drinking cultures

Launch of 'Sobriety, Abstinence & Moderation' Research Cluster

News

With recent declines in drinking rates across parts of the world including Europe and Australia – particularly amongst younger people – and the rise of ‘positive sobriety’ movements, ‘dry months’ and online communities, further research...

Liquid Modernity: Space, Place & Contemporary Drinking Cultures

11 April 2019

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

Liquid Modernity is a two-day event that seeks to draw together researchers interested in exploring the intersection of drink, space and place within contemporary culture, media and society.

The Alcohol Change UK Conference 2019

19 June 2019

London

There are many factors which affect alcohol harm including pricing, availability, marketing,

45th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society

3 June 2019

Utrecht

The 45th KBS Symposium will be hosted by the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, and the Municipality of Utrecht.

43rd Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium

5 June 2017

Sheffield

United Kingdom

The primary purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum for researchers involved in studies on alcohol to exchange ideas about their ongoing research.

Australia: Social Pressures and Alcohol Consumption

Scientific article

12 October 2016

Almost 20% of Australians exceed two alcoholic drinks on average per day. However, the will to cut down or quit drinking can lead to social stigmatisation. A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Review reports that, in many social...

And the Winner Is….

Scientific article

27 September 2016

To drink alcohol at sporting events has become the social norm. A new study conducted collaboratively by Eastern Health and Turning Point Alcohol and Drugs Centre has discovered that drunkenness and related harm in Australia tend to reach...