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In this episode Rob and Carol are joined by Oliver Standing from Collective Voice. They summarise the key news stories and look at policy and treatment.There is a feature on recommissioning with interviews from Dr Will Haydock and Professor Alison Ritter, a feature on treatment and research during COVID-19 lock-down by SSA-funded PhD student Chloe Burke and an interview with specialist prescribing nurse Dr Peter Kelly.News picksOliver:Review of drugs part two: prevention, treatment, and recovery. By Dame Carol Black. Published by the Department of Health and Social Care (2021).Carol:Swedish government to return € 1.3 million worth of Bitcoin to drug dealers. Published in Addiction News (2021).Rob:MHRA publishes clear guidance to support bringing e-cigarettes to market as licensed therapies. Published by Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (2021).Research picksOliver:Less than human: dehumanisation of people who use heroin. By Harry Sumnall and colleagues. Published in Health Education (2021).Carol:Do naloxone access laws affect perceived risk of heroin use? Evidence from national US data. By Brian C. Kelly and colleague. Published in Addiction (2021).Rob:· Exploring essential components of addiction recovery: a qualitative study across assisted and unassisted recovery pathways. By Anne Dekkers and colleagues. Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (2021).· Recovery and identity: a five-year follow-up of persons treated in 12-step-related programs. By Ninive von Greiff and colleague. Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (2021).Illegal drug market responses to state recreational cannabis laws. By Angélica Meinhofer and colleague. Published in Addiction (2021).Increased illicit substance abuse among the Zimbabwean adolescents and youths during the COVID-19 era: An impending public health disaster. By Solomon Mukwenha and colleagues. Published in Addiction (2021).____________The opinions expressed in this podcast reflect the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions or official positions of the SSA.The SSA does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of the information in external sources or links and accepts no responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of such information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.