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Drugs: education, prevention and policy @deppjournal.bsky.social · 10d

Call for papers for Special Issue: Including lived experience in substance use research think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Including lived experience in substance use research

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Jun 24

Also, next week we're hosting another webinar: Using Foresight methods to make policy and practice more resilient to a rapidly changing world: Insights from recent EU experiences in illicit drugs and communicable diseases
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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Jun 24

Still time to register for and attend today's webinar Trends in harms from alcohol: The National Alcohol Indicators Project events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a27796...

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very proud of our PhD student Emma Vieira winning the Ole Jurgen Skog award at #KBS2025 in Glasgow last week - well deserved

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The Kettil Bruun Society (KBS) @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social · Jun 10

All #KBS2025 presenters are invited to submit their conference paper to the official journal of KBS: The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research (IJADR)

There is a themed conference special issue of this journal for 2025!

The IJADR website can be found here: ijadr.org/index.php/ij...

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Jun 2

New article by our PhD student Kira Button - examining the consequences individuals reported experiencing after being sexually harassed in a nightlife setting

The Consequences of Sexual Harassment in Australian Nightlife Settings - Kira Button, Kerri Coomber, Dominique de Andrade, Nicholas Taylor, Eric Koukounas, Zara Quigg, Peter Miller, 2025

Sexual harassment and assault are common in Australian nightlife settings; however, the consequences of such harm and factors influencing patrons’ vulnerability...

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Alcohol Change Australia @alcoholchangeaus.bsky.social · May 5

Alcohol continues to contribute to significant harm in Australia. A new study from NDRI revealed that since Covid there has been an increase in hospitalisations for alcohol-related liver disease.
It's time for governments to prioritise action to reduce alcohol-related harms in Australia.

Age, period and cohort trends in hospital admissions for alcohol‐related liver disease in Australia, 1993–2020

Introduction This study examines trends in admissions for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) for Australian men and women between 1993 and 2020 and disaggregates these trends into age, period and c.....

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Apr 22

Teenage alcohol consumption is in decline in many Western countries. However, is alcohol harm among young people also falling?

In our latest blog, Emma Vieira of Australia's National Drug Research Institute explains the findings of her systematic review.

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Are teenage alcohol-related harms matching declines in consumption? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Teen drinking has fallen significantly across high-income countries - but have alcohol-related harms kept pace? New research reveals a mixed picture, especially for girls.

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Apr 17

Upcoming webinar
Young people and vaping: The pervasiveness of social media marketing and prevention efforts

WED APRIL 30th – 11-11:45am AWST, 1-1:45pm AEST

Professor Jonine Jancey, Curtin University
Lorena Chapman, Cancer Council WA
Jazlyn East, NDRI

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Colin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social · Apr 1

A useful primer here from @nic-alcohol.bsky.social and Cass Wright on the evidence and politics behind Australia's Northern Territory removing their Minimum Unit Price for alcohol last month:

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Gone but not forgotten: Why was the Northern Territory’s Minimum Unit Price removed? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Why has Australia's Northern Territory ended its Minimum Unit Pricing policy? And do the arguments the governing Country Liberal Party (CLP) made against the policy hold up?

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Apr 1

Australia's Northern Territory has removed Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol. Evidence strongly suggests this repeal was driven by politics, not facts.

Dr Nic Taylor (@nic-alcohol.bsky.social) and Dr Cassandra Wright unpack the arguments and evidence.

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Gone but not forgotten: Why was the Northern Territory’s Minimum Unit Price removed? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Why has Australia's Northern Territory ended its Minimum Unit Pricing policy? And do the arguments the governing Country Liberal Party (CLP) made against the policy hold up?

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 27

This will include presentations on gender based violence among women who use drugs by:

Gail Gilchrist, Kings College

Sam Colledge-Frisby, National Drug Research Institute

Jade Lane, Burnet Institute

Facilitated by Shelley Walker and Emma Vieira, National Drug Research Institute

Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 27

Upcoming NDRI Webinar: The Intersection of Violence and Drug Use Among Women

April the 16th – 2-2:45pm AWST / 4-4:45pm AEST / 7-7:45am BST

Register here:
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · Mar 24

Join our webinar on 29 May to learn everything you need to know about Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol.

Leading experts will explore the theory behind the policy, its impact in Scotland and Wales, & crucially, what England can learn from their experiences.

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Minimum Unit Pricing: Lessons for England

Join our webinar to learn everything you need to know about Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 20

Fun brief report examining the impact (or rather, lack of impact) the NT MUP had on alcohol retailers' revenue doi.org/10.1111/dar.... Thanks to my co-authors @ryanbaldwin.bsky.social Emma Vieira and @birdmichael.bsky.social - @apsad-dar.bsky.social

Thou doth protest too much: How the minimum unit price affected retailers' revenue

Introduction The Northern Territory (NT) set a minimum unit price (MUP) of alcohol in 2018. This measure has been strongly opposed by alcohol retailers, prior to and post-implementation of the polic.....

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 10

New report examining whether differences in parent cohort explain the decline in adolescent drinking. Spoilers, they don't! doi.org/10.1111/dar.... Many thanks to my co-authors @sarahcallinan.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social @alextorney.bsky.social @birdmichael.bsky.social

Does parental cohort increase the likelihood of underage alcohol consumption in Australia?

Introduction Adolescent alcohol consumption has declined in many high-income countries, with some evidence pointing toward shifts in parenting practices as a key driver. Parenting styles related to ...

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Megan Cook @meganpcook.bsky.social · Mar 6

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....

Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research

This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 5

A great co-author team as well @abi-stevely.bsky.social, @amypennay.bsky.social, Jonas Raninen, @jholmessheff.bsky.social, Rakhi Vashishtha, and @birdmichael.bsky.social

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Mar 5

Fantastic new article by our PhD student Emma Vieira examining how alcohol-related harms among adolescents have shifted in countries that have seen a decline in adolescent drinking onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A systematic review of adolescent alcohol‐related harm trends in high‐income countries with declines in adolescent consumption

Background and Aims Adolescent alcohol consumption decreased in high-income countries during the 2000s and 2010s. While evidence for declining consumption is clear, there has been less research trac.....

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Feb 12

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Alcohol Policies & Legislation Reform

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Feb 12

It is hard to say at this stage what impact the policy had on alcohol attributable deaths. But publicly available data does seem to suggest the NT was bucking the rising trend seen in the rest of Australia. We will see if this trend persists.

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Feb 12

The policy itself was clearly targeted at reducing cask wine consumption, which has remained at a reduced level to this day. I suspect a reversal of this trend will likely be the first clear change.

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Nic Taylor @nic-alcohol.bsky.social · Feb 12

The Northern Territory has officially removed their MUP. It is hard to say exactly what will happen from here. There will likely be a rise in alcohol-related harm, but the magnitude is hard to estimate. When introduced the policy covered roughly 20% of the market, inflation has likely reduced that.

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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · Feb 10

Local environments, accessibility & affordability: qualitative analysis of alcohol purchasing across different SES areas #Victoria

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Amy Pennay @amypennay.bsky.social · Dec 10

Coming in April 2025, we are very excited about this!
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Young People, Alcohol, and Risk | A Culture of Caution | Amy Pennay, G

Young People, Alcohol, and Risk theorises the social, cultural, and economic shifts that have underpinned significant declines in young people’s drinking in

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