alcohol

‘Dangerous Data’: Drinking after Dependence. An Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic

Book

25 January 2021

‘DANGEROUS DATA’: DRINKING AFTER DEPENDENCE First cracked in 1960s London, the orthodoxy that abstinence is the only acceptable and feasible treatment goal for ‘alcoholics’ seemed shattered in 1973 by evidence that even physically dependent...

What if the therapist works for the jailer? Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell B5

Book

20 January 2021

WHAT IF THE THERAPIST WORKS FOR THE JAILER? The title poses the dilemma for alcohol treatment staff (seen as) working for authorities controlling or punishing the ‘client’ or deciding on removing their children. Explores whether in these...

Can it ever be safe to leave children with dependent drinkers? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A5

Book

18 January 2021

CAN IT EVER BE SAFE TO LEAVE CHILDREN WITH DEPENDENT DRINKERS? Relapse is common after treatment – so is it simply too risky to leave their children with the most severely problematic drinkers, even if they have done well in treatment? What...

Alcohol Consumption, Cardiac Biomarkers, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Adverse Outcomes

Scientific article

13 January 2021

Abstract Aims There is inconsistent evidence on the relation of alcohol intake with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), in particular at lower doses. We assessed the association between alcohol consumption, biomarkers, and incident AF...

Fabrication Shadow over NICE-Recommended Family Therapy. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

Book

15 January 2021

FABRICATION SHADOW OVER NICE-RECOMMENDED FAMILY THERAPY. In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it that the intensity...

Alcohol Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Why Is the Record so Poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

Book

13 January 2021

ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: WHY IS THE RECORD SO POOR? In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it...

Beyond the patient: treatment’s impacts on family and community. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A5

Book

6 January 2021

BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY The final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix defocuses from the patient to ask what treatment can do for the rest of us, starting with this cell on the impacts of the...

Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021

12 October 2021

Online

The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021 will be held 12-14 October 2021, in the same week that was originally planned for GAPC 2021. While GAPC has been postponed to 2023, the GAPA Virtual Event will offer interactive sessions in different time zones.

Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol

Book

The guidelines provide health professionals, policy makers and the Australian community with evidence-based advice on the health effects of drinking alcohol. The guidelines aim to help individuals make informed decisions about drinking...

The Common Core of Effective Therapies. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Row 4

Book

23 December 2020

See this message as a web page. THE COMMON CORE OF EFFECTIVE THERAPIES The first cell of row 4 dedicated to psychosocial therapies took a research-illuminated journey to the core of those therapies, guided by the American Psychological...