The event report from our Alcohol Occasional on Scotland's First Managed Alcohol Programme is now available! During the seminar, Dr Hannah Carver, Dr Emma King & Jessica Greenhalgh (University of Stirling) discussed findings from their research which evaluated the MAP. Read report: bit.ly/3X0y5TH

📢Welcome to our 4th and Final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional of the 2025 series. 🌈Today we are exploring Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities with Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli 👇 #AlcOcc25

Don't miss our final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 06 Oct 2025 ⏱️12:30 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Don't miss our final SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 06 Oct 2025 ⏱️12:30 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

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.

🔊Welcome to our third SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional of 2025. In today’s seminar, Dr Hannah Carver, Dr Emma King and Jessica Greenhalgh will discuss Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP).

☕️SHAAP's latest media monitor is here🥳 Read the latest #AlcoholNews and #AlcoholResearch from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and around the 🌎 Read here: mailchi.mp/rcpe/shaap-m... Subscribe: shaap.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

A new study by @ucl-targ.bsky.social shows that between 2017–2024, 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

In an open letter to the Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP, we’ve 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

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. 🩺https://shaap.org.uk/publication/alcohol-cancer-risks-a-guide-for-health-professionals-2025/

We have written to the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP voicing our support for potential plans to reduce the drink drive limit in England & Wales. Other policies should be introduced alongside it to ensure it's effective Read our statement and the letter here: www.ias.org.uk/news/ias-sup...

🔊Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme. 12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 @sarnalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Register now for our upcoming seminar on Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme. 12.45 - 2pm, Mon 1 Sep 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1280587805...

In a new essay for the SSA, Dr James Morris explores the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in modern-day society, including AA’s influence over the collective understanding of drinking problems. Read the full essay here: tinyurl.com/35krp5z5 #AlcoholicsAnonymous

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...#PrideMonth,#LGBT+

📢 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/...

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.

What does alcohol treatment actually involve? Find out on our podcast with Dr @williamhaydock.bsky.social of @collective-voice.bsky.social 🎧 Links: ias.org.uk/podcast/12327/

“It’s not like I’m a bad drinker.” A new study reveals how the stigma of being seen as an “alcoholic” deters people with liver cirrhosis from accepting life-saving support. Read our blog by Dr Christopher Oldroyd to find out more. www.ias.org.uk/2025/06/18/d...

To hear more about Dr Christopher Oldroyd's research, register to attend our upcoming Alcohol Occasional seminar! 📅 Mon 23 Jun ⌚ 12.45 - 2pm Register here: bit.ly/44mooTR www.ias.org.uk/2025/06/18/d...

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...

🗣️In our latest blog, @bethmeadows.bsky.social discusses her research into LGBTQIA+ communities and alcohol-free nightlife spaces and explores the potential for these spaces as well as the barriers they may face. #PrideMonth shaap.org.uk/are-you-bein...

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.

Are alcohol brands genuine allies to LGBTQ+ people – or is it just rainbow-washing? 🌈 Dr Sandra Souto Pereira and Professor Antonia Lyons' blog explores how the industry markets to LGBTQ+ communities while ignoring the harms. www.ias.org.uk/2025/03/10/r... #PrideMonth

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!

"Policymakers must resist.. attempts to muddy the waters and ensure alcohol policy is based on independent, peer-reviewed science—not corporate narratives designed to protect commercial interests," Professor Sir Ian Gilmore Chair, AHA UK @aha-uk.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/542a...

🚨 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 change—and how we can get there? 🎥 Watch now: easlcampus.eu/videos/easl-... #HarmReduction #HealthPolicy

Don't miss our next SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 23 Jun 2025 ⏱️12:45 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis by Dr Christopher Oldroyd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

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...

Register now for our upcoming seminar on relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis! 🗣️ Dr Christopher Oldroyd 📅 Mon 23 Jun 2025 🕧 12.45 - 2pm 📍 Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1280583723...

🗣️In 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...

📣ICYMI 👩‍⚕️In our latest blog, Chloe Farmer talks about her experience as a nurse working with vulnerable women, the importance of inclusion health services and how she hopes her PhD work will help reduce stigma. Read here: shaap.org.uk/blog/449-int...

Don't miss our next SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 23 Jun 2025 ⏱️12:45 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis by Dr Christopher Oldroyd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Last chance to book your place for today's webinar!

Alcohol Occasional: Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence and Reoffending | @sarnalcohol.bsky.social @shaapalcohol.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Not long now! 📅Monday 12 May ⏲️12.45-2PM 💻Online 🗣️Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?" Book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

🔊ICYMI 🗣️Leeanne MacPherson and Dr Ben Chetcuti share their experiences of working with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) patients and the various ways these service users can be stigmatised through their treatment journeys #ARBD Read: shaap.org.uk/blog/445-sti...

Earlier this year we launched the ARMHS research network and now have a monthly newsletter! Second one coming out very soon so email me if you are interested and want to stay informed

🗣️Great blog by @ewanforrest.bsky.social for @aha-uk.bsky.social "As clinicians, policymakers, and members of society, we all have a role to play in building a future where fewer lives are lost to alcohol, and more people are empowered to lead healthy, fulfilling lives." ahauk.org/alcohol-rela...

'The language of alcohol: Similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol consumption' | @dremmadavies.bsky.social @jamesmorris24.bsky.social et al @apsad-dar.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📣Don't miss the See Beyond Scotland roadshow in Edinburgh Waverly today! @jessicagreenhalgh.bsky.social @sacasrstir.bsky.social @scottishfamilies.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk We're here until 2pm today 😀 www.seebeyondscotland.com

A great line-up of presentations, including from IAS's senior researcher Kat Petrilli on alcohol marketing targeting LGBTQ+ communities.

This month’s podcast features Florence Berteletti & Anamaria Suciu from Eurocare on: ➡️ Alcohol harm in Europe ➡️ The EU’s role in shaping alcohol policy ➡️ What tobacco control teaches us about tackling alcohol industry lobbying podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... open.spotify.com/episode/0Xoy...

Closing the loop ... our response to the responses to our paper on alcohol and pleasure is now available. Thanks again to the respondents 🙏, and to everyone who has commented in person or online. It's been a great discussion so far, and hopefully continues. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We’re looking forward to the release of the ‘Our Message Our Voice’ film, led by @keeleuniversity.bsky.social and funded by the SSA. Find out how to watch it: tinyurl.com/2hkmu3ed #academicsky #researchsky #livedexperience #addiction

Privileged to be asked to write a blog for @shaapalcohol.bsky.social on some of my experiences as an ECR and share some early findings from our evaluation of Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme. Happy to be contacted with any questions ☺️

In our new blog, @jessicagreenhalgh.bsky.social writes about her experience attending @sarnalcohol.bsky.social events as an ECR, and shares a preview of the findings from her research on Managed Alcohol Programmes (MAPs), which will feature in the Alcohol Occasionals! 👉 shaap.org.uk/blog/444-ref...

Registration is now open for our 2025 Alcohol Occasional seminar series! You can register for all four seminars here: bit.ly/427yFB9

Thrilled to have our systematic review of the differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade up online at IJDP - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

New paper alert: our qual study shows the potential of a unique #alcohol outreach service where Alcohol Nurses worked closely with general practices to support patients with #alcohol problems who did not engage with mainstream services: rdcu.be/eb6qX @shaapalcohol.bsky.social