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Alcohol Occasional 4: Alcohol and LGBTQIA+ Communities

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · 28d

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...

Join us online for the fourth and final seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Beth Meadows and Kat Petrilli

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Dr. Andy Mohan @andymohan.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.

IAS supports potential plans to reduce drink drive limit - letter to Transport Secretary - Institute of Alcohol Studies

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔊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).

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Aug 7

☕️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=...

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports @drugalcreports.bsky.social · Jun 30

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

SS of Trends in motives for attempts to reduce alcohol consumption among risky adult drinkers in England: A representative population survey, 2017–2024☆

Dimitra Kale et al

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Alcohol Focus Scotland @alcoholfocus.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Aug 11

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/

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Aug 11

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...

We welcome potential plans to reduce the drink drive limit in England and Wales, as part of the new road safety strategy set to be published this autumn (reported by the BBC). Deaths from drink drivin...

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔊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...

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

Alcohol Occasional 3: Scotland’s first Managed Alcohol Programme

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Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) @sarnalcohol.bsky.social · Jul 28

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...

Join us online for our third seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Emma King, Dr Hannah Carver and Jessica Greenhalgh.

SARG showcases research at School of Medicine and Population Health event - Sheffield Addictions Research Group

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Society for the Study of Addiction @addiction-ssa.org · Jul 22

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

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Alcohol Focus Scotland @alcoholfocus.bsky.social · Jun 30

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...

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Jun 20

📢 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/...

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Jun 18

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.

Researchers from SARG are set to showcase their work at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health Research and Innovation Meeting 2025.

sarg-sheffield.ac.uk

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Jun 12

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/

Double-Edged Swords: Motivation and “alcoholic” identity in alcohol-related cirrhosis - Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Jun 18

“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...

Many patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis are highly motivated to stay abstinent - but reject support, believing willpower alone will be enough. This new study explores how stigma, identity, and mi...

Double-Edged Swords: Motivation and “alcoholic” identity in alcohol-related cirrhosis - Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) @sarnalcohol.bsky.social · Jun 18

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...

Many patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis are highly motivated to stay abstinent - but reject support, believing willpower alone will be enough. This new study explores how stigma, identity, and mi...

Are you being served? PhD research project exploring alcohol-free nightlife spaces for LGBTQIA+ communities - Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems

Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) @sarnalcohol.bsky.social · Jun 13

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...

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SHAAP @shaapalcohol.bsky.social · Jun 13

🗣️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...

In our latest blog, Beth Meadows 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. L...

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Jun 5

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.

How does climate change impact people who use alcohol and other drugs? A scoping review of peer reviewed literature

The world has experienced devastating extreme weather events, alongside slow-onset processes including increasing temperature means, that scientists a…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Jun 5

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

Rainbow-washing or genuine allyship? How alcohol companies target the LGBTQ+ community - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Alcohol companies market heavily to LGBTQ+ communities, portraying themselves as allies while profiting from higher alcohol consumption rates among these groups. This blog critiques their strategies, ...