A safe and credible community for harm reduction

Our mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of people who use psychoactive drugs. The main way we do this is through hosting, managing and maintaining supportive digital communities.

Harm Reduction Centered

Bluelight has a 20 year legacy of supporting people who use drugs. Our forums and digital channels focus on reducing harm and protecting our community.

No Judgement

We provide a peer-to-peer platform for people who use drugs to communicate freely, without judgement. We are inclusive and accepting, acknowledging that everyone’s experiences are different.

Research for Results

Our research partnerships are pivotal to reducing harm by connecting people who use drugs with researchers, empowering them to share their experiences and advocate for themselves.

Join the Bluelight community

Bluelight is entirely member led, ensuring that focus never strays from the altruistic foundation that is about nurturing open and supportive communities among members from right across the globe.

Contributors

Monica Barratt

Monica Barratt

Executive Director

Dr Monica Barratt is the Executive Director of Bluelight.org and has over 20 years’ experience working in drug research. She is passionate about engaging the drug-using community as active participants in the research and policy space.

Stu Hatton

Stu Hatton

Managing Editor

Stu is a writer, editor, and educator. He is managing editor of the Bluelight website.

Liam Engel

Liam Engel

Contributor

Dr Liam Engel is an ethnobotanist and science communicator. He is creator of The Mescaline Garden educational nursery, producer for the ethnobotanical charity Entheogenesis Australis, natural products chemist at NICM Health Research Institute and author of Thames and Hudson’s forthcoming psychoactive plant compendium.

Robin van der Sanden

Robin van der Sanden

Contributor

Robin completed a PhD in Public health with SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre, Massey University in 2023. Her research explores intersections between social media, drug use and drug trading.

Adam Susel

Adam Susel

Contributor

Adam is a recent graduate of West Virginia University, where he studied mathematics. His academic interests include neuroscience, applied math, statistics, and public health.

After first joining Bluelight staff in 2021, he has worked his way through the ranks to become an administrator. His Bluelight interests mainly lie in drug policy reform. He particularly seeks to engage people who use drugs in thorough conversations about the legislative changes that affect them.

Truly Community Led

Unlike other med-based forums, Bluelight is entirely member led, ensuring that focus never strays from the altruistic foundation that is about nurturing open and supportive communities amongst members from right across the globe.