Dr Gillian W Shorter
Addiction psychologist
Some current projects
Listen to my recent podcast with Professor David Nutt and Mat Southwell on drug consumption rooms

Drug consumption rooms
Please get in touch with me at my QUB address if you want to chat about DCRs or running DCRs - happy to provide help and support
Led evaluation of the first UK overdose prevention centre run by Peter Krykant
Drug Science Enhanced Harm Reduction Working Group
Model of co-production for DCRs
Drug Science Podcast on OPCs, Lancet Public Health article, Psychologist article, Society for the Study of Addiction article
With colleagues in Faculty of Public Health Drugs Special Interest group, we have developed two public letters, one to pilot a site and one to change the Misuse of Drugs Act Regulations to make it easier to operate. These have signatories from professional health organisations like the Royal Colleges, Politicians, Academics, Healthcare professionals, and many others

Behaviour Change
COVID-19 Behaviour Change Briefings on Alcohol use, Opiate substitution treatment adherence, Stopping Smoking, Effective Communication 1, and 2, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Moving More, Sleeping better, Hand washing 1, and 2, Self Isolation, Vaccine uptake 1, and 2, Contact Tracing , Physical Distancing; Medication Adherence and NHS Service Use