With England and Wales' drug deaths data released next week, it's a continued and grimly predictable tragedy

In the late 80s at Uni as part of my Abnormal psychology course I was asked to do a presentation on the Causes of Homosexuality, as it was still classed as a psychiatric disorder. Ever the rebel I presented this. (My lecturer failed me!)

RT because its a v. interesting looking paper, and because of that groovy graphical abstract!

Pleased to see my commissioned report has contributed in a small way to these discussions bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

We’re starting up our weekly volunteer days again in the Dee Valley! Think you would enjoy being outside and getting stuck in helping our ranger team manage our Countryside sites? Then come along to any of our events every Thursday 10am – 3pm.

In case you missed it, my new paper w/ ⁦Suzanne Fraser⁩ & ⁦Annie Madden (PhD) AO⁩ is out in ⁦@austfem⁩. We examine the politics of sharing images of drug-related death & whether the law needs a different approach to post-mortem rights. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Black British documentaries + stories beyond London: a thread 🇬🇧

Inspired by a question from one of our MSc students - can you recommend non-fiction general readership books which provide a rich understanding of drugs issues and our responses to them? I have my own list, but interested to read what others might suggest

Beavers are still being killed in Scotland rather than being translocated - a simple process practiced all over the world . Trees for Life have a Crowdfunder here crowdfunder.co.uk/protect-beaver… . . . it’s £7.5K short with 3 days to go Wild Justice have donated - would you please ?!

Dear Ocado Waitrose & Partners Sainsbury's Tesco I want a tab when I shop online that states add to food bank. I want the option of adding food that is requested by food banks. Make it happen!

I have the privilege of co-supervising Anna's PhD. If you're based in Liverpool, and have an hour free, please consider taking part in her study of alcohol and memory. It involves some interesting tasks and can be done either on LJMU campus or in a convenient public place

This week the government has changed the rules so that people can be deported for being homeless. Charities & migrant rights groups say this is a 'huge step backwards' that will prevent vulnerable people asking for help. Please sign this petition. petition.parliament.uk/signatures/992…

Putting the lie to “People should just make healthier choices like I do”

OMG!!!! I'm still in shock we made history today!!!!! The AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION recognizes
RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT !!!!

The thing I regret most about #TheWeekInTory is the actual events.

But just behind that is the fact I called it #TheWeekInTory , when in reality I am having to do one every 2 days.

Anyway, grab a pint of Laudanum, hide any sharp objects, and dive in…

Thanks to 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠! for this lovely review of my Apeiron album dom

Reminder:

There are 21,000 professors in the U.K.

140 of them are Black.

25 of them are Black women.

The ghosts of hedgerows past