A survey of GPs’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention...
An update of a World Health Organisation survey ten years on Introduction Alcohol related problems are one of the leading causes of morbidity and premature death. Primary care is ideal for early...
View ArticleThe role of parents in preventing alcohol misuse: An Evaluation of the Kids,...
Introduction A key influence on the timing of young people’s first alcohol use is the family (Spoth et al. 2002) and a number of substance misuse prevention programmes (mainly in the USA) have tried...
View ArticleUse and Abuse of Alcohol in UK University Sport
Introduction Previous evidence on the relationship between sport participation and alcohol consumption among students is ambiguous, with some studies reporting that students who take part in...
View ArticlePsychological Interventions with Families of Alcohol Misusers: A Systematic...
Background The misuse of alcohol is of major national and international public health concern and can bring significant harm and burden to family members, resulting in increased use of health and...
View ArticleGetting the Measure: An evaluation of Alcohol Intervention (AI) training and...
Key Points Getting the Measure training and resources have been effective in encouraging frontline workers to discuss alcohol with service users, and has been particularly useful for staff who work to...
View ArticleAn evaluation of the Moving Parents and Children Together (M-PACT) Programme
delivered by Ethnic Alcohol Counselling Hounslow (EACH) Introduction Families can be severely affected by the substance misuse of a relative, whether through alcohol or drug misuse. Within the family...
View ArticleAn on-product self-affirmation intervention to promote alcohol consumption...
Background Thirty-seven percent of men and twenty-nine percent of women in England drank more than the government recommended amount (2-3 units a day for women and 3-4 units a day for men) at least...
View ArticleGender, alcohol and interventions
This Alcohol Insight summarises the end-of-award report for a study funded by Comic Relief and Alcohol Research UK. There is widespread concern about health and social consequences of excessive...
View ArticleInvestigating community gardening as a form of rehabilitation for people with...
Background Following the observation of a major gap in research in the dual areas of eco-therapy and alternative alcohol interventions, this study set out to explore the scope of eco-therapy services...
View ArticleThe 2nd National Emergency Department survey of Alcohol Identification and...
Background Alcohol identification and brief advice (IBA) in the Emergency Department is an effective and cost effective method to reduce levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol related harm. This...
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