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10 March 2023 Our Research team co-leads, AJ and Joanna, presented at the Drug Science Street Drugs Discussions on Benzodiazepines. The event was the biggest in the series, with over 700 signups and 350 attendants including psychopharmacologists and NGO leaders. |
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28 February 2023 Our founder and project lead Monica Richards presented at Imperial College London alongside our adviser Ivan Ezquerra Romano at the Young Leaders in Drug Policy event, hosted by ICL SSDP. You can watch the recording on YouTube here. |
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12 January 2023 The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) re-published our research report! IDPC is a global network advocating for drug policies that advance social justice and human rights. |
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31 December 2022 The Benzo Research Project executive team were featured on The News Movement. Our founder and several members of the project were interviewed on why young people are taking benzos, and our efforts to change attitudes towards drug policy in the UK. |
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23 December 2022 Our project was spotlighted in the Drug Science Student Society Network (SSN) newsletter, sharing some important findings from our report with students across the UK. |
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December 2022 Drugs and Alcohol Ireland re-published our research report in the Health Research Board (HRB) National Drugs Library. This will ensure our report and the stories shared will be brought to the attention of practitioners and researchers across Ireland. |
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1 November 2022 The Benzo Research Project was featured on ITV! Check out George Hancorn's article on us, titled 'Psychoactive drugs being 'sold' to children as young as 15 on Instagram for as little as £1'. It's also available in video form on their Instagram, YouTube, and website. |
