I am a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology & Toxicology at King's College London (KCL) and Director of the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM). I received a BSc (Hons) First Class in Pharmacology from UCL in 2008, an MRes in Integrative Biomedical Science from Imperial College in 2009, and a PhD in Neuropharmacology from UCL in 2013. I lead a research group at KCL whose broad collective aim is to reduce drug-related mortality. I combine and apply expertise in pharmacology, toxicology, and epidemiology to the analysis of data from the NPSUM: a database of drug-related deaths reported from coroners across the UK. Research projects are aligned with one of three main objectives: 1. Signal detection of emerging trends in the illicit drug market; 2. Evaluation of drug policy; 3. Identification of innovative public health strategies to improve the health and social care of people who use drugs. In addition to academic research, I also report NPSUM data to local (borough council), national (UK Home Office), and international (World Health Organisation, European Union Drug Agency, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) bodies to inform drug policy decisions. I am a member of the British Pharmacological Society, the UK and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicology, the LTG and Society for the Study of Addiction.