Rethinking Alcohol Harm Reduction Commentary by @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.70152 @latrobeuni.bsky.social @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social

New Editor Recruitment Alert! I am seeking new Associate Editors on International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, a multidisciplinary, fully open access journal. More details below & as ever, DM me with any Qs! think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

New from @meganpcook.bsky.social, @amypennay.bsky.social and myself in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social - we talk about the current focus on how women's consumption influences their risk of assault. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A response to Weatherburn et al. (2025) ‘Risky alcohol use and violence against women: cause or consequence?’

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New paper by Maree Patsouras (+supervisors & @sarjomac.bsky.social). It explores how midlife women's drinking challenges/fits within ideals around femininity, 'good motherhood' and neoliberalism. A great final qual paper as part of Maree's mixed methods PhD! 😊 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Open access: Risk versus pleasure: understanding changing attitudes of non- and light-drinking young people as they age by @amypennay.bsky.social @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social @megancook.bsky.social @michaellivingston.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Risk versus pleasure: understanding changing attitudes of non- and light-drinking young people as they age

There have been significant declines in alcohol use for adolescents in high-income countries since the mid-2000s. Research suggests key factors are driving this, including: (1) negative attitudes t...

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“Rethinking drug-related harms as emerging through global systems” by Gabriel Caluzzi & Thomas Norman #accepted

A pleasure hosting the @sarnalcohol.bsky.social mtg yesterday @dundee.ac.uk. Well-attended by researchers & practitioners from across Dundee & Scotland. Great presentations including from visitor @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social and our own @ptoner.bsky.social.

And @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social discusses #HarmReduction as an addition to structural reforms (pricing, marketing...) and the Q&A highlights the community aspect they may bring into #PublicMentalHealth strategies. One example vancouver.ca/people-progr... #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland #Vancouver

Four Pillars drug strategy

Vancouver's Four Pillars Drug Strategy is a coordinated, comprehensive approach that balances public order and public health in order to create a safer, healthier community.

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Nice to have this out in popNAD. It summarises key ideas around declines in youth drinking that we explore in our book. Worth a read for overview of this body of work! @amypennay.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdzajx8c

Young people, alcohol and risk: A Culture of Caution

A recent book by an international team of authors theorises the social, cultural and economic shifts accompanying the decline in youth alcohol consumption observed in many high-income countries since ...

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A new pill testing service is now open at 95 Brunswick St, Fitzroy to reduce drug-related harm in Victoria. https://www.vicpilltesting.org.au #harmreduction #drugchecking #pilltesting #humanrights #PWUD

Excited to be starting work to better understand the Alcohol Harm Paradox in Australia; thanks to the Conversation for their interest in this work @theconversation.com theconversation.com/why-alcohol-...

Why alcohol policies miss those at the highest risk from drinking

Campaigns designed to help us cut back on alcohol don’t always reach those most at risk of harm. Here’s what we should be doing instead.

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Young people represent a "unique social generation with regards to alcohol". Dr @amypennay.bsky.social explains why on our latest podcast with Prof @jholmessheff.bsky.social 🎙️ Listen here: ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...

I've written a piece for @addiction-ssa.org on Alcoholics Anonymous, exploring it's current role - and tensions - within the current recovery landscape 90 years after its first meetings were held. Please share 🙏 www.addiction-ssa.org/features/ess... #alcoholicsanonymous #recovery #addiction

What a big week at #KBS2025! The #CAPR team showed up in full force this year — presenting across a huge range of topics and joining global talks on alcohol research, policy, and harm Huge thanks to @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social and everyone who made it such a vibrant and collaborative week! 🌍💬

“I Don’t Know for Certain”: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posters’ Accounts of Drink Spiking New paper looking at relationships, contexts and impacts of alcohol & drug-facilitated sexual violence ('drink spiking'). Led by Jess Ison & @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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#KBS2025 Day 4 started with a plenary session on Public Health Framing and Policy Processes. @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social presented his thoughts on Alcohol Harm Reduction.

Great presentation from @dremekadumbili.bsky.social on alcohol marketing in Nigeria as a commercial determinant of harm — framed in the context of the alcohol industry’s shift towards countries in the global south. #KBS2025

'Young People, Alcohol and Risk: A Culture of Caution' | @amypennay.bsky.social @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social @soc-researcher.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social et al @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/28/y...

Young People, Alcohol and Risk: A Culture of Caution - Institute of Alcohol Studies

A new book explores why young people in high-income countries are drinking less, linking the decline to growing health consciousness, closer parental relationships, and a broader culture of caution. I...

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A new book explores why young people in high-income countries are drinking less, linking the decline to growing health consciousness, closer parental relationships, and a broader culture of caution. In our latest blog, the authors discuss the findings. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/28/y...

Young People, Alcohol and Risk: A Culture of Caution - Institute of Alcohol Studies

A new book explores why young people in high-income countries are drinking less, linking the decline to growing health consciousness, closer parental relationships, and a broader culture of caution. I...

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Have a read of our editorial in @apsad-dar.bsky.social, led by @meganpcook.bsky.social, where we argue that we need to start focusing more on men in non-medical alcohol research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gender Differences in Alcohol Research: A Focus on How Men and Women Are Studied in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

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Men experience more alcohol-related harm than women, yet alcohol studies over the past decade have focused on women’s drinking. In our latest blog, researchers at La Trobe explore this mismatch - and why it matters for policy, health, and public perception. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/14/m...

Men bear the brunt of alcohol harm - so why the focus on women? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Despite men drinking more and experiencing more alcohol-related harm, a new study has found that women are the focus of more research, particularly relating to behaviour. The study authors explain how...

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Pleased to be able to share my new article in @theconversation.com. It was inspired by recent papers with colleagues @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social @ioanaacristea.bsky.social @samuelacuff.bsky.social & ongoing work with @ambercopeland.bsky.social, and many others! theconversation.com/addiction-is...

Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry – but nor is it just bad choices

Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.

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Our book is out now! 🥳 In it, we review literature on factors that have shaped international declines in youth drinking. We draw on data from Australia, Sweden and the UK, positioning changes within a generational shift towards risk aversion and caution. (See @amypennay.bsky.social's 🧵 for detail)

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In our latest article looking at the needs of young people leaving residential AOD services, we use the concept of biopedagogies to explore how services that teach young people skills for everyday living (to manage work, relationships and self-care) can be transformative. doi.org/10.1080/1446...

Learning how to live well: the transformative potential of youth AOD biopedagogies

We draw on the concept of ‘biopedagogies’ to explore the effects of ‘living skills’ training for young people in alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment; that is, the knowledge and skill needed for ...

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Another great paper by PhD candidate Maree Patsouras. This time a systematic review of alcohol use among working mothers - suggesting that societal level gender equity may have important impacts on alcohol consumption. Check it out! 🙂 doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...

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: www.ias.org.uk/2025/04/01/g...

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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Submit your qual work to Addiction! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Over a decade later and Addiction journal is still committed to publishing qualitative research

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🧐What is ‘alcohol harm reduction’ and how can we do it? Get insights from AIAS Visiting Fellow @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social who will present his research on alcohol harm reduction from theoretical, policy and practical perspectives. 📆7 April at 11:00 aias.au.dk/events/show/...

AIAS Seminar: ‘What is ‘alcohol harm reduction’ and how can we do it?’

Speaker: Gabriel Scott Caluzzi, AIAS Visiting Fellow & Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Australia

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A little reminder that our next seminar is **this Friday** in-person at La Trobe University City Campus and online. We'll be hearing from Alejandra Zuluaga, who will be presenting her work on human rights in Colombian drug policy. We hope to see you there! More details below:

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Our next seminar for 2025 will be at 4pm on March 21st with Alejandra Zuluaga from ARCSHS. Alejandra will be presenting her work on human rights in Colombian drug policy. See details below and join us in-person at LTU city campus if you can! vicsubstanceuseresearchforum.wordpress.com

Two PhD scholarships @Torrens University, Australia working on a project to reduce #alcohol consumption in heavy-drinking groups of midlife women by developing/testing co-designed interventions. Contact Paul Ward (see poster) for more information! #academicsky #phdbluesky #publichealth #sociology