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Alcohol Occasionals

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) are proud to host our annual Alcohol Occasionals seminar series, which showcases new and innovative research on alcohol. These events provide the chance for researchers, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and members of the public to hear about alcohol-related topics and discuss and debate implications for policy and practice.

Spring / Summer 2025 series

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our 2025 Alcohol Occasional seminar series!

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Recent Alcohol Occasional webinar reports and videos

Ambulance clinicians’ preparedness for handling alcohol-related call-outs

Webinar date:
July 2024

No- and low-alcohol drinks: Potential and pitfalls for public health

Webinar date:
April 2024

Can the language we choose help us reduce alcohol-related harms?

Webinar date:
March 2024

A Match Made in Scotland – The Relationship between Football and Alcohol

Webinar date:
March 2024

Gendered alcohol brand marketing in a changing world: exploring the targeting and representation of women, and...

Webinar date:
June 2023

Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity

Webinar date:
May 2023

“Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: Qualitative study of experts’ views on policy...

Webinar date:
April 2023

Co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression

Webinar date:
June 2022

Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use

Webinar date:
May 2022

Youth drinking in decline: Implications for policy and practice

Webinar date:
April 2022

Minimum Unit Pricing: Qualitative study of the experiences of homeless drinkers, street drinkers and service providers

Webinar date:
March 2022

Greenspace programmes for problem substance use

Webinar date:
June 2021

Managed Alcohol Programmes (MAPs)

Webinar date:
June 2021

Understanding drinking transitions during lockdown

Webinar date:
April 2021

Alcohol-related violence and deprivation

Webinar date:
March 2021

Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: A scoping review

Webinar date:
February 2021

Beyond behaviours: How health inequality theory can enhance our understanding of the ‘alcohol harm paradox’

Webinar date:
January 2021

Problematic substance use in later life

Webinar date:
July 2020

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