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@alextorney.bsky.social

PhD researcher at the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research. Interested in alcohol price, taxation, and related public health policy.

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Thank you!! 😌 I learnt from the best.

24.10.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The children yearn for the vast abyss...

12.06.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Does parental cohort increase the likelihood of underage alcohol consumption in Australia? Introduction Adolescent alcohol consumption has declined in many high-income countries, with some evidence pointing toward shifts in parenting practices as a key driver. Parenting styles related to ...

New report examining whether differences in parent cohort explain the decline in adolescent drinking. Spoilers, they don't! doi.org/10.1111/dar.... Many thanks to my co-authors @sarahcallinan.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social @alextorney.bsky.social @birdmichael.bsky.social

10.03.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…

Congratulations @meganpcook.bsky.social and team for the massive systematic review of 1,267 studies that focused on single gender alcohol studies. They found that the majority of single gender studies focused on women's alcohol use.
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06.03.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.02.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to sharing findings from our systematic review of over 1,200 studies and to discuss differences in how men and women have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade.

31.01.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Zombie drugs': Dehumanising news frames and public stigma towards people who use drugs News media is an important determinant of public understanding of drug policy topics. Recent media reporting around the use of synthetic drugs such as…

In our new study (Β£0) we find that the use of dehumanising β€˜zombie’ framing, frequently used in news reporting on drugs, leads to higher public stigma towards people who use drugs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

18.01.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

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