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Policy, Strategy And Research
Professor Jonathan Chick and Dr Jan Gill discuss findings from their ongoing research into drinking behaviours in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Their research supports the evidence that those drinking at the most harmful levels purchase the cheapest alcohol – particularly white cider and cheap vodka. They also discuss the effects of minimum pricing.
Professor Keith Humphreys, discusses the role of science in developing alcohol policy. Arguing that policy should be about values, not simply science, he presents three areas in which evidence can, nonetheless, strongly inform the debate.
Baroness Finlay de Llandaff also argues that the implementation of the 2012 Alcohol Strategy has been slow and more needs to be done to enforce existing legislation.
Baroness Finlay de Llandaff also argues that the implementation of the 2012 Alcohol Strategy has been slow and more needs to be done to enforce existing legislation.
Doug Cameron talks about the establishment of the New Directions group in 1976 where the conventional beliefs of 'aloholism' were being questioned and new ideas of alcohol treatment could be discussed and practiced quietly.
Doug Cameron talks about the development of the first community alcohol team, delivering home based interventions and home detoxes rather than providing in-patient care and treatment.
Doug Cameron explains that New Directions began focus on drinking behaviours to understand why some people were using alcohol in this way.
Policy is about shaping what consequences you have
Keith also looks at the neuroscience and behavioral aspects of addiction
Alasdair described some of the contraditions emerging from the research setting
Alasdair talks about the research challenging stereotypes around who causes trouble with drinking