Shifting focus on accelerating innovative solutions and clarifying roles can help reduce unregulated drug deaths. Bardwell and colleagues(1)
Moving on: helping young people
In this 2009 Insight article, Gemma Turner, Cobh Community Based Drugs Worker, provides a brief history of the project while Jano Klimas gives a sense
Farewell Thursdays Writing Collective
With the end of the Thursdays Writing Collective coming soon in April 2018, I've decided to re-post my earlier blog from 2016 about this unique
Better medical education: One solution to the opioid crisis
Opioid overdose is a complex problem, no one solution is the best. But effective interventions can help manage opioid addiction. Yet, many effective
Bring Audrey back: Teaching medical students about substance disorders
When is the best time to teach medical students about substance related disorders? In a new commentary published online in Annals of Internal
Recipe for untangling complex healthcare
So there he was, with the boy's head in his hands. The boy was 12, but looked no more than 10 years old. He was deeply jaundiced and in a heroin
Discovering Thursdays Writing Collective
When I first arrived in Vancouver, Canada, I was desperate to join a writing collective. My experience with the Dublin’s Writers Forum and the
Time to write simply
How junior researchers can write effectively and simply? Use simple style in all your writing, whether it’s an email, an invitation or a reference
Making scientific writing something that sticks to the brain
Have you ever wondered about what makes science articles memorable? How come that some writers are remembered while others