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PhD students, @AarhusUni_int PhD School, Drug and Alcohol Studies - Theories, Pillars & Debates, is a fantastic opportunity to learn and network in our narrow field. More info: psy.medarbejdere.au.dk/en/phd-informa…

Another interesting Call for Papers from the Polish Sociological Review titled Drugged Sociology in the Semi-Periphery: Psychoactive Substances, Governance, and Resistance in Central and Eastern Europe Deadline: 4th of July More info: polish-sociological-review.eu/dl/7c444fa7706…

An interesting call for papers on Digital-physical hybridity in drug markets & harm reduction from guest editors Monica J. Barratt, Thomas Friis Søgaard, Robin van der Sanden for Drugs, Habits and Social Policy Deadline: 20 September 2025 More info: emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pape…

Everyone involved in social drug research, please consider joining our great @ESSD_research conference from 1-3 october in beautiful Prague, Liechtenstein palace (see photo). Deadline has been extended to 23rd of May. See here: essd-research.eu/conferences.ht…

We are pleased to announce that we are extending our presentation abstract deadline to May 23. More info about the conference will be found here: drogy-info.cz/en/

Methods matter! Did you know that our friends at ISSDP are hosting a workshop on methods in drug policy on 10.06.2025 in Manchester? More info: issdp.org/conferences-an…

Our call for the 36th annual ESSD conference presentation abstracts is out. Deadline: 12th May We look forward to seeing you in Prague this year! 🕺

New article out!! Together with @mikesalinasMCR, I’ve published a new article on the ‘servitisation’ of local drug markets. It ties to explain drug sellers’ increased service provision, and how we can theorize service-based innovation in drug markets. academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-ar…

Our member, @wnkz, is looking for book chapter abstract submissions on Media Studies Meet Drug Research by 20th April 2025 More info: drugsproject.pl/wp-content/upl… If you're an ESSD member who has opportunities to share, PM @ESSD_research and we will happily share it here.

We had great discussions over the book chapter submissions. Here you can see the editors for the 2025 book deciding who’ll be best fit for which chapter 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫👩‍🏫

The ESSD board has arrived in Ghent last night, ready to discuss the fantastic annual book chapter submissions today. Thank you to the many authors who took their time to submit their proposals! 📚📚📚

Our annual peer-reviewed book outline call deadline is fast approaching and we are still waiting for your fantastic contribution 📚🫵 For more info: essd-research.eu/documents/Call…

If you are an ESSD member and would like to share with your community your research output, any calls for collaboration or writing, reach out to us! 🤜🤛

ESSD members are at the forefront of yet another key social drugs issue with this timely book on the importance of culture in cannabis! 👌

📢 New paper alert! We investigate the impact of drug possession depenalization in Copenhagen. Despite positive interactions with community police, marginalized individuals still experience targeting by other units. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

sat in the wrong place for photos … George Simpson on British cannabis … US imports? UK grown in US packaging?? Thai grown in US packaging??? 🤯 And new UK regional branding So many consumers Zero consumer regulation #ESSD2024

Meet our #ESSD2024 Early Career Researcher award recipient, Richard G. Alexander 🥳 His presentation, Psychedelic Soldiers: Beyond Psychotherapy, showed us how military training may be repurposed to foraging and psilocybin mushrooms can be used to seek adventure and thrill

I’ve enjoyed some fantastic presentations today at the @ESSD_research conference. Great event.👏 👏 👏

Best academic friends you can have - the @ESSD_research Board #ESSD2024 #Manchester