New collab: PEHJournal, lead: Kyle T. Ganson >33% of young men reported knowing some1 using steroids AND this linked to stronger intentions to use 💉 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.… 👥Alex Testa Jason Nagata, MD 🏛️Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work UCSF Pediatrics UTHealth Houston Griffith Centre for Mental Health UQ Centre for Health Services Research

In Springer Nature - Wave 2 of our world 1st steroid checking trial - Jason Ferris (he/him) + many others. ~50% of all steroid samples were mislabelled. Follow-up interviews show that testing changed behaviour. Griffith Centre for Mental Health UQ Centre for Health Services Research RMIT University NDARC, UNSW University of Liverpool doi.org/10.1186/s12954…

"We’re seeing a flurry of think pieces positing that teetotallers are [freeloaders]..., and the rising abstinence trend poses a fiscal and existential threat. It’s a dangerous message that flies in the face of evidence." Dr Nicole Lee womensagenda.com.au/latest/think-t…

interRAI insights are sparking innovation! Wilkie & Shawudun share lessons learned & pave the way for AI-enhanced, co-designed tools in aged care. 🔗 youtu.be/nYqWJrp4DKg?si… #DataToImpact #interRAI #AgedCare #NZHealth

There's still time to book onto our online training session on #Chemsex happening on Friday. 📅Friday 11 July 🕐13:00 - 16:30 Sign up now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/drugs-sex-un… #HarmReduction #SexualHealth #ProfessionalTraining #TheLoop

Highly recommend checking this out 👇👇. A.P.S.A.D was the first conference I ever attended (with a Turning Point scholarship). It started my career in, and passion for research. Maybe a scholarship could help you get there for the first time?

“Alcohol has been a Group 1 carcinogen since 1988…this week marked the first time MPs have debated alcohol and cancer, nearly 40 years later." We need clear labelling, public awareness—and a national strategy. Powerful piece from Labour MP Cat Smith MP. parliamentnews.co.uk/after-40-years…

🎯 Our mission: to strengthen Europe’s preparedness on drugs. 🙌 Thanks to everyone who helped bring it to life in our first year as we transformed from the EMCDDA to the EUDA. 🔗 euda.europa.eu/publications/a… #ActingToday #AncitipatingTomorrow #EUDAbirthday

Pumped up with #poison: new research shows many anabolic #steroids contain #toxic metals theconversation.com/pumped-up-with… Alison Craven, Jason Ferris (he/him) Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS Tim Piatkowski PEDTest Australia UQ News Monash University Monash Addiction Research Centre Griffith University Griffith Centre for Mental Health #QuIVAA

We're dismayed to hear the Irish government has delayed the introduction of alcohol warning labels until 2028. This will prevent the public from making informed choices about alcohol and the effect on their health and cancer risk 👇 alcoholireland.ie/press-release-… AlcoholActionIreland

New Report from HRA & RLC on Strip Searching in NSW shows devastating impact - program needs to stop immediately harmreductionaustralia.org.au/media-release-… NSW Greens Chris Minns Ryan Park MP NSW Police Force NSW Health Pill Testing Australia

Study finds interRAI feasible with SNOMED. australianageingagenda.com.au/research/study… #interRAI #healthdata Len Gray

Go Cam! ♾️💜♾️

New research by Samantha Rundle, Daniel Danh Hong, Maryam Iraniparast, Vicki Rynard, Elle Wadsworth, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Beau Kilmer & David Hammond doi.org/10.1111/dar.70… University of Waterloo RAND Europe University of Bath Psychology at Bath USC USC Price School RAND

A bar that serves no alcohol will open on Aberdeen’s Thistle Street later this year. pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/f…

Fatal drug overdoses reach 10-year high in Victoria according to latest data from the Coroners Court of Victoria, with people aged between 35 and 54 most at risk abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1… via ABC Australia

The alcohol industry should have no role in educating our children. We’ve joined leading organisations including IAS is urging Bridget Phillipson to follow Ireland’s lead and remove industry funded materials from schools. #ReduceAlcoholHarm

While Australia’s smoking rates stall and even rise in young adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) is busy handing out awards to the architects of our vaping crackdown. This is not a celebration of progress; it’s a pat on the back for keeping safer alternatives illegal, propping up cigarette sales,

🌍 The CHARMH project by #interRAI is expanding access to mental health care globally—25+ countries & counting. Using SAMH, lay workers & individuals can complete assessments, even in low-resource settings. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr262b8a #MentalHealth #PROMs #CHARMH

Norway’s total ban on alcohol advertising turns 50. Actis says it remains a cornerstone of alcohol policy, recognised by WHO as one of the most effective ways to reduce harm. Even with rising online challenges, the ban continues to protect public health. nordicalcohol.org/post/actis-s-r…