affected esp in primary care. 28th conference
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#MAPCConf #MAPC24 #ManagingAddictions

“one of best conferences I’ve ever attended…has changed my perception regarding treating our fellow humans who have addiction issues.” Delegate at Managing Drugs and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care, 2023.
Join us 22-23 feb 2024. fab speakers, see tags &
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