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“There’s nothing else for kids to do round here”: alcohol use in rural and islands communities.

By Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands  As Parliament returns for a new term, Emma Roddick reflects on the role of alcohol in rural and...

Drinkers like us? Why sharing ‘ordinary’ drinking stories can matter

By James Morris, (@jamesmorris24), a Research Fellow at Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at London South Bank University (@CABR_LSBU). In this blog James Morris highlights why...

The stories we share about alcohol matter

By Nick Bibby, writer and recovering alcoholic. In this blog, Nick Bibby discusses how we talk about alcohol and how that affects those whose lives have...

Ethics and alcohol policy – a key informant interview study in Australia

By Dr Mary Jean Walker, Lecturer in Philosophy at La Trobe University, Australia In this blog post, Dr Mary Jean Walker discusses the acceptance of...

How can we support LGBTQ+ people to access alcohol services?

By Dr Elena Dimova, Prof Carol Emslie, Dr Jamie Frankis & Prof Lawrie Elliott, Glasgow Caledonian University (@SubMisuseGCU) This blog post by researchers from Glasgow Caledonian...

Stigma is a six-letter word

By Michaela Jones, National Policy Officer, Scottish Recovery Consortium. In this blog post, Michaela reflects on her own lived experience of addiction and the need to understand...

Women in an open prison: Can we make alcohol screening and brief interventions work for them?

By Dr Jennifer Ferguson, Lecturer in Criminology at Teesside University. This blog post reports on a research study undertaken by Dr Jennifer Ferguson that examined...

Public health alcohol policy finally triumphs as MUP commences in Ireland

By Eunan McKinney, Head of Communications and Advocacy at Alcohol Action Ireland In this post, Eunan McKinney briefly describes the introduction of minimum unit pricing...

Exploring the potential of managed alcohol programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland

By Danilo Falzon, Dr Hannah Carver and Professor Tessa Parkes, Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, University of Stirling Managed Alcohol Programmes (MAPs)...

Digital marketing of alcohol, “limbic capitalism”, and the need for action to protect health and human rights

By Dr Eric Carlin, Consultant, Public Health Expert (Alcohol Policies) with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe and one of the authors...

Alcohol, Ethnicity & BAME Multiple Disadvantage

By Sohan Sahota, Managing Director and co-founding member of BAC-IN, a Nottingham based, specialist drug and alcohol recovery support service for individuals, families and young...

Alcohol and Ethnicity reporting- still a long way to go?

By Stacey Jennings, PhD student from Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Stacey is working on the Alcohol and Ethnicity...