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12342Double-Edged Swords: Motivation and “alcoholic” identity in alcohol-related cirrhosis
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Double-Edged Swords: Motivation and “alcoholic” identity in alcohol-related cirrhosis

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 misplaced confidence undermine recovery.

Dr Christopher Oldroyd

18 Jun 2025

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10243Understanding mothers’ alcohol use: Is it problematic to drink like a “wine-mom”?

Understanding mothers’ alcohol use: Is it problematic to drink like a “wine-mom”?

Dr Erin Hill and Madeline Mazurek

29th August 2023

10212Is a little bit of alcohol good for you?

Is a little bit of alcohol good for you?

Professor Marcus Munafò and Professor George Davey Smith

8th August 2023

10203Keeping up with Alcohol Brand Promotion: How ‘The Kardashians’ use reality TV to promote their alcohol business interests

Keeping up with Alcohol Brand Promotion: How ‘The Kardashians’ use reality TV to promote their alcohol business interests

Dr Alex Barker

2nd August 2023

10188A flexible playbook: what unites corporate political strategies of alcohol and other health-harming industries?

A flexible playbook: what unites corporate political strategies of alcohol and other health-harming industries?

Dr Selda Ulucanlar

5th July 2023

10152The complex reality of minimum unit pricing in Wales

The complex reality of minimum unit pricing in Wales

Andrew Misell

4th July 2023

10139How much does health behaviour contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm?

How much does health behaviour contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm?

Dr Jennifer Boyd

22nd June 2023

10120Can alcohol duties be used to reduce the rate of violence injury?

Can alcohol duties be used to reduce the rate of violence injury?

Professor Kent Matthews

20th June 2023

10110Unveiling the hidden health hazards of alcohol use

Unveiling the hidden health hazards of alcohol use

Dr Pek Kei Im and Dr Iona Y Millwood

13th June 2023

10051Alcohol control policies for everyone?

Alcohol control policies for everyone?

Dr Carolin Kilian

6th June 2023

10047Ireland brings into law the world’s first comprehensive health labelling of alcohol products

Ireland brings into law the world’s first comprehensive health labelling of alcohol products

Eunan McKinney

30th May 2023

10043Why are particular alcohol policies adopted in some contexts and not others, and what is the role of the alcohol industry in these developments?

Why are particular alcohol policies adopted in some contexts and not others, and what is the role of the alcohol industry in these developments?

Dr Benjamin Hawkins and Dr May van Schalkwyk

23rd May 2023

9815Using counter-ads to kick alcohol sponsorship out of sport

Using counter-ads to kick alcohol sponsorship out of sport

Assoc. Professor Helen Dixon

17th May 2023

8970No significant health benefits from drinking up to three units of alcohol a day

No significant health benefits from drinking up to three units of alcohol a day

Dr Jinhui Zhao, Professor Tim Stockwell and Professor Tim Naimi

11th May 2023

9814Public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk

Public awareness of the relationship between alcohol use and breast cancer risk

Anne Doyle

2nd May 2023

9813At what cost? The economic impact of alcohol-related cancer deaths

At what cost? The economic impact of alcohol-related cancer deaths

Dr Harriet Rumgay

25th April 2023

8923How the cost of living crisis affects alcohol harm

How the cost of living crisis affects alcohol harm

Dr Philip Broadbent

18th April 2023

8909How the alcohol and gambling industries frame harm in the same way

How the alcohol and gambling industries frame harm in the same way

Saloni Bhuptani

12th April 2023

9812Last orders? Young people’s perspectives on the decline in youth drinking

Last orders? Young people’s perspectives on the decline in youth drinking

Dr Hannah Fairbrother

28th March 2023

9267Drinking Alone Predicts Future Alcohol Problems

Drinking Alone Predicts Future Alcohol Problems

Dr Kasey Creswell

22nd March 2023

8893The race is on: the SNP must prioritise public health over industry gains

The race is on: the SNP must prioritise public health over industry gains

Jane Gordon

20th March 2023

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