VICE – Documentaries So got a PM from a guy from vice the other day. They are currently making 4 UK short drug documentaries on: GHB, Mephedrone, Meth Amphet and Ketamine as these are the 4 main drugs that are getting bad health effects reports in health places ATM.
I spoke to the guy and gave him loads of info, was not willing to be filmed though...
From the sounds of it they're going to give a really fair review of it and the guy said when they were interviewing a doctor he had to hold back his words saying that MDMA was safe :laugh_at:12
Sussex Party Lifestyle Psychology Study Hi everyone, new member.
I'm Greg, a student living in Brighton, third year of psychology and Uni of Sussex.
I'm running a project for my third year dissertation exploring if the different party lifestyles have long term effects on emotional facial expression recognition and I need participants!
It's really easy, just a pen and paper decision task and questionnaires on lifestyle and background info. In all it takes between twenty minutes to half an hour.
All data collected is kept confidential and in a way so that it is completely anonymous and so you will not be able to be identified to your data.
I'd really like it if some of you who are local could help me out as I'm having trouble accessing the right social groups.
For the study I'll be giving doughnuts out to the participants and each will be entered into a £25 draw (best theyd give us). I'm also doing a thing where referring your friends increases your chances of winning the prize as a way to access more people of similar lifestyles.
I can meet people in town, campus or in Brighton as long as I can get there. I live near London road.
Another incentive is that you get to be part of a piece of research that, if it goes well, is likely to be published. I chose to study this area having been interested in the work of David Nutt and the drugs live show and though it's harder to find participants, feel it's important to find out the truth about lifestyles before outlawing them.
I hope I can meet up with a few of you in the next few weeks, if you have any questions please email me at gs227@sussex.ac.uk and I'll keep an eye on this thread.
or you can find me http://www.facebook.com/Partyforscience
cheers!
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Has MDMA affected YOUR life? Passionate about It? I am part of team at an independent television production company, Renegade Pictures, which is making a definitive new documentary about MDMA/ecstasy for Channel 4 in the UK.
The aim of the documentary is to explore the use of MDMA: the myths surrounding its dangers, its potential therapeutic benefits, it’s role in modern culture and the effect of prohibition. We are working with high profile scientists at Imperial and UCL to put together a scientific study for the programme.
However, as well as talking to a range of scientists and policy makers we also want to talk to real people about their experiences with ecstasy and MDMA.
So if you have been affected by MDMA, if its changed your life for better or worse then please don't hesitate in contacting me!1234
Recreational Drugs Survey Hiya, im from a charity called Oxfordshire Recovery Network, we are recently doing alot of work on recreational drugs, and was wondering wether anyone wantid to fill out one of our serveys........please do it would only take a couple of mins :)
BBC: Highs & Lows on Legal highs? The BBC is making a documentary on legal highs and wants to hear from users. What’s good, what’s bad – worst and best moments?
Whether you’ve had the night of your life on them, or a terrible experience – we want to hear from you.
Police and MPs are having their say – so what do you think? If you’d like to talk more please get in touch by phone 0207 765 1210 or email Julia.ross@bbc.co.uk
If you’d just like to put a succinct totally anonymous viewpoint – just call this mobile number and leave us a phone message we can use in the film. We’ll make no attempt to contact or follow up on that call. We just want your viewpoint. You can leave that message on 07442 454 081.
FACTUAL DOCUMENTARY – About Drugs and Alcohol. ARE YOU AGED 16-32?
IS DRINKING, SMOKING,
OR DRUGS CAUSING YOU
HEALTH PROBLEMS?
If this sounds like you; Silver River Productions would
like to speak with you about a new BBC DOCUMENTARY,
which explores aspects of YOUNG PEOPLE’S (16 TO 32) lives.
People who are suffering from conditions due to drugs,
such as ketamine causing bladder failure, smoking and lung cancer
or alcohol destroying the liver.
Using the latest research and specialists, our aim is to educate the viewers
(aged 15-35) about such illnesses as well as making them aware of helpful
organisations.
All information will be kept strictly confidential and by talking with the team,
there is no obligation to take part or be filmed.
FEEL FREE TO CALL OR EMAIL:
020 7307 2733 | charlie.pheby@silverriver.tv
Cambridge – Abstinent alcohol, cocaine or heroin users needed for study Hello,
I am a researcher in the group led by Dr. Karen Ersche which has posted her in the past (recreational cociane users study). Here is a link to our group's page: http://www.psychiatry.cam.ac.uk/rese...tion-research/
Thank you to the members of this forum for your help and support from the previous study!
We were wondering if any members might be interested in our current study:
We are recruting for a large multi-centre study (it is running in Cambridge, Manchester, and Imperial College, London) called ICCAM, which is funded by the Medical Research Council and approved by West London Ethics Committee.
We are looking for volunteers who:
Are aged 20-55 years
Were dependent but who have now been off alcohol, cocaine or heroin for at least 4 weeks
Are not taking any medications to treat alcohol or drug dependence
Are not taking medications for any psychiatric conditions
Are available 1 day a week over a period of about 5 weeks, to come to our site in Cambridge
The study is investigating brain structure and function in people with and without a history of alcohol, cocaine, or heroin dependence. We are also testing 3 new medications that might help to prevent relapse (ethically and safety approved). The study involves computerised testing, questionnaires, blood sampling, and an fMRI brain scan. It takes about 6-7 hours per session, with a total of 5 sessions.
You will be compensated £50 per session for your time, plus a bonus for completing the study (total is over £250), a picture of your brain, and reasonable travel expenses! All information will be kept strictly confidential.
For more information please contact Claire Whitelock by phone: 01223 336 965 or email: cfw32@cam.ac.uk
Thank you!
lsd users in maryland doing a documentry about lsd n what is tripping like from the users point of view...willing to pay for ur time...text me at %%%&&&666:weee:
BBC 3 Documentary Blast! films are making a new documentary for BBC3 about young people's attitudes towards recreational drugs such as mephedrone, GHB and ketamine. The film will take an honest look at the highs, the lows and everything in between.
We are looking to talk to people as part of our research who are under 25 and have had some experience with these or other 'party drugs'. If you’re living in and around Leeds and willing to have a chat on the phone please email bfreedman@blastfilms.co.uk with your phone number and a good time to talk. These conversations will be in confidence, you can remain anonymous, with absolutely no commitment to being involved in the documentary.
Research refutes idea of marijuana as a gateway drug Never thought I'd hear something so sensible coming out of the states at the moment.
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Disease Risk Factor Week
December 31, 2006
Research refutes idea of marijuana as a gateway drug
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Marijuana is not a "gateway" drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study. Moreover, the study's findings call into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades and caused many a parent to panic upon discovering a bag of pot in their child's bedroom.
The Pitt researchers tracked 214 boys beginning at ages 10-12, all of whom eventually used either legal or illegal drugs. When the boys reached age 22, they were categorized into three groups: those who used only alcohol or tobacco, those who started with alcohol and tobacco and then used marijuana (gateway se-quence) and those who used marijuana prior to alcohol or tobacco (reverse sequence).
Nearly a quarter of the study population who used both legal and illegal drugs at some point - 28 boys - exhibited the reverse pattern of using marijuana prior to alcohol or tobacco, and those individuals were no more likely to develop a substance use disorder than those who followed the traditional succession of alcohol and tobacco before illegal drugs, according to the study, which appears in a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
"The gateway progression may be the most common pattern, but it's certainly not the only order of drug use," said Ralph E. Tarter, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and lead author of the study. "In fact, the reverse pattern is just as accurate for predicting who might be at risk for developing a drug dependence disorder."
In addition to determining whether the gateway hypothesis was a better predictor of substance abuse than competing theories, the investigators sought to identify characteristics that distinguished users in the gateway sequence from those who took the reverse path. Out of the 35 variables they examined, only three emerged to be differentiating factors: Reverse pattern users were more likely to have lived in poor physical neighborhood environments, had more exposure to drugs in their neighborhoods and had less parental in-volvement as young children. Most importantly, a general inclination for deviance from sanctioned behaviors, which can become evident early in childhood, was strongly associated with all illicit drug use, whether it came in the gateway sequence, or the reverse.
While the gateway theory posits that each type of drug is associated with certain specific risk factors that cause the use of subsequent drugs, such as cigarettes or alcohol leading to marijuana, this study's findings indicate that environmental aspects have stronger influence on which type of substance is used. That is, if it's easier for a teen to get his hands on marijuana than beer, then he'll be more likely to smoke pot. This evi-dence supports what's known as the common liability model, an emerging theory that states the likelihood that someone will transition to the use of illegal drugs is determined not by the preceding use of a particular drug but instead by the user's individual tendencies and environmental circumstances.
"The emphasis on the drugs themselves, rather than other, more important factors that shape a person's behavior, has been detrimental to drug policy and prevention programs," Dr. Tarter said. "To become more effective in our efforts to fight drug abuse, we should devote more attention to interventions that address these issues, particularly to parenting skills that shape the child's behavior as well as peer and neighborhood environments."
Indeed, according to the study, interventions focusing on behavior modification may be more effective prevention tactics than current anti-drug initiatives. For example, providing guidance to parents - particularly those in high-risk neighborhoods - on how to boost their caregiving skills and foster bonding with their chil-dren, could have a measurable effect on a child's likelihood to smoke marijuana. Also, early identification of children who exhibit antisocial tendencies could allow for interventions before drug use even begins.
Although this research has significant implications for drug abuse prevention approaches, Dr. Tarter notes that the study has some limitations. First, as only male behaviors were studied, further investigation should explore if the results apply to women as well. Also, the examination of behaviors in phases beyond alcohol and marijuana consumption in the gateway series will be necessary.
This article was prepared by Disease Risk Factor Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2006, Disease Risk Factor Week via NewsRx.com.
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Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy? Recent research has analysed the link between the harmful effects of drugs relative to their current classification by law with some startling conclusions. Perhaps most startling of all is that alcohol, solvents and tobacco (all unclassified drugs) are rated more dangerous than ecstasy, 4-MTA and LSD (all class A drugs). If the current ABC system is retained, alcohol would be rated a class A drug and tobacco class B.
The scientists involved, including members of the government's top advisory committee on drug classification, have produced a rigorous assessment of the social and individual harm caused by 20 of the UK's most dangerous drugs and believe this should form the basis of future ranking. They think the current ABC system is arbitrary and not based on any scientific evidence.
The drug policies have remained unchanged over the last 40 years so should they be reformed in the light of new research?
"Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?"
A program about the research that led to the goverment's supposed reassesment of the drugs classification.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/drugs/123
Scientists find drug to banish bad memories Interesting development i just read about. Pretty scarey stuff if it was in the hands of the wrong people. Clever none the less.
It failed to bring Jim Carrey happiness in the award-winning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but scientists have now developed a way to block and even delete unwanted memories from people's brains.
Researchers have found they can use drugs to wipe away single, specific memories while leaving other memories intact. By injecting an amnesia drug at the right time, when a subject was recalling a particular thought, neuro-scientists discovered they could disrupt the way the memory is stored and even make it disappear.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2007/07/01/scimemo101.xml12
CHANNEL 4 DOC – OVER 50’S STILL USING RECREATIONAL DRUGS CHANNEL 4 DOC – ARE YOU OVER 50 AND STILL USING RECREATIONAL DRUGS?
My name is Jennifer Gilroy and I’m a producer with IWC Media, specialists in intelligent and thoughtful documentaries. Previous programmes which have received critical acclaim include: Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer’s and The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive with Stephen Fry, as well as recent blue chip science programmes such as Brave New World and Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe.
I am currently developing a potential documentary for Channel 4 which looks at recreational drug taking amongst older people (50 plus). What we want to do hear positive personal stories, meet the people who want to talk about recreational drugs and the experiences they’ve had with them, all throughout their lives. Drug taking is considered to be something that only the ‘younger generations’ do – but in fact, there are many happy, functional older adults who have been using drugs all their lives, and have had no problems as a result.
I’ve already spoken with a number of people who are keen to be involved and I'm hoping to talk to more in the next couple of weeks. Please either private message me here or email Jennifer.gilroy@iwcmedia.co.uk
Looking to talk to older drug users Hi all
My name is Fiona - I'm working on developing a documentary idea for IWC Media about older drug users. I would really like to speak to drug users in this age group - perhaps people who were involved with recreational drug use in the 60's, 70's & 80's who might continue to use drugs recreationally - both prescribed and otherwise - now.
I'm mainly looking to focus on safe use of drugs and positive impact some drug taking can have as well as maybe exploring the realities of addiction but this will not be the overall focus. I would like to stress I am simply at the research stage and there is absolutely no filming involved at this point– or indeed at any point without having someone’s full permission to film them. It would just be good to have a chat and talk to you about your opinions for starters. Confidentiality is also something I take very seriously and we are not a company who make voyeuristic programmes.
Please feel free to either respond on here or email me fiona.wilson@iwcmedia.co.uk
Hope to hear from you soon.12
Legal High Drugs – MSc Study Hello to all members of the forum,
Are you Over 18? Do you use legal high drugs or have used legal high drugs in the past?
Would you like to share your experiences and views?
I am conducting a research into the use of legal high drugs and users’ views for my MSc dissertation.
I am looking for participants who have taken legal high drugs to talk about their experiences over MSN/Skype or other instant messaging medium, it is a one-to-one interview!
All the information, content will be kept confidential and anonymous!
The research ethics has been approved and is under the supervision of Dr Rachael Powell from Aston University, UK.
If you would like to read more details about this study, feel free to look at this following link:
Legal High Study
If you are interested in taking part, please email Bay Chan at chans4@aston.ac.uk
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