Roy Robertson

Roy Robertson is a Professor of Addiction Medicine at the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, working within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. He has maintained a dual career as both a GP in Edinburgh since 1980 and an academic leader in public health and addiction research.

• Specializes in HIV/AIDS and injection drug use epidemiology
• Active in Scottish drug policy advisory roles
• Chaired the Home Office Shipman committee
• Current Chair of Scottish Government's advisory group on Drug-Related Harm
• Member of Royal Medical Household

Roy's research focuses on addiction medicine, public health policy, and epidemiology of substance misuse. He has published extensively on topics including opioid agonist treatment safety, benzodiazepine co-prescription risks, and HIV transmission among drug users. His work bridges clinical practice with population-level health interventions.

Recent research outputs examine:

• Clinical outcomes of benzodiazepine prescriptions in opioid treatment
• Association between benzodiazepine co-prescription and mortality
• Holistic care approaches for homeless overdose survivors
• HIV policy failures and prevention strategies