Ben Scher
@ben_scher1
DPhil Candidate in Social Intervention + Policy Evaluation @DSPI_Oxford @SSA_Addiction | Drug Policy, Qual, Harm Reduction, OPCs, Low-Barrier Housing
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New Addiction Audio out! Ben Scher talks to Dr Gabriela Khazanov, Prof. James McKay and Prof. Richard Rawson about contingency management, implementation and the impact of ethical concerns. Listen here: buff.ly/3UhsszU #Addiction #Academictwitter
Xylazine detected in counterfeit pills and 🤯THC vapes🤯 in the UK, combined with fentanyl and designer benzos in overdoses.
In context of a Taliban heroin ban, does this foreshadow a synthetic overdose crisis in Europe?
My commentary in Addiction Journal
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…
Dr Copeland School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences says more needs to be done to prevent the epidemic of xylazine use that has emerged in the USA.
Find out more ⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/news/xylazine-…
Exaspéré par 10 ans de discussions infructueuses, le DG de Kaleidoscope, a déclaré qu'il allait tester plusieurs #EspacesDeConsommation à moindre risque au #PaysDeGalles dès cet été. Il a indiqué qu'il le fera avec ou sans le soutien du gouvernement de Westminster. #SCMR
Thank you Oxford DSPI for sharing! Check out the article below which discusses my time at the UN UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs with Οργανισμός Κατά των Ναρκωτικών - OKANA and GAT Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos 👇
spi.ox.ac.uk/article/ben-sc…
That’s a wrap on a great 6 months at QUB Drug and Alcohol Research Network Queen's University Belfast 🎓 researching #OPCs
Thank you to Dr Gillian Shorter, Andrew Dyer and the rest of the OPCprepCOS team!