Daily Dose editor

Jim Young, otherwise known as Sniffer Dog, in his DD suite

Jim spends his early mornings and evenings running our Daily Dose, the world's leading news portal on substance use. A trained nurse, Jim works in molecular biology research at the Medical School at Swansea University. He is also a freelance medical writer, his work including a regular monthly column in the Southern Medical Journal, USA. Jim is curator of the research bibliography for the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy. He also collates a well-visited photo blog, Jim's World.

Lucie and David

Lucie and David celebrating his birthday last year, with 'Thing'.  

Lucie graduated in Psychology, winning the Student of the Year Prize in her department in Swansea. She writes content for our website and the multimedia guides we are developing, and works closely  in the community with people affected by substance use problems. 

Lucie also produces and helps edit the Wired In film material with our film-maker Jonathan Kerr-Smith. She has conducted several large research studies, including a project on treatment in prison, which involved a detailed qualitative analysis, for a major service provider.