Alcohol Library
Downloadable versions of all of final grant reports are available here.
Visit 'Alcohol Insights' for brief summaries of reports.
Recent Alcohol Insights
Short, easily accessible summaries of projects funded by Alcohol Research UK or the former AERC, with links to the full academic reports:
The 2nd National Emergency Department survey of Alcohol Identification and Intervention activity
November 2, 2012
Are UK alcohol policy and NICE guidelines, commending the use of screening tools and delivery of brief advice in hospital emergency departments being adopted?
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: A&E, alcohol champion, AUDIT, emergency department, FAST, hospital, intervention, screening
Process evaluation and feasibility study of In:tuition, a life skills education programme for young people aged 9-14 years
September 27, 2012
In:tuition is an evidence based, life skills education programme for young people aged 9-14 developed by Drinkaware.
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: children, In:tuition, internet, life skills, school, students
Glass Shape Influences Consumption Rate for Alcoholic Beverages
September 20, 2012
Participants were 60% slower to consume an alcoholic beverage from a straight glass compared to a curved glass. This may represent a modifiable target for public health interventions.
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: binge drinking, glass shape, pricing
Alcohol Industry Influence on Public Policy: A Case Study of Pricing and Promotions Policy in the UK
September 20, 2012
Whilst much of the literature on alcohol policy exhibits a clear assumption that industry actors are extremely powerful, we know relatively little about the processes through which alcohol policy is made and the specific role played by industry actors in these processes.
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: drinks industry, industry, policy
Developing “Mystery Shopper” capacity for alcohol services
August 2, 2012
Mystery shoppers are paid to use shops and services to determine the quality of customer experience, can this be applied to an alcohol treatment system?
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: pilot, service users, stakeholder, treatment
An Evaluation of the Option 2 Intensive Family Preservation Service
July 6, 2012
Option 2 reduces the use of care system in families where parental alcohol misuse is a factor, but what impact does it have on parental substance use, child welfare and family functioning?
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: 'treatment trial', children, families, Option 2, Wales
Investigating community gardening as a form of rehabilitation for people with alcohol misuse problems in Northern Ireland: A pilot study
June 26, 2012
Set out to explore the scope of eco-therapy services in Northern Ireland, with the aim of assessing the potential for a larger research project assessing eco-therapy for people with alcohol problems.
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: 'treatment trial', eco-therapy, intervention, Northern Ireland, pilot
Shop servers’ experience of alcohol-related issues and interventions in socially contrasting neighbourhoods
June 15, 2012
Alcohol problems are concentrated in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and a shift in alcohol consumer patterns away from pubs towards the off-trade sector, makes its purchase cheaper and its consumption, largely unsupervised.
Filed Under: Alcohol Insights Tagged With: off-sales, policy, pricing, units
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