In the news: ‘Poor safety’ found at Derbyshire women’s prison
A report from HM Inspectorate of Prisons revealed poor safety [...]
Statistics on drinking and drug use among women
Women are less likely to experience drug and alcohol problems [...]
Insights from experience – alcohol and suicide
In this blog, Sarah Marsay from Samaritans and Robin Pollard from With You...
SSA notes: The Lancet Commission and the North American opioid crisis
Stanford University and The Lancet teamed up to summarise the causes of...
Can needle exchange services deliver chemsex harm reduction?
Chemsex isn’t a new phenomenon, but it is something that [...]
How to design a drug consumption room
Cubicles, location, queues and staffing: design essentials for drug consumption rooms
QMJC January 2022: Policing drugs ‘differently’ in South Africa
The latest discussion from the Qualitative Methods Journal Club (QMJC) is now available online...
February 2022 reading list: alcohol, opioids, COVID-19, pregnancy, and more
Every month the SSA website team selects and highlights some [...]
Measuring the impact of Dry January
Despite a substantial increase in participation in the one-month challenge to go ‘alcohol free'...
QMJC December 2021: The social organisation of physicians’ work in the midst of the opioid crisis
The latest discussion from the Qualitative Methods Journal Club (QMJC) is now available online...