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13104Medical students and recovery communities – learning from each other
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Medical students and recovery communities – learning from each other

Medical students across Scotland are learning about addiction in a whole new way - through direct conversation with people in recovery. These 'Conversation Cafés' are bridging the gap between textbook medicine and the human stories behind it.

Dr Seonaid Anderson

24 Mar 2026

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10720The Sick-Quitter Effect: Alcohol-related death has been underestimated over the last 30 years

The Sick-Quitter Effect: Alcohol-related death has been underestimated over the last 30 years

Dr Peter Sarich

2nd April 2024

10699Can we increase government revenue by raising alcohol taxes?

Can we increase government revenue by raising alcohol taxes?

Dr Jakob Manthey

26th March 2024

10708Will increasing Scotland’s Minimum Unit Pricing ‘punish’ those on low incomes?

Will increasing Scotland’s Minimum Unit Pricing ‘punish’ those on low incomes?

Colin Angus

22nd March 2024

10692The game the alcohol industry played with the Dutch National Prevention Agreement 

The game the alcohol industry played with the Dutch National Prevention Agreement 

Wim van Dalen

12th March 2024

10676Why do countries with high alcohol taxes still have high rates of alcohol harm?

Why do countries with high alcohol taxes still have high rates of alcohol harm?

Jem Roberts and Professor John Holmes

4th March 2024

10665Why alcohol industry partnerships with civil society and governments are problematic for public health

Why alcohol industry partnerships with civil society and governments are problematic for public health

Dr Mary Madden, Professor Jim McCambridge, and Dr Andrew Bartlett

27th February 2024

10654Ireland’s reputation on alcohol policy under threat

Ireland’s reputation on alcohol policy under threat

Dr Sheila Gilheany

20th February 2024

10647Saving Lives and Money: A Call for a €1 Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol to Prevent Chronic Liver Disease

Saving Lives and Money: A Call for a €1 Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol to Prevent Chronic Liver Disease

Dr Laura Webber

13th February 2024

10632Can a health case sustain a new Public Health Supplement in Scotland?

Can a health case sustain a new Public Health Supplement in Scotland?

Professor Katherine Smith and Dr Mark Hellowell

7th February 2024

10628Beyond Abstinence: Can reducing drinking reduce alcohol craving?

Beyond Abstinence: Can reducing drinking reduce alcohol craving?

Felicia Tuchman and Professor Katie Witkiewitz

6th February 2024

10593Conflicts of interest in alcohol policy: What do UK policy actors think about industry involvement?

Conflicts of interest in alcohol policy: What do UK policy actors think about industry involvement?

Dr Katherine Severi and Dr Benjamin Hawkins

29th January 2024

1059810% of drinkers consume over half of all alcohol consumed in Australia

10% of drinkers consume over half of all alcohol consumed in Australia

Dr Megan Cook

23rd January 2024

10579Children of alcohol-dependent parents programme abandoned by government

Children of alcohol-dependent parents programme abandoned by government

Dr Piers Henriques

16th January 2024

10572They are effective! Evidence and myths about alcohol taxes

They are effective! Evidence and myths about alcohol taxes

Dr Guillermo Paraje

3rd January 2024

10542Dragging their heels: the alcohol industry’s response to mandatory pregnancy warning labels

Dragging their heels: the alcohol industry’s response to mandatory pregnancy warning labels

Professor Simone Pettigrew and Bella Sträuli

19th December 2023

10534The views of alcohol frequent attenders at a general hospital in Scotland: a qualitative study

The views of alcohol frequent attenders at a general hospital in Scotland: a qualitative study

Ken Barrie

14th December 2023

10553What really are ‘alcohol problems’, and why does it matter?

What really are ‘alcohol problems’, and why does it matter?

Dr James Morris, Dr Cassandra L. Boness, and Dr Robyn Burton

12th December 2023

10491Mistletoe and Wine: Alcohol advertising at Christmas time

Mistletoe and Wine: Alcohol advertising at Christmas time

Dr Alex Barker, Rebecca Thorley, and Dr Rachael Murray

5th December 2023

10529The rules that govern the rules: why meta-regulation matters for public health

The rules that govern the rules: why meta-regulation matters for public health

Dr Kathrin Lauber and Dr Eleanor Brooks

29th November 2023

10518Alcohol duty frozen in Autumn Statement: What does this mean?

Alcohol duty frozen in Autumn Statement: What does this mean?

Jem Roberts

24th November 2023

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