π’Welcome to our 4th and Final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional of the 2025 series.
πToday we are exploring Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities with Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli π #AlcOcc25
06.10.2025 11:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
Alcohol Occasional 4: Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities
Join us online for the fourth and final seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli
Don't miss our final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional!
ποΈMon, 06 Oct 2025
β±οΈ12:30 - 14:00 BST
π£οΈAlcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
19.09.2025 12:18 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Alcohol Occasional 4: Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities
Join us online for the fourth and final seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli
Don't miss our final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Occasional!
ποΈMon, 06 Oct 2025
β±οΈ12:30 - 14:00 BST
π£οΈAlcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
12.09.2025 11:00 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
A pleasure hosting the @sarnalcohol.bsky.social mtg yesterday @dundee.ac.uk. Well-attended by researchers & practitioners from across Dundee & Scotland. Great presentations including from visitor @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social and our own @ptoner.bsky.social.
03.09.2025 15:44 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
πWelcome to our third SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional of 2025.
In todayβs seminar, Dr Hannah Carver, Dr Emma King and Jessica Greenhalgh will discuss Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP).
01.09.2025 11:46 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
βοΈSHAAP's latest media monitor is hereπ₯³
Read the latest #AlcoholNews and #AlcoholResearch from π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ and around the π
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07.08.2025 08:59 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
SS of Trends in motives for attempts to reduce alcohol consumption among risky adult drinkers in England: A representative population survey, 2017β2024β
Dimitra Kale et al
A new study by @ucl-targ.bsky.social shows that between 2017β2024, motives for reducing alcohol consumption among risky drinkers in England shifted, with cost and social factors nearly doubling. Health concerns stayed the most common motive. lnkd.in/ehE2k3wQ
30.06.2025 20:37 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
In an open letter to the Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP, weβve called for the government to end the influence of the alcohol, gambling, & junk food industries in our schools.
Children should be protected from industry misinformation.
https://twp.ai/9PULFK
08.08.2025 13:32 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Our latest guide summarises the links between alcohol consumption and cancers using the latest data, so that health professionals can use opportunities in their work to intervene to reduce risks.
π©Ίhttps://shaap.org.uk/publication/alcohol-cancer-risks-a-guide-for-health-professionals-2025/
11.08.2025 13:57 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
In a new essay for the SSA, Dr James Morris explores the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in modern-day society, including AAβs influence over the collective understanding of drinking problems. Read the full essay here: tinyurl.com/35krp5z5 #AlcoholicsAnonymous
22.07.2025 13:20 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
During #PrideMonth, we published a new report featuring the #LGBT+ community's views on #AlcoholMarketing
@drdavewhiteley.bsky.social discusses his research, quoted in our report, on how the alcohol industry targets the LGBT+ community
Read the report
www.alcohol-focus-sc...
30.06.2025 12:00 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π’ New report: UK alcohol industry groups spent 2024 misleading the public on harm, the economy, environment & policy
We analysed 140+ industry documents & found a strategy of cherry-picking evidence, overstating economic value & downplaying health harms
www.shaap.org.uk/publication/...
20.06.2025 13:35 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
SARG showcases research at School of Medicine and Population Health event - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Researchers from SARG are set to showcase their work at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health Research and Innovation Meeting 2025.
It's a busy couple of days for the @fohsheffield.bsky.social with a two day research meeting and showcase here in Sheffield. SARG's @charlierosehead.bsky.social @drduncgillespie.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @victimofmaths.bsky.social and Lucy Burke are all involved in the programme.
18.06.2025 08:51 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
What does alcohol treatment actually involve?
Find out on our podcast with Dr @williamhaydock.bsky.social of @collective-voice.bsky.social π§
Links: ias.org.uk/podcast/12327/
12.06.2025 08:31 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
See below for a new blog from SARN member Beth Meadows!
Beth will be discussing this research at one of our Alcohol Occasionals and will be joined by Kat Petrilli who will discuss their research on marketing which targets LGBTQ+ communities.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
13.06.2025 13:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
How does climate change impact people who use alcohol and other drugs? A scoping review of peer reviewed literature
The world has experienced devastating extreme weather events, alongside slow-onset processes including increasing temperature means, that scientists aβ¦
Huge thanks to guest speaker @sarjomac.bsky.social for today's fascinating talk given as part of the SCHARR Seminar Series here at @fohsheffield.bsky.social. Sarah gave an insightful presentation on her research into the wide-ranging impacts of climate change on alcohol and drug use.
05.06.2025 12:59 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
It's #EnvironmentDay2025
The alcohol industry is a major polluter, not just of our health, but our natural environment
Another good reason to cut down!
This useful and informative graphic by @alcoholireland.ie explains!
05.06.2025 16:50 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Letter: Alcohol brands follow the old tobacco playbook
From Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair, Alcohol Health Alliance UK, London NW1, UK
"Policymakers must resist.. attempts to muddy the waters and ensure alcohol policy is based on independent, peer-reviewed scienceβnot corporate narratives designed to protect commercial interests," Professor Sir Ian Gilmore Chair, AHA UK @aha-uk.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/542a...
06.06.2025 07:23 β π 6 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
EASL Policy Dialogue: Breaking Barriers: Improving Access to Harm Reduction and Treatment for Young People
π¨ New EASL Policy Dialogue!
Breaking Barriers: Improving Access to Harm Reduction & Treatment for Young People
From stigma to policy gaps, youth face real barriers to support. What needs to changeβand how we can get there?
π₯ Watch now: easlcampus.eu/videos/easl-...
#HarmReduction #HealthPolicy
06.06.2025 07:56 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Alcohol Occasional 2: Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis
Join us online for the second seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Christopher Oldroyd
Don't miss our next SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional!
ποΈMon, 23 Jun 2025
β±οΈ12:45 - 14:00 BST
π£οΈRelapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis by Dr Christopher Oldroyd
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
23.05.2025 13:54 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Work with us - FPH
Join our team to help us improve people's lives
The Faculty is welcoming applications from FPH Members & Fellows to chair our Alcohol Special Interest Group.
The SIG has organised webinars on topics such as Minimum Unit Pricing & Commercial Determinants of Health and responded to several government consultations.
www.fph.org.uk/about-fph/wo...
21.05.2025 13:02 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Alcohol Occasional 2: Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis
Join us online for the second seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Christopher Oldroyd
Register now for our upcoming seminar on relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis!
π£οΈ Dr Christopher Oldroyd
π
Mon 23 Jun 2025
π§ 12.45 - 2pm
π Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1280583723...
21.05.2025 10:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π£οΈIn our latest blog, Dr Patricia D. Jackson highlights the risks of pre-natal alcohol exposure, describes some key signs of #FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) in children and young adults and shares her hopes for more work to be done on this topic.
shaap.org.uk/blog/450-fas...
21.05.2025 08:38 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Researchers at LSHTM, University of Edinburgh and others. We research the tobacco, alcohol, food, fossil fuel and others. We also research cross-industry playbooks and industry misinformation.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/cdrg
#Health | #Risk | #BehaviouralScience | #Horror Enthusiast | #PublicHealth Researcher/Educator | FlindersHMRI | Assoc Editor Health Prom J | #FirstGen | on Kaurna Land | Views own | flinders.edu.au/people/joshua.trigg
The Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) at La Trobe University is building the evidence base for public health focused alcohol policy.
Associate Professor in Substance Use/Co-Director SACASR, Uni of Stirling. Interested in substance use, public health, inequalities, qualitative research.
Part time Lecturer in Substance Use, part time Research Fellow focusing on health and social inequalities.
Facilitating evidence informed policy and practice through our online research repository and other resources and services.
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/
Deputy Head of the Scottish Retail Consortium, regulation nerd, DND obsessive, cockapoo devotee (He/Him)
Let's unite Hepatology! Become a member today and discover your membership benefits.
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Working to improve liver health and reduce the impact of liver disease for everyone in the UK, through patient and family support, awareness raising and campaigning.
Helping bridge the gap between addiction research and integration into clinical practice.
Firm friend of @mhrincubator.bsky.social :)
KBS is engaged in research on the social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol problems. We aim to promote social and epidemiological research on alcohol and foster understanding of alcohol use and alcohol problems in a spirit of international cooperation.
Bringing together a wide range of multi-disciplinary applied health research in the School of Health and Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University
Interdisciplinary research network at the University of Edinburgh, providing a supportive and inclusive community for mental health researchers of all disciplines.
Follow us for updates and join our network at www.edinburghmentalhealth.org!
Chief Executive @ Youth Scotland | Trustee @ Mindset | Trustee @ Beyond Srebrenica | Youth Work | Outdoor Learning | Smart Justice
Psychologist at the University of Dundee who conducts health research, main research areas are addictive behaviours and mental health.
Substance Use Research Group Lead.
For almost 60 years, we have been providing support, education and training for alcohol. GCA has worked to prevent harm and promote recovery through trauma informed services, such as our counselling, wellbeing, employability and harm reduction services.
Senior Lecturer in Sociology @University of York. Alcohol, sobriety, veganism, (non)consumption. Current work - no/low alcohol drinks and meat substitutes
Sociologist of leisure and consumption; alcohol, drinking culture & pubs; men and masculinity (wellbeing, identity & relationships).
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/social-policy-studies/staff/thomas-thurnell-read/
