Martyn Symons looking at the impact of alcohol restrictions on tourism in WA. He found that domestic tourism skyrocketed after more stringent restrictions were introduced 🚀 Kettil Bruun Society #KBS2023

Robin Room presented his study on potential economic and environmental factors in association with alcohol's harms to others Kettil Bruun Society

Robin Room commenting on Jim McCambridge's presentation at #kbsconf makes point: "Resources devoted to alcohol in World Health Organization are tiny compared to intergovernmental agency resources on tobacco & on drug control". These issues are likely to come up again at Oct #gapc2023 in Cape Town

Really great presentation from Yvette! (I definitely am not biased though 😇)

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The best goodbye from Pilanesberg 😌

***New SARG paper*** Views on minimum unit pricing for alcohol before its introduction among people with alcohol dependence in Scotland: A qualitative interview study. Published in Drug&AlcoholReview Led by jane hughes with @Figure8C onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

New article with Alex Torney & @callinan_sarah in Drug&AlcoholReview We look at support for drug-checking (aka pill testing) in Australia using NDSHS data. Support varied according to demographics/drug use status/social attitudes, but most people do support it. doi.org/10.1111/dar.13…

she's distressed (she has to go down in the rain)

Come check out the APSAD booth @APSAD23 & see our list of DAR reviewers from the last year! Huge thanks to those who reviewed ≥3 papers in this time Chrianna Bharat Anne-Marie Laslett Yvette Mojica-Perez Emily Nicholls Olivia Price Jacques Raubenheimer @AlexTorney1 Hester Wilson Daniel Winter

If the NT minimum unit price is indexed this year it would be AU$1.56 - that's equivalent to the proposed £0.65 Scottish MUP increase. Yet there is no discussion of the increase in Australia or an expectation that the government will follow its own regulations.

Today is #TransDayOfVisibility. We're highlighting some key findings from our Writing Themselves In and Private Lives studies on what's making trans and gender diverse people feel great - including accepting workplaces, families, schools and healthcare - and what isn't. #TDOV

Open Access: Where do high-risk drinking occasions occur more often? Alexandra Torney, Robin Room, Heng Jiang, Taisia Huckle John Holmes @callinan_sarah CAPRAustralia La Trobe University Stockholm University Massey University SARG - SCHARR The University of Sheffield #alcohol onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

If you have a few minutes today or this week, why not complete the Global Drug Survey. So important to hear what is happening around the world and improve our understanding. Take part here redcap.health.uq.edu.au/surveys/?s=CK3…

Turning Point is disappointed by the Victorian Government's announcement this morning that there will be no supervised injecting service trial in the City of Melbourne. More below. 👇

Tried my hand at birdwatching today, managed to spot an emu AND a Robin

CAPR is hosting a research symposium on alcohol and social media on Monday 3rd June. Speakers include Benjamin Riordan, Jennifer Merrill, Rose Marie Ward and Paula O'Brien. Click the link below for more details. eventbrite.com.au/e/alcohol-and-…

Super thankful to have the chance to go to Kettil Bruun Society again, surrounded by so many smart and lovely people. KBS reminds me how lucky I am to be in this space. Thank you to Michael Livingston and co for putting it all together!! #KBS2024 9️⃣9️⃣🎈

Rottnest Island post-KBS with @cassmhopkins Koen Klaudia Kepa Yvette Mojica-Perez Gabriel Caluzzi. Turns out that while you never forget how to ride a bike, that doesn't mean you should (I wish I watched a YouTube tutorial on shifting gears 😔).

🖥️ Our webinar series returns this week 🖥️ Young people can make important gains when entering residential drug and alcohol services, but these can be difficult to maintain upon exit, especially amid other social problems.