James Morris
@jamesmorris24.bsky.social
Research interests: alcohol, addiction, stigma, framing. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=FHUc5jkAAAAJ&hl=en The Alcohol Problem Podcast host https://alcoholpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
Attention alcohol researchers, policy makers, practitioners etc.. In October in the beautiful Stirling, Scotland, a subsidised 2 day alcohol conference is taking place! Hope to see you there! shop.stir.ac.uk/conferences-...
New paper led by @jamesmorris24.bsky.social focused on othering in relation to alcohol consumption. This meta-synthesis seeks to characterise the ‘problematic other’ people use to justify, normalize or protect their own ‘non-problematic’ drinking identity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“Not me, I’m in control!” a systematic meta-synthesis of othering amongst heavier drinkers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Very excited about this one!!
Addiction Research & Theory@addictrestheory.bsky.social · 8mo ago“Not me, I’m in control!” A systematic meta-synthesis of othering amongst heavier drinkers by James Morris, Esther Oh, Liam Verstraet, Viha Bam, Riya Manchanda, Thomas Mills, Catherine Jenkins, Ian Albery, & Melissa Oldham #accepted
'Clinical alcohol guidelines are welcome—but upstream action is paramount' | @jamesmorris24.bsky.social et al @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Clinical alcohol guidelines are welcome—but upstream action is paramount
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Addictions research and practice specialist interest group meeting three! ❓ When? 9th December @ 1600 📅 ❓ Who? @jamesmorris24.bsky.social ❓ What? "(Mis) understanding alcohol problems? Language, labelling and stigma" ❓ How do I join? email mhincubator.addictionsig@gmail.com ❕ Please share 💚
New clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment have now been released. A great resource I'm proud to have been involved with. That said, we published a letter in Addiction highlighting the importance of a broader 'upstream' public health-led approach, as well good quality treatment systems.
A recent study warned against assuming the public health benefits of "no safe level" of alcohol messages. Among risky and hamful drinkers they may reduce problem recognition and instil more fear and resistance than promoting cutting down. @jamesmorris24.bsky.social sciety.org/articles/act...
Effects of ‘No Safe Level’ and ‘Cutting Down’ Alcohol Messages on Problem Recognition, Defensive Processing, and Self-Efficacy in Heavy Drinkers: A Randomized Experimental Study
Background: Public health groups have increasingly been adopting a no safe level of alcohol consumption message. We aimed to test how this message affects psychological outcomes relevant for alcohol u...
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Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
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'What counts as drinking' in pregnancy varies - eg 'wine doesn't count' is often heard, but so much stigma around alcohol use in pregnancy. Interesting parallel with othering/problem recognition challenges @melissaoldham.bsky.social in other session #SSA2025
@leonxiao.com presents gambling data on social media ads and low compliance. Highlights #Brexit means disclosure of such data is now voluntary for UK context #SSA2025
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The ACTUAL truth about moderation substack.com/@jamesmorris...
'The stigma of alcohol dependence with Prof. Georg Schomerus' | Alcohol Problem Podcast @jamesmorris24.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1275176/epis...
The stigma of alcohol dependence with Prof. Georg Schomerus - The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast
In this episode I talk to Prof. Georg Schomerus, Professor and Chair at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig. Prof Schomerus is a leading academic in the field of stig...
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New podcast episode: The stigma of alcohol dependence with Prof @geschom.bsky.social Please share/rate 🙏 www.buzzsprout.com/1275176/epis...
The stigma of alcohol dependence with Prof. Georg Schomerus - The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast
In this episode I talk to Prof. Georg Schomerus, Professor and Chair at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig. Prof Schomerus is a leading academic in the field of stig...
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More than three years of research have now been published: doi.org/10.1016/S246... 🥳 @thelancetph.bsky.social #openaccess #publichealth Can #alcohol pricing be used to lower consumption particularly in populations experiencing the most harm? Our US modelling study suggests: YES.
Targeting alcohol use in high-risk population groups: a US microsimulation study of beverage-specific pricing policies
Raising retail prices on alcoholic beverages preferred by high-risk groups (males, those of low socioeconomic status, and those with heavy alcohol use…
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Another study indicating the uniquely high stigma of alcohol problems vs other mental health issues. Interestingly, the alcohol condition was associated with higher likelihood of seeking help, although there is a mixed literature on alcohol stigma and help-seeking. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
An online vignette experiment on stigma and help-seeking attitudes towards five mental health problems in adolescents and emerging adults - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - An online vignette experiment on stigma and help-seeking attitudes towards five mental health problems in adolescents and emerging adults
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Excellent debunking of the master narrative of addiction as a permanent severe condition always requiring abstinence. Bravo @maiasz.bsky.social.
Maia Szalavitz@maiasz.bsky.social · 12mo agoNon-abstinent recovery is more common than recovery that excludes all psychoactive substances other than caffeine & nicotine. So why don't we talk about it? In light of new attacks on harm reduction, it's critical to do do.... my latest www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
More evidence on how 'othering' is a barrier to problem recognition amongst at-risk/heavy drinking groups. Great novel study led by the excellent @melissaoldham.bsky.social and colleagues.. Open access 👇
Melissa Oldham@melissaoldham.bsky.social · last yr.New paper! We used focus groups and arts-based methods to explore whether people ‘other’ when making judgements about harmful drinking and the drinking contexts and features of drinking contexts perceived as being indicative of harmful drinking. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
When asked to reflect on harmful drinking contexts, risky drinkers in England described a broad spectrum of harms which were differentially applicable to different drinking contexts. Participants most frequently highlighted drinking alone at home, or big days or nights out as more harmful contexts.
Excellent talk by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social at last week's @pubsci.bsky.social event on the science of certainty- including a great graph on a *correlation* between college alcohol spend and 1st class degree awards!
A thoughtful piece from James for anyone interested in how problem drinking is conceptualised. The essay explores the label of 'the alcoholic', discusses issues of stigma and self-stigma, and encourages us to consider how alcohol problems exist beyond the 'alcoholism' paradigm.
James Morris@jamesmorris24.bsky.social · last yr.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
In a new essay for the SSA, Dr James Morris explores the role of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in modern-day society, including AA’s influence over the collective understanding of drinking problems. Read the full essay here: tinyurl.com/35krp5z5 #AlcoholicsAnonymous
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
Prejudice (as the underlying attitude) does come before racism/stigma etc (as enacted prejudice), and yes the attitude-behaviour order is very often the other way round. However acceptability is just one component of change- there are other important drivers of prejudice and discrimination.
Mark Brown@markoneinfour.bsky.social · last yr.I think racism comes before justifications for being racist. Things don't turn people racist. What changes is the acceptability or not of racism as an approach to the world. Mollifying racists does not make them less racist. And embarrassed middle class people just walked right into that trap.
Important study on the mental health and alcohol relationship in general population - good mental health was protective against future heavy drinking, but no other directional effects found. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
Painful #newsnight viewing on 10 year NHS plan as anchor asks why can't we blame 'bad patients' for being unhealthy.. no one makes the point these are population issues framed as individual ones, and how badly the plan has failed on this front
Despite the public health community emphasising the need for unused policy levers for prevention of alcohol harm for decades (our recent call in @addictionjournal.bsky.social below), the labour government have ignored this in their 10 year plan. Sigh onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Clinical alcohol guidelines are welcome—but upstream action is paramount
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