“The European drug index: Measuring and comparing national substance use across the European Union to aid policy and planning” by Ethan Murphy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how can better data reshape drug policy across Europe? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Factors associated with willingness of people who smoke unregulated drugs to use supervised inhalation sites” by David Connolly and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what would make you use a supervised inhalation site? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Change in alcohol consumption among French adults participating in Dry January: A 9-month prospective cohort study” by Benjamin Rolland and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…does Dry January lead to lasting changes? Link; www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Implementation factors shaping British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot: A systematic review with narrative synthesis” by Farihah Ali and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what makes drug decriminalization work in practice? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Use of a discrete choice experiment to support the service design of the safer drug consumption facility in Scotland” by Yuejiao Duan and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what matters most to people using safer consumption sites? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Beyond one-size-fits-all: Latent patient classes at methadone treatment entry and their clinical implications – Evidence from a large real-world cohort” by Marta Narváez-Camargo and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…great read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Surveilled subjectivation: narratives of drug policing among people who use prohibited drugs in Sweden” by Mats Ekendahl and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does surveillance change the lives of people who use drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Simultaneous use of cannabis with other drugs: Identifying latent classes in a sample of Canadians” by Kyra N. Farrelly & Jeffrey D. Wardell (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…who uses cannabis alongside other drugs? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Policy pathways and historical insights: Canada's evolving approach to psychedelic access for end-of-life distress” by Sarah Kratina and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what’s next for psychedelic policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“How many traffic fatalities can be attributed to cannabis each year in the US?” by Micheal A White (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how many traffic deaths are actually caused by cannabis each year? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Public perspectives on supervised consumption sites across Canada: A cross-sectional study” by William Rioux and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…should supervised consumption sites be judged by evidence or popularity? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Time for tailored harm reduction focus on new initiates to injecting drug use” by Daniel O’Keefe and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are we doing enough for new injectors? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Drug-related death rates associated with prescribed and illicit benzodiazepine exposure among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment in Scotland, 2015 to 2020” by Megan Glancy and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social. Why are benzo deaths rising? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Regulation on the rocks: Community-directed appraisal on the projected harms of reform to alcohol pricing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver” by Mark Ng Shun and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…harm reduction or higher prices? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Psychoactive drug use among athletes: motives and risk factors beyond sports performance – A scoping review” by Mikko Lemettilä and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are mental health pressures driving drug use in sport? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on stakeholder views on commercial tobacco endgame goals and policies” by Kylie Morphett and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do stakeholders shape tobacco policy? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Online promotional practices and apparent violations from licensed cannabis retail stores in Canada” by Rachael MacDonald-Spracklin and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are cannabis retailers following the rules? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Not just a label: Teens’ perceptions of what elements of cannabis product packaging appeal to underage individuals” by Stacey J.T. Hust and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is cannabis packaging too appealing to youth? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and nonfatal overdose emergency department visits in the United States, 2021–2024” by Mehrdad Khezri and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…what can ERs tell us about drug supply trends? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Equivalence of care? A scoping review of prison healthcare experiences of women and non-binary people who use drugs” by Pip Buckingham and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…is prison healthcare truly equivalent? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PrisonPolicy

“I don’t really want to speak up because they’re on a different level to me’: The stigma of not engaging in trauma talk” by James Windle & Joan Cronin (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does stigma affect who feels comfortable sharing trauma? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada” by Sybil Goulet-Stock and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…interesting read! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Can real-world scaling up HCV treatment in people who inject drugs be cost-saving: an economic modelling study in the UK” by Zoe Ward and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can HCV elimination strategies pay for themselves? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Exploring the benefits and challenges of lived and living experience among support workers in the alcohol, drug and mental health workforce in Australia” by L Brener and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are peer workers properly supported? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Setting, context and the regulatory atmospheres of psychedelic medicine” by Alex K. Gearin, I.Glenn Cohen, & Albert Garcia-Romeu (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how do setting and regulation shape psychedelic medicine? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Negotiating drug use and work: a poststructural analysis of construction workers who use drugs amid decriminalization” by Naomi Zakimi & Alissa Greer (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does drug decriminalization change workplace culture in construction? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Peer-led recruitment for equitable engagement of people who inject drugs: Evidence from the HEPCO cohort in Montreal, Canada” by Isabelle Boisvert and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…are peer recruiters more effective? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Research

“Impact of cannabis legalization on drug possession offences among people who experience incarceration in Ontario, Canada” by Amanda Butler and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…did legalization reduce possession charges in Ontario? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Harm reduction gaps in sexualized drug use among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia” by Julien Brisson and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…how does stigma affect harm reduction access in Colombia? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #DrugPolicy

“Gender differences in the association between housing status and violence among people who report exposure to benzodiazepines” by Anmol Swaich and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social…can stable housing reduce violence risk? Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...