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Intimate partner violence, substance use, and COVID-19 https://buff.ly/2P9GPaA #COVID19 #COVID19Canada @CANdrugpolicy

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Prescription Drugs :Question for Department of Health and Social Care - with reference to the recommendations of the 2019 PHE Prescribed Medicines Review, when will a national helpline & website to support people with prescribed drug dependence be set up.https://buff.ly/3gwjoDx

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ISSDP upcoming webinar 29 April 2021,15.00 UTC : Opportunities for international engagement for #DrugPolicy research. Moderated by Peter Reuter, with panel members Chloe Carpenter (@UNODC ), @BeauKilmer (RAND) & @LarissaJMaier (UCSF, GDS).https://buff.ly/3eqrOcW @ISSDrugPolicy

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DHSC Guidance : Packaging of tobacco products information for retailers and distributors of tobacco products, enforcement agencies and the public on changes to tobacco packaging. https://buff.ly/2QIB447

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Changes in substance supply and use characteristics among people who use drugs (PWUD) during the #COVID-19 global pandemic: A national qualitative assessment in Canada | International Journal of Drug Policy @ijdrugpolicy https://buff.ly/3dBFxOW

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Heavier social media use linked to more frequent drinking in young people | Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care - UCL – University College London https://buff.ly/3sFqBni @AddictionJrnl

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