Louise Arnold

Clinical Psychologist working in Addictions services and Paediatrics

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@LotteSQL Happy holidays! X

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

5. My original Substack post is here:
https://t.co/510Gt70fdX

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@DrifeJenny @phoenixcomicuk Me too!

[David Nutt @ProfDavidNutt]

banning nitrous oxide because of littering with whippits is as daft as banning alcohol because people discard cans and bottles. Disproportionate & dangerous - will lead to use of bigger canisters w more gas. A better option is to 10 p for every whippit returned @Drug_Science

[Volteface @VoltefaceHub]

📑Studies have shown that LGBT adults were significantly more likely to have taken illicit drugs in the last year than heterosexual adults, particularly among younger age groups, with 1 in eight LGBT people between 18-24 taking drugs at least once a month.
https://t.co/Tn8edEidEz

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

Couldn't agree more - let's drop the terms 'misuse' and 'abuse'. Stigmatising language matters a lot

[Magdalena Harris @pwidpride]

Enjoying the sessions, but please please please can people stop saying 'substance misuse'. How exactly are these poor substances being 'misused'?

[Sam Cole @drsamcole]

Wonderful to meet and get the support of amazing Professor Adam Winstock. Really interesting work going on around making treatment work for the person, not the service or prescriber @Cranstoun_org @WDP_Charity @rcgp @addictionprofs #mdap2023

[Phoenix Futures @PhoenixFutures1]

Our Alcohol High Intensity User (HIU) Project based in Essex supports people that have multiple support needs with a history of frequent A&E presentations or hospital admissions due to their alcohol use.

The HIU project focuses on:
👇👇👇

[Kate Hall @KateHorigan]

LJMU Drug Related Deaths conference - Dame Carol Black and Steve Taylor, “people accessing drug & alcohol services experience significant health inequalities” but the continued alignment of the drug strategy with the crime agenda, not health, promotes stigma. @GMMH_NHS @NHS_APA

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@harston_newton Happy birthday Hayden!! Hope you're having a wonderful day x

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@LotteSQL @NonFictioness Get the heated blanket Lotte. Everything will be better under the blanket.

[Emma Wesley @dremmaw]

In case anyone is wondering why the @BMA_JuniorDocs are striking, here are 2 payslips. The first mine as a house officer in 2002, the second my current F1’s and his includes a crem form!

[International Network of People who Use Drugs @INPUD]

The International Network of People who Use Drugs has long advocated for changes to the status quo in how OAT programmes are designed and delivered.

Thank you to @bmj_latest for this opinion piece.

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@NHS_APA I'm using your sigma video in all my addictions teaching to mental health teams and trainee Psychologists. It's really powerful, thank you for creating and sharing it

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@LotteSQL @365_in_2023 Love this photo Lotte, such great composition and contrast

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@andrewfurlow @Brownlee_Donald @Caff_Ward @greystonebooks @GreystoneKids Well done Andy! Brilliant news. So pleased for you

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@AnnaTodd6 Sending love and courage your way xx

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@LotteSQL @sonyaphotoart I love this!!!! Such a gorgeous image

[Louise Arnold @drlouise00]

@LotteSQL Wow Lotte - what a beautiful photo! Looks like you had an awesome time x

[Deirdre Nugent (Minister) @deirdrenugent4]

Is it "For fuck sake" or
"For fucks sake"?

It's for a presentation at work, I don't want to look unprofessional.