Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social
The Drinking Studies Network is an interdisciplinary and international research group that connects scholars working on drink and drinking cultures. We are free to join and welcome all. More info at https://drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/
Pinned
We couldn't help noticing the party seems to have moved over here so we thought we'd join in. Follow us for the latest drinking studies news and events (and you can join us for free to receive our regular newsletter).
'Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers' | @theguardian.com via @drugwise.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers
Two new books analyse what makes the ‘perfect pub’ and both come to a sobering conclusion: Irish pubs are in trouble
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
'Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers' | @theguardian.com via @drugwise.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
'Will Ireland's new alcohol warning labels turn people away from drinking?' | BBC via @drugwise.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Will new warning labels in Ireland turn people away from alcohol?
From sober curious to dedicated pint-lovers, 20-somethings tell us about their outlook on drinking.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
'Will Ireland's new alcohol warning labels turn people away from drinking?' | BBC via @drugwise.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Trends in alcohol-related mortality rates before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic' | Recovery Research Institute www.recoveryanswers.org/research-pos...
Trends in alcohol-related mortality rates before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
In this geospatial modeling analysis done in Ohio, more than a third of opioid use disorder treatment need was outside a 15-minute drive time of an Opioid Treatment Program to access methadone trea…
www.recoveryanswers.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
'Trends in alcohol-related mortality rates before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic' | Recovery Research Institute www.recoveryanswers.org/research-pos...
'Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks' | @bhcitynews.bsky.social www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/30/d...
Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks
You’re homeless but you’re sober. You sleep on the street but you don’t drink or do drugs. This is the
www.brightonandhovenews.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
'Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks' | @bhcitynews.bsky.social www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/30/d...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
"Behind the façade of ‘responsibility’, zero-alcohol products are being used to reach new audiences, avoid advertising restrictions, and increase brand visibility," Fraser Edwardes, Alcohol Project Officer, Cancer Council Western Australia. @ias.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Zero-alcohol products: a tool for moderation or a tool for growth? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
How do alcohol industry public-facing and industry-facing communications differ regarding how they talk about zero alcohol drinks?
www.ias.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Behind the façade of ‘responsibility’, zero-alcohol products are being used to reach new audiences, avoid advertising restrictions, and increase brand visibility," Fraser Edwardes, Alcohol Project Officer, Cancer Council Western Australia. @ias.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
December 10th in Nashville! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... .
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
December 10th in Nashville! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... .
'Barriers to recovery: overcoming obstacles to alcohol recovery in the UK' | @ias.org.uk report www.ias.org.uk/report/barri...
Barriers to Recovery: Overcoming obstacles to alcohol recovery in the UK - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Alcohol-related harm continues to escalate in the United Kingdom (UK), with 2023 marking the highest number of alcohol-specific deaths recorded in England, and only 22% of those in need accessing spec...
www.ias.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
'Barriers to recovery: overcoming obstacles to alcohol recovery in the UK' | @ias.org.uk report www.ias.org.uk/report/barri...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Another new @addictionjournal.bsky.social paper out today looking at trends in alcohol consumption in England and trying to answer the important question as to whether this has returned to pre-pandemic levels after rising during the first lockdown.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Another new @addictionjournal.bsky.social paper out today looking at trends in alcohol consumption in England and trying to answer the important question as to whether this has returned to pre-pandemic levels after rising during the first lockdown.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Peter Backman on the failure of Eat Out to Help Out: "The hospitality sector deserved better than a scheme that asked it to encourage behaviour that scientific advisers knew was high-risk"... and failed to stimulate long-term growth: mcusercontent.com/f984510851e2...
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Peter Backman on the failure of Eat Out to Help Out: "The hospitality sector deserved better than a scheme that asked it to encourage behaviour that scientific advisers knew was high-risk"... and failed to stimulate long-term growth: mcusercontent.com/f984510851e2...
'New pub to train young people with disabilities' | via @beertoday.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brighton charity opens pub to train people with disabilities
Charity founder Baroness Rosa Monckton wants the pub to
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'New pub to train young people with disabilities' | via @beertoday.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Despite the sensational headline (*Hogarth klaxon*) this is an interesting conversation with @victimofmaths.bsky.social revealing the complexities of alcohol trends in the UK and, in preparation for next week's Budget, the impact of pricing and duty changes: whatareyouon.substack.com/p/britain-bl...
Britain bleeds cheap Booze
As the Budget looms, here's the true cost of our drinking habit
whatareyouon.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Despite the sensational headline (*Hogarth klaxon*) this is an interesting conversation with @victimofmaths.bsky.social revealing the complexities of alcohol trends in the UK and, in preparation for next week's Budget, the impact of pricing and duty changes: whatareyouon.substack.com/p/britain-bl...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
NEW DATA: This briefing provides updates to key data from our flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The update also summarises funding and policy developments since the 2024 report.
Global State of Harm Reduction: 2025 Update to Key Data - Harm Reduction International %
Global State of Harm Reduction 2025: key data updates on harm reduction services, funding and drug policy worldwide amid major 2025 US funding cuts.
hri.global
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
NEW DATA: This briefing provides updates to key data from our flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The update also summarises funding and policy developments since the 2024 report.
Fury As Communities Minister Blocks Plans To Support Drinkers, Local Breweries And New Pubs Across Northern Ireland | Camra NI via British Guild of Beer Writers: www.beerguild.co.uk/news/fury-as...
Fury As Communities Minister Blocks Plans To Support Drinkers, Local Breweries And New Pubs Across Ni
Consumer group CAMRA NI says it is furious at Communities Minister’s decision to block modernising of alcohol licensing system The Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA, today gave an oral statem...
www.beerguild.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fury As Communities Minister Blocks Plans To Support Drinkers, Local Breweries And New Pubs Across Northern Ireland | Camra NI via British Guild of Beer Writers: www.beerguild.co.uk/news/fury-as...
'New men’s health strategy will tackle suicide, alcohol abuse and problem gambling' | LBC via @drugwise.bsky.social www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
New men’s health strategy will tackle suicide, alcohol abuse and problem gambling | LBC
The strategy aims to set out plans for dealing with the physical and mental health challenges specifically facing men
www.lbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
'New men’s health strategy will tackle suicide, alcohol abuse and problem gambling' | LBC via @drugwise.bsky.social www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
'Global alcohol consumption: why the world is failing to meet the WHO’s reduction target' | The Mental Elf via @drugwise.bsky.social www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Can we reduce the harms associated with alcohol by 2030?
Ian Hamilton considers a study on the national, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease between 2000-2020.
www.nationalelfservice.net
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
'Global alcohol consumption: why the world is failing to meet the WHO’s reduction target' | The Mental Elf via @drugwise.bsky.social www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
A few thoughts on alcohol duty ahead of the budget (and an excuse to update some old graphs).
These two show the important of accounting for inflation - in cash terms alcohol duty rates are higher than ever before, but in real terms they are at historically low levels.
These two show the important of accounting for inflation - in cash terms alcohol duty rates are higher than ever before, but in real terms they are at historically low levels.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A few thoughts on alcohol duty ahead of the budget (and an excuse to update some old graphs).
These two show the important of accounting for inflation - in cash terms alcohol duty rates are higher than ever before, but in real terms they are at historically low levels.
These two show the important of accounting for inflation - in cash terms alcohol duty rates are higher than ever before, but in real terms they are at historically low levels.
'Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries' | @thelancet.com via @drugwise.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries
Alcohol per capita consumption (APC; total pure alcohol consumed per person 15 years or older per year) is the primary indicator used to track global …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
'Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries' | @thelancet.com via @drugwise.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Society for the Study of Addiction webinar: How to write a winning research grant proposal www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
How to write a winning research grant proposal
This webinar will guide you through the process of developing strong applications for research grants.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Society for the Study of Addiction webinar: How to write a winning research grant proposal www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
'Exploring women’s views toward no-lo alcohol products during pregnancy: a photo elicitation guided qualitative study' | Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy via @drugwise.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring women’s views toward no-lo alcohol products during pregnancy: a photo elicitation guided qualitative study
Pregnancy encompasses a period of socially expected and medically advised abstinence from alcohol. The UK has one of the highest rates of alcohol exposed pregnancies globally. ‘Non-alcoholic and lo...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
'Exploring women’s views toward no-lo alcohol products during pregnancy: a photo elicitation guided qualitative study' | Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy via @drugwise.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Aberdeen to trial alcohol sales at Scottish Premiership match' | BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aberdeen to trial alcohol sales at Scottish Premiership match
Supporters will be able to buy alcoholic drinks at the game against Kilmarnock next month.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
'Aberdeen to trial alcohol sales at Scottish Premiership match' | BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
@philmellows.bsky.social talking sense:
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
OPINION: Beer drinkers too hung up on ABVs
Beer drinkers are too hung up on ABVs, Phil Mellows writes after Heineken UK announced plans to lower the strength of Foster's lager.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@philmellows.bsky.social talking sense:
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
"If the quality's there, lower ABVs should be a win for everyone' and for all the people choosing to 'coast' (i.e. drink lower ABVs), it's a welcome move.
www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thanks to @petebrownbeer.bsky.social for a brilliant talk last night at Small Bar. Great to bring your research & your new book to our lovely Bristol crowd. Thanks @beinghumanfest.bsky.social for the funding that made it possible!
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Photo credits @dominicalder.bsky.social & @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Really looking forward to this - it's been fully-booked for ages too! If you're on the list see you at Small Bar later.
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
Looking forward to our Think While You Drink event with @petebrownbeer.bsky.social tonight as he'll be talking us through some of his research for his brilliant new book, Tasting Notes including some music-themed tastings. @kellywasgcb.bsky.social
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
www.petebrown.net/2025/02/07/s...
Say hello to “Tasting Notes: The Art and Science of Pairing Beer and Music." - Pete Brown
I’ve got a new book coming out. Oh, come on, don't be like that. It’s been three long years since the last one.
www.petebrown.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Really looking forward to this - it's been fully-booked for ages too! If you're on the list see you at Small Bar later.
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
It's part of the amazing @beinghumanfest.bsky.social, take a look at what else is going on that's still got space 🍻
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Upstairs in Small Bar looking lovely for our Think While You Drink Event for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social later. Thanks to @kellywasgcb.bsky.social and Bob for getting it all ready today. Looking forward to seeing all the happy tasters using those glasses for good later.
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Upstairs in Small Bar looking lovely for our Think While You Drink Event for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social later. Thanks to @kellywasgcb.bsky.social and Bob for getting it all ready today. Looking forward to seeing all the happy tasters using those glasses for good later.
Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
Temperance Lives – published today
My book – Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine 1840-1918 – is published by Bloomsbury Academic today, as an ebook anyway. Think of it as a soft launch – the hardba…
jameskneale.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...