The Department of Addictions at @KingsIoPPN, King’s College London. Research with a focus on ‘what works’ in the prevention and treatment of substance misuse.
Joined July 2014
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
12 Apr 2023
Prof Ann McNeill writes in @thetimes that vaping is only part of the solution to quit smoking and that “unless more action is taken, over a half million more people may lose their lives to smoking” by 2030.
@KingsIoPPN @KingsNRG @KingsAddictions
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thetimes.co.uk/article/vapes… (£)
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
12 Apr 2023
Two post-doc jobs available in the @KingsAddictions dept @KingsIoPPN with Prof Sir John Strang (and working with me & @BasakTas) investigating #opioid #overdose and wearable OD detection technology jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/065…
jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/065…
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
23 Feb 2023
The first publication from my PhD is online now 🙂 Thank you to my co-authors! @KingsNRG doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-0…
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16 Feb 2023
Join us on Wednesday 2nd of February for a one-hour conversation with Professor Dame Carol Black about her career as a pioneering woman in medicine. eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conver…
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
Calling all #KingsIoPPN students🚨 Join us for next week’s Great Minds Lecture - for students, by students #YourIoPPN
15 Feb 2023
Join us next week for another Great Minds Lecture!
Learn from PhD students about the fascinating research that they are doing at @KingsIoPPN. All IoPPN students are welcome to attend & learn from some of our very own Great Minds💡
Register for an invite: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
ALT Great minds lecture series 'for students, by students'. Wed 22 February, 15:15 - 16:30, IoPPN KCLSU Hub. 15:15 - 15:30 Arrival (snacks and refreshments served). 15:30 - 16:30 'Immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in psychosis relative to health controls' by Oisín O'Brienn. Turquoise background white a white circle containing text and a smaller yellow misshapen circle containing 3 white speech bubbles hanging from strings. Two contain black question marks, one contains a light bulb.
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
30 Jan 2023
If you are 16-19 and vape, smoke, or do neither, and are interested in participating in our research, please click here kcl.ac.uk/research/vaping-sm…
If eligible, on completing the study, you will receive a £50 Love2Shop voucher
#ALPHA_DECIPHer #bycLIVE #UKYouth #SPECTRUM
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
28 Oct 2022
Registration is now open for the 2023 ECR addictions conference! Funded by the SSA, this is a free event to increase networking and presentation experience among early career researchers. To register as a presenter or a delegate, please visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecr-addic…
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
17 Oct 2022
Professor Ann McNeill @AnnDMcNeill @KingsIoPPN @KingsAddictions finishing off our 2 weeks of #NVIE @OHID tweets with a final message about #vaping harms and perceptions
Read the full report here 👇
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
@SwitchFinder @AshOrgUK
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
25 Oct 2022
We are so delighted to have Professor Hanna Pickard giving the 2022 Annual Sowerby Lecture in Philosophy and Medicine!
Join us on November 3rd to hear Prof Pickard speak on the Puzzle of Addiction. Attend in person/online; followed by drinks reception!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/438551067…
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
26 Sep 2022
The @Relations_Study is excited to host a seminar with Amy Salmon @CHEOSNews
'Using/Alone - Understanding the role of loved ones in the prevention of unwitnessed overdose in the Fraser East region of British Columbia'
#qualitative #participatory #PAR
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
31 Aug 2022
Maudsley Hospital is lighting up purple this evening to raise awareness for International Overdose Awareness Day 2022, to share that drug related deaths are avoidable and reduce stigma. 💜
Visit ➡️ ow.ly/tTnr50KwmE0
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsAddictions @KingsIoPPN
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
31 Aug 2022
We are delivering Take Home Naloxone training to staff, service users and carers which we know can help to reduce the risk of accidental overdose in our community.
Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/vxP250KwmBA
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN @KingsAddictions
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
Take home naloxone allows family and friends to quickly intervene if a loved one has experienced an overdose. Find out more from Professor Sir John Strang below🧵#EndOverdose
#IOAD2022 #KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsCollegeLon @KingsAddictions @kingshealth
Thousands of people die from heroin and opioid overdose every year. Our lead for substance use and harms Professor Sir John Strang speaks about take home naloxone, which reverses the effects of an overdose.
@KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @KingsAddictions #IOAD22
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
Thousands of people die from heroin and opioid overdose every year. Our lead for substance use and harms Professor Sir John Strang speaks about take home naloxone, which reverses the effects of an overdose.
@KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @KingsAddictions #IOAD22
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
31 Aug 2022
On International Overdose Awareness Day 2022 we’re offering people under addictions services a free naloxone antidote dose, a medicine which reverses the effects of opioids. Hear more from Prof Sir John Strang ⬇️
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN 💜
Visit ow.ly/LQHT50KvA3L
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
31 Aug 2022
This International Overdose Awareness Day 2022 we’re lighting up purple to raise awareness for accidental overdose and share the message that drug related deaths are avoidable. 💜
Read more: ow.ly/ufcz50KwmzN
@NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsIoPPN @CEO_DavidB
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
Next Wednesday 31 August @KingsCollegeLon @MaudsleyNHS National Addictions Centre, IoPPN Main Building, Weston Education Centre & Maudsley Hospital are lighting up #purple for @OverdoseDay. #EndOverdose💜
#IOAD2022 @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @KingsAddictions @kingshealth
ALT A photo of the National Addictions Centre which was lit up purple last year (2021) to raise awareness for accidental overdose and avoidable drug-related deaths.
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
This International Overdose Awareness Day, Maudsley Hospital @MaudsleyNHS, @KingsIoPPN main building and the National Addiction Centre @KingsCollegeLon are lighting up purple to raise awareness for accidental overdose and that drug related deaths are avoidable.
#IOAD2022
ALT Picture of the National Addiction Centre at King's College London lit up purple for International Overdose Awareness Day on 31 August 2022.
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National Addiction Centre retweeted
5 Aug 2022
Winners of the 2022 Addictions Clinical Academic Group Early Career Research Prize announced kcl.ac.uk/news/winners-of-th… @KingsAddictions @Katie1East @BasakTas @Will_Lawn
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