Have heard that govt likely to cut eligibility for Total Mobility - an essential lifeline for many disabled people who cannot drive or access public transportation. Please sign this petition to parliament calling for Increased funding for Total Mobility Scheme

“It's about profit over public health” Andrew Galloway @ AWH.org.nz is spot on. Seymour is too cozy with #Industry: • ignores decades of evidence of alcohol, smoking & gambling harm • seeks industry input on issues effecting their sales • pushes for that change www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This is what happens when the #alcohol industry have access to policy makers: ▶️ rules relaxed to sell more drinks & increase harms ▶️ rules tightened to stop community & public health advocates voicing concern over increasing harms Vote for People Not for Profit www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

ICYMI: Study from @uviccisur.bsky.social using data from over 147K Canadians from 2000-2017 shows alcohol has: ❌ No health benefits ⬆️ Dose-response relationship with all-cause & alcohol-related mortality Supports Canada's reduction in Low-Risk Alcohol Advice. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Great reporting by Guyon & colleagues @rnzrss.bsky.social The #AlcoholIndustry shouldn’t be involved in policy. They: ▶️ refute evidence of harm ▶️ avoid blame for their actions ▶️ fight approaches that would reduce harm to communities ▶️ prioritise profit over people www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Proof once more about NZ govt approach to alcohol use in AotearoaNZ: ▶️ They do not care about reducing alcohol harm in Aotearoa ▶️ They only care about protecting profit for the industry Good leadership doesn’t focus on profits over people. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Thousands of internal JUUL documents reveal how tobacco companies sought to influence NZ public health policy, including supplying draft policies and talking points. Public health researchers say it's time for a formal inquiry. @janethoek.bsky.social #JUULGATE tinyurl.com/34b3z75h

Great article by Guyon Espiner @ RNZ showing V concerning association between tobacco industry and: ▶️ NZ First leaders ▶️ NZ First party ▶️ legislation led by NZ First that supports tobacco products & profits. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Thnx @rnzrss.bsky.social team for exploring why NZ's low-risk alcohol advice needs review. Quick take: ▶️Advice is old & higher than other countries ▶️Research shows alcohol harmful at even low-levels of use ▶️Alcohol industry has no role in planning harm reduction policy www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...

Hey @rnzrss.bsky.social 👇 Study by Clay & co @uviccisur.bsky.social shows alcohol industry-friendly ISFAR who critique alcohol-harms/health studies more likely to: ▶️ Praise studies promoting health benefits. ▶️ Criticize studies highlighting alcohol-health harms. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40632205/

Kia ora whanau in Aotearoa. I don’t normally do this but I’ve signed a petition to investigate the Deputy-PM over his attacks on civil servants & academics over their evidence-based & considered opposition the Regulatory Standards Bill. Link is below: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...

He Ara Oranga (2018) identified a national mental health and addiction (MHA) crisis in NZ. Don’t accept any political party saying that MHA is a priority when the government is actively stripping the MHA sector of funding, staffing, access, visibility and voice. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Alcohol cost health & social services over $9billion a year & accounts for over 5% of disability & death. Why should AotearoaNZ give the alcohol industry any influence over our alcohol policies? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Kia ora AOD whanau in Aoteara. The awesome SpeedFreaks Addiction Recovery Charity is openning up on the West Coast (South Island). We have two new roles going. Check out one of those below: www.tepou.co.nz/jobs/group-d...

Worried about #AlcoholUse in those aged 50+? We trialed a #PrimaryHealthCare intervention to enhance detection of older at-risk drinkers: ▶️Used existing PHO system data ▶️Combined it with education on #OlderDrinkers Disrupted by COVID-19 but it worked. @smcnz.bsky.social doi.org/10.1071/HC24...

Of course they do. The better question is “What do we do if parents can’t or don’t provide lunches?” New poll: Most voters think parents should provide school lunches

How important are NGO Mental Health & Addiction (MHA) services in Aotearoa? They: ▶️ see 41% of those seeking MHA support ▶️ yet only receive 27% of govt MHA funding ▶️ are our MHA innovation hubs ▶️ return $3.50 in benefits for every $1 invested Check it out ⬇️ www.platform.org.nz/what-we-do/n...

Aged 50+ and worried about your alcohol use? Those around you aged 50+ drinking a lot? Check out this video from Associate Prof David Newcombe (University of Auckland) and myself (Massey University) on the results of over 5 years of research with Te Whatu Ora (HealthNZ): youtu.be/1_fKpmx33m8?...

Anyone concerned about the cuts to #Humanities & #SocSci research funding in NZ should read this thread by @dreddieclark.bsky.social. It highlights the questionable legality of these cuts (on top of the moral & social objections we all have).

Insightful thread by @rossthesedays.bsky.social. Working effectively in #mentalhealth means being: ▶️ comfortable that we don’t know everything ▶️ open to learning ▶️ happy to be vulnerable in front of others & let them know we’re keen to work together to figure things out. Ka pai e hoa.

ICYMI: MPs pushing to increase #alcohol availability when costs of alcohol-related harms in AotearoaNZ in 2023 were estimated to be $9.1billion (see here: www.health.govt.nz/publications...). ACT MP sets sight on scrapping West Auckland alcohol licensing trust monopolies

Ka rawe! Our Mental Health and Addiction team at Massey University just won the 2024 Te Whatu Kairangi Group Award for our teaching! ❤️ Ako Aotearoa for recognition ❤️ dapaanz & Te Pou & Ashley Koning for support ❤️ Michelle Petricevich & Natalie Rain for expertise & delivery ako.ac.nz/programmes-a...

"Apparent health benefits [of alcohol use] can be consistently created through studies that bias the abstainer reference group toward ill health." #MetaAnalysis of 100+ studies shows assumed health-benefit of moderate alcohol use: ▶️Only exists for biased studies ▶️Disappears when bias controlled

Interested in an innovative approach to addiction recovery? Listen to RNZ interview with Anna Christophorou who explains how the low-cost Speed Freaks Addiction Recovery programme is changing peoples lives. www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player...

The amazing Emma Timmis starts her #7DayTreadyRecord trying to break Guiness WR of 833km run on treadmill over 7 Days. Raising a sweat & money for #SpeedFreaks Addiction Recovery Charity. Go Emma!

New research by Drs Laura Joyce Rose Crosin et al show #alcohol-related admissions to ED in Christchurch #NZ in last decade have: ⬆️ in older adults ⬇️ in younger adults Very similar to findings in 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 @jaichoactive.bsky.social @joeboden66.bsky.social www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/12/a...

Come work with the Health & Ageing Research Team (HART) @ #MasseyUniversity on NZs premier longitudinal study of #health & #Ageing www.seek.co.nz/job/71117958...