Matt Field
@fieldmatt.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology, @sheffielduni.bsky.social.
Addiction science: alcohol, gambling, decision-making, behaviour change, treatment. Also: 🚴♀️, Peak District
Addiction science: alcohol, gambling, decision-making, behaviour change, treatment. Also: 🚴♀️, Peak District
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Matt Field
@fieldmatt.bsky.social
· May 7
Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry – but nor is it just bad choices
Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.
theconversation.com
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...
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We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
Interventions primarily focused on constraining access to substances have largely failed to reduce substance use and associated problems. Alternative …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
Professor John Holmes contributes to major new report outlining actions to tackle alcohol harm - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
SARG Director Professor John Holmes was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report pu...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
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🌍 Alcohol causes 2.6 million premature deaths each year, yet remains the world’s favourite drug. 🍺
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🌍 Alcohol causes 2.6 million premature deaths each year, yet remains the world’s favourite drug. 🍺
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
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Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
Voters in Hamburg have rejected universal basic income. Many economists would agree with them
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
tcnv.link
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
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Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
tomstafford.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
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🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
How Online Sports Betting Is Fueling a New Wave of Addiction
Here’s what clinicians—and everyone else—need to know about treating gambling disorder and protecting those most vulnerable.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
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THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
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📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
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Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
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The SSA are running several webinars about key stages of a research career, including applying for a PhD, fellowship and research grant. These have a great speaker line up -I highly recommend to any addiction researchers!
Sign up for webinars about three major milestones for researchers: applying for a PhD (28 Oct), fellowship (31 Oct), and research grant (20 Nov) tinyurl.com/d4vvxuc2
#AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#AcademicSky #ResearchSky
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The SSA are running several webinars about key stages of a research career, including applying for a PhD, fellowship and research grant. These have a great speaker line up -I highly recommend to any addiction researchers!
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Self regulation in action
Its almost too egregious to be true
Ill have it on loud repeat at every licensing committee meeting Im at
Self regulation in action
Its almost too egregious to be true
Ill have it on loud repeat at every licensing committee meeting Im at
High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose
Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Self regulation in action
Its almost too egregious to be true
Ill have it on loud repeat at every licensing committee meeting Im at
Self regulation in action
Its almost too egregious to be true
Ill have it on loud repeat at every licensing committee meeting Im at
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Lots of coverage today on these new government proposals to reform the alcohol licensing system.
I can see an inherent popular appeal to allowing pubs to stay open later, but I have a lot of thoughts about why these plans are an extremely bad idea..
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I can see an inherent popular appeal to allowing pubs to stay open later, but I have a lot of thoughts about why these plans are an extremely bad idea..
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Lots of coverage today on these new government proposals to reform the alcohol licensing system.
I can see an inherent popular appeal to allowing pubs to stay open later, but I have a lot of thoughts about why these plans are an extremely bad idea..
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I can see an inherent popular appeal to allowing pubs to stay open later, but I have a lot of thoughts about why these plans are an extremely bad idea..
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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My GREAT Centre colleague, Jamie Torrance, has written this piece about the worrying rise in influencer-led gambling on livestream platforms theconversation.com/why-people-a...
Why people are watching livestreams of influencers gambling – and how it could be fuelling addiction
A new study finds gambling livestreams, where influencers bet to huge audiences, are normalising risk and fuelling addiction among young viewers.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My GREAT Centre colleague, Jamie Torrance, has written this piece about the worrying rise in influencer-led gambling on livestream platforms theconversation.com/why-people-a...
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Gambling Survey for Great Britain 2024 report now live! Findings
include associations between in-play betting & gambling harms; socio-economic disparities btw weekly gamblers. Data in UK Data archive soon! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-a...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
include associations between in-play betting & gambling harms; socio-economic disparities btw weekly gamblers. Data in UK Data archive soon! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-a...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
Investigating the relationship between reasons for gambling and different gambling activities
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Gambling Survey for Great Britain 2024 report now live! Findings
include associations between in-play betting & gambling harms; socio-economic disparities btw weekly gamblers. Data in UK Data archive soon! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-a...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
include associations between in-play betting & gambling harms; socio-economic disparities btw weekly gamblers. Data in UK Data archive soon! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-a...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
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The ACTUAL truth about moderation
substack.com/@jamesmorris...
substack.com/@jamesmorris...
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The ACTUAL truth about moderation
substack.com/@jamesmorris...
substack.com/@jamesmorris...
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It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
September 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
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Sober months like Dry January have become increasingly popular in recent years, but do they actually change how we drink?
In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/09/23/d...
In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/09/23/d...
Does Dry January change how we drink? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
A new study finds that Dry January does show up in national alcohol sales data – people drink less and buy more no/lo options during the month. But most return to old habits by February, raising quest...
www.ias.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Sober months like Dry January have become increasingly popular in recent years, but do they actually change how we drink?
In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/09/23/d...
In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/09/23/d...
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
So that’s the end of my 10 day trip - solo travelling around Andalucia (Seville, Cádiz, Granada) ending with a conference in Almeria where I caught up with old friends and made some new ones. It’s a really lovely region to visit, couldn’t pick a favourite, but I do want to come back!
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
So that’s the end of my 10 day trip - solo travelling around Andalucia (Seville, Cádiz, Granada) ending with a conference in Almeria where I caught up with old friends and made some new ones. It’s a really lovely region to visit, couldn’t pick a favourite, but I do want to come back!
This is good - to add to my daily Wordle and Worldle (yes, two different things)
It's been a week since we launched @chartle.cc with @adnaanj.bsky.social and we had an amazing start!
- Average of 700 users/day
- Record 1.2K users yesterday
- From 78 countries
- 66% win overall
- 2m 18s average engagement
Thank you to all who played + shared the game
Any feedback, send our way!
- Average of 700 users/day
- Record 1.2K users yesterday
- From 78 countries
- 66% win overall
- 2m 18s average engagement
Thank you to all who played + shared the game
Any feedback, send our way!
Launch day 🚀
We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!
Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!
Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈
We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!
Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!
Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is good - to add to my daily Wordle and Worldle (yes, two different things)
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laugh then think that’s the spirit of the Ig Nobel Prize! 🎉
Our study on alcohol and foreign language skills was honored yesterday. Study team: Jessica Werthmann, Inge Kersbergen & @fieldmatt.bsky.social
Here is a link to the full show for everybody who missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cP...
Our study on alcohol and foreign language skills was honored yesterday. Study team: Jessica Werthmann, Inge Kersbergen & @fieldmatt.bsky.social
Here is a link to the full show for everybody who missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cP...
September 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
laugh then think that’s the spirit of the Ig Nobel Prize! 🎉
Our study on alcohol and foreign language skills was honored yesterday. Study team: Jessica Werthmann, Inge Kersbergen & @fieldmatt.bsky.social
Here is a link to the full show for everybody who missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cP...
Our study on alcohol and foreign language skills was honored yesterday. Study team: Jessica Werthmann, Inge Kersbergen & @fieldmatt.bsky.social
Here is a link to the full show for everybody who missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cP...
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Other exciting news - my brilliant colleague Lucy Burke has had her 1st PhD paper published in BMJ Public Health.
It looks as associations between the reasons why we drink alcohol and whether we drink no- and low-alcohol drinks and has some important implications for the NHS 10-year plan.
It looks as associations between the reasons why we drink alcohol and whether we drink no- and low-alcohol drinks and has some important implications for the NHS 10-year plan.
September 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Other exciting news - my brilliant colleague Lucy Burke has had her 1st PhD paper published in BMJ Public Health.
It looks as associations between the reasons why we drink alcohol and whether we drink no- and low-alcohol drinks and has some important implications for the NHS 10-year plan.
It looks as associations between the reasons why we drink alcohol and whether we drink no- and low-alcohol drinks and has some important implications for the NHS 10-year plan.