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Surviving the COVID-19 Era: Stories of People Who Use Drugs from Russia, Ukraine and Norway – Drugreporter https://buff.ly/2Blisjy
Government launches second phase of independent review into drug misuse with added links to the terms of reference and call for evidence https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-second-phase-of-independent-review-into-drug-misuse
Please RT. @UCL_CPU, with Prof Val Curran as PI, is looking for a new RA to work on CannTeen. Involves acute and longitudinal cannabis MRI studies. Initial post is for 7 months, likely longer. Duties will be participant testing, data management + more. https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?amNvZGU9MTg2ODU4MyZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT05NjUmb3duZXI9NTA0MTE3OCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJnZhY3R5cGU9MTI3NiZwb3N0aW5nX2NvZGU9MjI&jcode=1868583&vt_template=965&owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&brand_id=0&vactype=1276&posting_code=22
Overview: The opioid crisis in America https://buff.ly/2Akjrje via @BrookingsInst
Metastability and the “Surprise Factor” in Overdrinking | Psychology Today https://buff.ly/2CR5Dh1
Guidance :Independent review of drugs, part 2: terms of reference - documents outlining what part 2 of the independent review will cover.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-drugs-part-2-terms-of-reference?utm_source=a551f1c4-bdd8-4a64-a73d-5af7bf5a7027&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate
This week's #qualitative methods treat from the @SSA_Addiction conference hosted back in March by @KingsAddictions. Listen to amazingly talented multi-method expert @caitlinnuea talk about her experiences as a qualitative researcher: https://www.addiction-ssa.org/qualitative-methods-conference-week-4-interview-with-dr-caitlin-notley/#