The final seminar of our 2025 Alcohol Occasionals was delivered by Beth Meadows and Dr Kat Petrilli in October 2025. Please see below for information about our speakers and links to the event report and recording. Documenting alcohol marketing targeting LGBTQ+ communities Kat Petrilli (Institute of Alcohol Studies) discussed findings from their research which explores […]
Alcohol Occasional
Scotland’s First Managed Alcohol Programme: Evaluating the Impact to Inform Future Service Delivery and Research
People experiencing homelessness often use alcohol as a response to trauma andas a way of coping with difficult life circumstances. Often the only treatmentoption available is abstinence-based and whilst this may work for some, it doesnot always work for those experiencing homelessness, and harm-reductionapproaches can be more beneficial. MAPs are an example of a harm […]
Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis
Alcohol specific deaths are an at all-time high in the UK and 80% of these deaths are due to alcohol related liver disease (ArLD). For patients admitted to hospital with advanced ArLD, abstinence after discharge is the key determinant of outcome. However, few patients access relapse prevention support and relapse rates are high. There are […]
Court enforced alcohol abstinence – does it reduce reoffending?
Read the event report on Dr Carly Lightowlers’ webinar on court-enforced alcohol abstinence: does it reduce reoffending? In Scotland there is a keen interest in alcohol problems in the justice system and how best to improve the justice journey of individuals with alcohol use disorder. Whilst Scotland has not yet adopted alcohol tagging technology in […]
Ambulance clinicians’ preparedness for handling alcohol-related call-outs
As this is ongoing academic work, the recording and/ or event report of this seminar is not publicly available. If you would like to enquire about accessing these materials, please contact us at SHAAP@rcpe.ac.uk. Alcohol places a significant burden on UK ambulance services, with at least one-in-six ambulance call-outs in Scotland being alcohol-related. Ambulance staff […]
Can the language we choose help us reduce alcohol-related harms?
As this is ongoing academic work, the recording and/ or event report of this seminar is not publicly available. If you would like to enquire about accessing these materials, please contact us at SHAAP@rcpe.ac.uk. Increased calls have been made to attend to the language around alcohol use made on several grounds. In particular, language has been […]
No- and low-alcohol drinks: Potential and pitfalls for public health
As this is ongoing academic work, the recording and/ or event report of this seminar is not publicly available. If you would like to enquire about accessing these materials, please contact us at SHAAP@rcpe.ac.uk. No- and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks have become increasingly popular with consumers in recent years and the UK Government is committed to […]
A Match Made in Scotland – The Relationship between Football and Alcohol
Read the event report for Dr Richard Purves’ webinar: A match made in Scotland – The relationship between football and alcohol. The focus of the webinar was for Richard and colleagues to explain the research findings on why and how people drink alcohol whilst watching football, the extent of harm caused and how it compares […]
“Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: Qualitative study of experts’ views on policy priorities around alcohol availability
Read the event report for Dr Elena Dimova’s webinar on “Availability is the poor cousin of marketing and pricing”: Qualitative study of experts’ views on policy priorities around alcohol availability The focus of the webinar was for Dr Dimova to present findings from a study that was part of a larger project which aimed to […]
Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity
Read the event report for Dr David Whiteley’s webinar on Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity. The focus of the webinar was for Dr Whiteley to present findings from a recent scoping review of literature on alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people. During the scoping review, three key themes emerged: 1. Moving […]
Gendered alcohol brand marketing in a changing world: exploring the targeting and representation of women, and the implications.
Read the event report for Dr Amanda Atkinson’s webinar on gendered alcohol brand marketing in a changing world: exploring the targeting and representation of women, and the implications. Dr Atkinson presented findings of a mixed methods ESRC study that explored how women are targeted and represented by alcohol brands, how this has changed over time, […]
Co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression
Read the event report for Dr Kat Jackson and Dr Amy O’Donnell’s webinar on co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression. The focus of the webinar was to explore their recent study, which aimed to: Explore how support for service users with co-occurring heavy drinking and depression is delivered in the NE. Develop a resource to […]