#KBS2026 Michael Livingston presenting Alcohol harm trends for young (15 - 19 yo) Australians in the 21st Century Consumption is clearly trending down, but harm trends are less clear - it is crucial to understand the recent increase in alcohol-related deaths

#KBS2026 Great presentation by Jukka Törrönen on young people, substance use and mental health. How does substance use increase or decrease capacities for well-being by producing desired and undesired bodily transformations? 6 main bodily lines were identified and analysed in the paper

#KBS2026 Day 3 - a great opportunity for me to get updates on the situation in Poland! Malgorzata Dagmala from #KBPU showed a discourse on 2025 changes to Poland's alcohol policy and the negotiations of public health advocates and industry Proposed ban on alcohol sales at petrol stations and more!

Engaging #KBS2026 session on Youth Drinking and Alcohol Policies! Koen Smit @capraustralia.bsky.social discussing papers on Alcohol Use among Ukrainian youth by Maryna Klimanska, and the role of policy environment and contextual factors on drinking by Lynsie Ranker @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social

#CAPR team presenting during Alcohol Use Patterns and Harm Across Populations session at #KBS2026 @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social Anne-Marie Laslett presented her work on declining rates of #AHTO in Australia: sociodemographic and drinking pattern group differences @latrobe.edu.au

Active Bodies - Sober Minds? Interesting presentation by Johan Svensson on investigating the relationship between physical activity and alcohol use among Swedish youth. #KBS2026 @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social

Pleasure to present today in a #KBS2026 session on Heavy Drinking: Drivers and Consequences - my PhD paper: Traditional and Emerging Gendered Heavy Drinking Norms and Experiences of Intoxication Among Young People 📷 @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social 🎓 @capraustralia.bsky.social 🏫 @latrobe.edu.au

Just arrived in Kaunas, Lithuania for #KBS2026! @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social

Klaudia Kepa from @latrobe.edu.au talking about how youth control their drinking and keep their parents at bay. #kbs2026

Day 1 of #KBS2026 at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania! Opening plenary and welcome speaches from Prof. Rolandas Urbonas, Prof. Aurelijus Veryga, Prof. @gwshorter.bsky.social and Prof. @ilona-tamutiene.bsky.social @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social

What a big week at #KBS2025! The #CAPR team showed up in full force this year — presenting across a huge range of topics and joining global talks on alcohol research, policy, and harm Huge thanks to @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social and everyone who made it such a vibrant and collaborative week! 🌍💬

#KBS2025 session on drinking trends. Sonia Cerrai presented data from #ESPAD on the prevalence of adolescents alcohol in Europe from 1995-2019

Pleasure to present my first attempt at making sense of my data at #KBS2025 in Glasgow. I spoke about how socioeconomic advantage, place, and context shape underage heavy drinking in Australia. Thank you for the amazing feedback and ideas! :) 💡 #PhDjourney @capraustralia.bsky.social

Class and Consumption - understanding health and heavy drinking practices among teenagers using a Social Determinants of Health lens presented by @klaudia8292.bsky.social Very engaging session on Inequalities, Trends in Drinking, and Policies

#KBS2025 in Glasgow - Day 2! Jukka Torronen talks about Gen Z and wellbeing. How alcohol affects young people's mental health and well-being? Alcohol use among young people is complex and cannot be solely understood by looking at the negative effects of it.

First presentations of #KBS2025 are on! @amypennay.bsky.social presentation on Risk vs pleasure. What happens when non- and light-drinking young people grow up?

Amy Pennay tells us what happens when non- and light- drinking young people grow up. #risk versus #pleasure and shifting attitudes. #KBSGlasgow #KBS2025

A new book explores why young people in high-income countries are drinking less, linking the decline to growing health consciousness, closer parental relationships, and a broader culture of caution. In our latest blog, the authors discuss the findings. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/28/y...

50th Annual Symposium of the @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol in Glasgow, Scotland. #KBS2025 Looking forward to seeing all the exciting presentations this week and connecting with experts from all over the world!

What are the differences in how man and women are studied in alcohol research? Presentation by @meganpcook.bsky.social from @capraustralia.bsky.social @vsurf.bsky.social

📢Already tomorrow! @meganpcook.bsky.social from #CAPRAustralia will be presenting a paper on differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research! 📅21st February 2025 at 🕓4pm via Zoom and in-person at 📍La Trobe city campus (Room 2.11, Level 2/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC)

This will be the culmination of a lot of work, thinking, conversations and debates over the past several years. Incredibly impressed by Amy, who not only led/pulled this together, but has driven research on young people and alcohol forward so much!

Our first seminar for 2025 will be at 4pm on February 21st with @meganpcook.bsky.social. Megan will be presenting her work on differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research. See details below and join us in-person if you can! vicsubstanceuseresearchforum.wordpress.com

Local environments, accessibility & affordability: qualitative analysis of alcohol purchasing across different SES areas #Victoria @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social @klaudia8292.bsky.social @nic-alcohol.bsky.social @sarahcallinan.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...