‘Youth tobacco prevention: Moving towards equity and the endgame’ A/Prof Megan Roberts will discuss adolescent and young adult tobacco use, health disparities, and the tobacco retailer environment as part of the SPH Seminar Series. 📆Tuesday 3 June, 1-2pm AEST 💻Join via Zoom uqz.zoom.us/j/87127272535

New from @meganpcook.bsky.social. Gender differences in Aus and NZ alcohol research. There are far fewer single gender studies focused on middle-aged men, despite the fact that they consume the most alcohol and experience the most alcohol-related harms. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Have a read of our editorial in @apsad-dar.bsky.social, led by @meganpcook.bsky.social, where we argue that we need to start focusing more on men in non-medical alcohol research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Led by Emily Lenton, our new article examines how the process of producing medical records can be implicated in stigma. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We must prioritise the health and wellbeing of children and the wider Australian community and do more to protect them from alcohol advertising.

A @australia.theguardian.com article today highlights new research which found children are exposed to alcohol product advertising on commercial television.

New Australian free-to-air TV rules could allow alcohol ads from 10am, even on weekends and school holidays

We have a packed schedule ahead for the 2025 MARC Symposium today! Two highlights will be Matt Craig and A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri delivering our keynote presentations. Keep an eye on this page for highlights from this sold-out event throughout the day!

📣Tobacco Endgame CRE Webinar Series: Dr Yvette van der Eijk will discuss what it takes for a country to be ‘endgame ready’ and will share strategies for making the global #TobaccoEndgame more inclusive. 🗓️ Tue 13 May ⏰ 3:00pm AEST 🔗https://tobacco-endgame.centre.uq.edu.au/event/session/1463

🚨Fantastic opportunity for #drugpolicy scholars! The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social is looking for a new Vice President Been such an honor to serve in this role. If you're curious or have ?s, let me know Noms due 5/19 www.issdp.org/issdp-electi...

A return on investment analysis for the 2017 increase in alcohol excise taxation in Lithuania buff.ly/LJLR91W @camhnews.bsky.social @who.int

Pleased to be able to share my new article in @theconversation.com. It was inspired by recent papers with colleagues @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social @ioanaacristea.bsky.social @samuelacuff.bsky.social & ongoing work with @ambercopeland.bsky.social, and many others! theconversation.com/addiction-is...

1000 people from 70 countries at @harmreductionintl.bsky.social conference in Bogotá, Colombia to hear about advances in drug harm reduction #HR25 filtermag.org/harm-reducti...

Yesterday, ACA's EO presented on alcohol labelling at the @publichealthaus.bsky.social Food Policy & Regulation Forum. It was fantastic to engage & strategise with the attendees about future opportunities to improve alcohol labelling, including through mandated health warning labels. #FPRF2025

Why are deaths from alcohol still increasing in England when heavy drinking since the pandemic has come down? @victimofmaths.bsky.social explains. www.ias.org.uk/2024/12/16/n...

Access to top quality clinical care, including trials, is not easy for many people and groups in our communities. I am honoured to have been asked to write an opinion piece about this in the @monashuniversity.bsky.social Lens series - glad to hear people's thoughts. lens.monash.edu/2025/04/16/1...

Another great paper by PhD candidate Maree Patsouras. This time a systematic review of alcohol use among working mothers - suggesting that societal level gender equity may have important impacts on alcohol consumption. Check it out! 🙂 doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...

Great to see coverage of our new paper over the weekend. Sincerest apologies to listeners of BBC Sheffield, Heart and Capital who had to listen to me every hour on the news bulletin and to the commenters on GB News for being 'a sanctimonious lecturing bore'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

🌟 We’re excited to announce the first speaker for our upcoming event on Mothers and Substance Use — Dr. Miriam Boeri! 📅 22 May 2025 🕘 10:00 - 13:00 📍 Hybrid: Edinburgh or Online Registration➡️ buff.ly/CQSgQPG 📥 Email [email protected] if there are issues registering on Eventbrite

Wastewater analysis and nitazenes from the excellent team at Addiction Audio. @ssa-addiction.bsky.social @addictionjournal.bsky.social

Anyone know which national surveys include the full, 10-item AUDIT to assess alcohol use/problems?

Pregnancy-specific alcohol policies are common - but new research shows they're often ineffective or even harmful. A better approach? Policies targeting the general population - like taxes and retail controls - are safer and more effective. By Prof Sarah CM Roberts www.ias.org.uk/2025/04/03/p...

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

​Recent research from @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social reveals that even 'low risk' drinking (under 14 units/week) can lead to health issues like reduced daily functioning, lower sleep quality, & increased cancer risk. Men & individuals from lower socioeconomic... alcoholchange.org.uk/publication/...

Interested in addiction recovery science? Come join us at the National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science! I'm a member of the Constortium on Addiction Recovery Science Conference & Website Planning Committee so will be introducing our keynote panel speakers! #NCARS2025 #recovery #addiction

New paper out today, led by Anna Butters with me, Inge Kersbergen, and @jholmessheff.bsky.social "‘Knowing how it works for me’: a qualitative interview study of the use of personalised approaches to manage common challenges during Dry January" www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

🚨You can now register for the 2025 SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasionals! 🗣️First up, we have Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?" Book your ticket now 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Spot the difference 🔎 Left: A Guinness ad near an Irish primary school before a complaint. Right: After the complaint - now Guinness 0.0. A dangerous loophole lets alcohol brands dodge ad restrictions by promoting zero-alcohol products. It's time to close it. Found by @jameslarkin13.bsky.social

Join #HR25Bogotá from wherever you! Register now to attend virtually: hr25.hri.global/hr25-virtual/

#DrugPolicy peeps - Early bird registration for #ISSDP25 closes 8 April 2025. Don’t miss out!

The @who.int launches its agenda on #knowledgetranslation and evidence-informed policy-making on May 15 - registration is open. #ImpSci www.who.int/news-room/ev....

Alberta, like Ontario before it, is moving to expand and privatize online gambling. In a new OpEd, @lukeclark.bsky.social and I argue that British Columbia should not follow suit. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

🩺We have a new blog! 🗣️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...

📢Abstracts and Scholarships for the #APSAD25 conference are now open. Scholarships are only open to APSAD members. Not a member? Now is a good time to join. apsad.org.au/membership Applications close on 7 July 2025. Apply today apsadconference.com.au/scholarships

Had a great time presenting some emerging cannabis use research at #CPA2025 this morning with @samuelacuff.bsky.social @ninachristie.bsky.social @juststrickland.bsky.social and Rachel Tomko! @apadivision50.bsky.social

Registrations are now open for the Alcohol and Mental Health Symposium being held at the Parliament Grand Hall on Monday 5 May 2025 and hosted by Aotearoa's first-ever Minister for Mental Health, the Hon. Matt Doocey! Tickets available here: alcohol-and-mental-health-symposium-2025.raiselysite.com

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

New laws come into effect in Australia today that change the look, ingredients, and packaging of tobacco products. I explain the details here: theconversation.com/menthol-ciga...

Registrations are now open for the 2025 MARC Symposium! 📅 Thursday, 22 May 2025 📢 The Pavilion, Monash University (Caulfield campus) 💲 Free for MARC Members / $150 for non-members Register here: eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-marc-...

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/...

New research shows that "smoking kills more than 24,000 Australians every year, or 66 people per day, which is significantly more than previous estimates..." bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

In our new longitudinal study (£0) of adolescent drinking , led by @prof-andy.bsky.social , we found that actively planning to get drunk, coupled with an inability to control levels of intoxication, facilitated the emergence of all other alcohol harms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New today in Lancet Psychiatry, "Reevaluating the brain disease model of addiction", led by @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social w/ @ioanaacristea.bsky.social, Fried, & Albanese. I'm chuffed to be involved in this one! **Please RT **(link takes you to free version) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Giving consideration to the language we use is therefore important, but we also must avoid over-stepping into territory that might more legitimately be deemed ‘word-policing’. " New blog for @alcoholfocus.bsky.social www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/no...

The 50th Anniversary KBS Symposium is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 9th – 13th June 2025! Registration is open until the 9th of May - programme to be announced soon! Our website has all the information you need, included how to register: www.kbs2025scotland.org/registration...

Important >> @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... In @mja.com.au Brendan Clifford & colleagues note the uncertainty to which nitazenes will feature in Australia & that those with lived experience of use must be part of planning & responses www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

New paper out today showing the rise in alcohol-free and low-alcohol products and forecasting future trends! Includes interesting graphs 👀 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social

Compared to most articles with an 'addiction to redemption' narrative, this does a good job of avoiding stigmatising labelling (bar use of 'clean') www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔓Thou doth protest too much: How the minimum unit price affected retailers' revenue @nic-alcohol.bsky.social, @ryanbaldwin.bsky.social Emma Vieira & @birdmichael.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Recent discoveries are reshaping how scientists understand the neuroscience and biology of drug addiction, according to a new #ScienceSignaling Review that discusses the latest findings, future research priorities, and emerging therapies. scim.ag/3DguvOY