Which fab paper from our journal would you nominate for a research excellence in drug policy award? 🥇 The ISSDP Excellence in Research Award issdp.org/the-issdp-exce… Nominations close 31st March International Journal of Drug Policy ISSDP

Honored to be speaking at #WHSMelbourne2024 on Rethinking Drug Policy: minimizing harm & unintended consequences Amazing panel chaired by Adeeba Kamarulzaman Monash Malaysia, Helen Clark Claudia Stoicescu Prof Paul Dietze Burnet Institute Sione Crawford Harm Reduction Vic Program live now 👇🏽

Out now Drugs, Habits and Social Policy with #RoisinMcColl & Brendan Harney "There is a need to tailor #hepC interventions for #homeless people not attending #harmreduction services to ensure reaching women who inject drugs who face additional barriers to #hepatitisC care" Burnet Institute

Congratulations !! Hepatitis Australia appoints new President Prof Joseph Doyle Monash University #InfectiousDiseases Burnet Institute hepatitisaustralia.com/news/hepatitis…

#EveryYarnCounts new #hepC #healthpromotion campaign from #FirstNations health orgs & Burnet Institute #ECA everyyarncounts.com.au/about/

Great to see the #JimmyDorabjee award announced by Burnet Institute - Congrats Sandrine! burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…

🔔 #NewIssue Inside Drugs, Habits and Social Policy 25(1): ‘“No my name’s not on the lease at all”: an interpretive phenomenological analysis of unstable housing and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs’ by Roisin McColl, Peter Higgs & Brendan Harney Available Here ➡️ emerald.com/insight/conten…

New in #PublicHealthEthics The Application of Australian Rights Protections to the Use of #hepatitisC Notification Data to Engage People ‘Lost to Follow Up’ doi.org/10.1093/phe/ph… Burnet Institute ARCSHS

Importantly "before #hepC notification data are used to re-engage people the affected communities must be involved in all areas of decision-making ...they must be able to express their needs and interests (which may or may not align with broader public health goals) ... "

Thanks Drugs, Habits and Social Policy for making our paper on hepatitis C among people who are homeless and unstably housed #openaccess during ISSDP #ISSDP in #Montreal Rose Peter Higgs emerald.com/insight/conten…

Great to see this super interesting and well funded project for a quality #PhD candidate with a fantastic team at #ANU #homeless

🚨 Victoria needs a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan! 🚨 HRVic and VAADA call for urgent action to prevent a surge in opioid overdoses. Read our comprehensive paper and support our recommendations: tinyurl.com/eumnxnja #PublicHealth #HarmReduction #OpioidCrisis #VAADA #HRVic

Read the ABC News article below referencing the VAADA and Harm Reduction Vic proposed Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan which was publicly released today. ABC Article: ab.co/3zuMoHv Keeping Victorian's Safe: We need a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan: bit.ly/3VSOUyY

A/Prof Peter Higgs told ABC News that Harm Reduction Vic, VAADA, government and industry partners needed to band together to create a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan, in light of the recent detection of potent synthetic opioids in Australia abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…

#scopingreview Effectiveness of #HousingFirst model for people using drugs #HousingCareSupport doi.org/10.1108/HCS-09… ‘Strong evidence that HF increases housing retention reduces homelessness for chronically homeless people who use drugs’ La Trobe Researchers Burnet Institute

Was great to have so many wonderful contributors globally make such a fitting tribute to #JudeByrne Drug&AlcoholReview

Deadline extended! Call for Papers for upcoming Special Issue: Understanding the emergence and impact of novel synthetic opioids and how to reduce associated harms More information available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

Great opportunity to work with Peter Higgs, myself and others on this in particular - burnet.edu.au/the-institute/… open for #Honours #Masters #PhD including international collaboration.