An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland
Journal Article
O'May, F., Gill, J., Black, H., Rees, C., & Chick, J. (2017)
An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland. Journal of Substance Use, 22(4), 442-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2016.1235732
Background: Alcohol consumption has posed well-documented problems for Scottish society in terms of morbidity, mortality, and wider societal costs. Objectives: To investigate ...
Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study
Journal Article
O’May, F., Gill, J., Black, H., Rees, C., Chick, J., & McPake, B. (2016)
Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study. SAGE Open, 6(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016657141
The irrefutable consequence of Scottish excessive alcohol consumption has prompted implementation and proposal of alcohol policy measures. The purpose of this study is to expl...
The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?
Journal Article
O'May, F., Whittaker, A., Black, H., & Gill, J. S. (2017)
The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(2), 192-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12403
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:
Research highlights the need to better understand the impact of alcohol-related harm on families and communities. Scottish policy initiatives to reduc...
The enigma of 'harmful' alcohol consumption: evidence from a mixed methods study involving female drinkers in Scotland
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Rush, R., Black, H., O'May, F. P., Chick, J., Rees, C., & McPake, B. (2015)
The enigma of 'harmful' alcohol consumption: evidence from a mixed methods study involving female drinkers in Scotland. Perspectives in Public Health, 136, 34-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913915603039
Background/Aims: An appreciation of the drinking patterns of population subgroups may usefully inform tailored interventions. For this purpose research has highlighted a need ...
Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity.
Journal Article
Gill, J., Chick, J., Black, H., Rees, C., O'May, F., Rush, R., & McPake, B. (2015)
Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity. Public Health, 129(12), 1571-1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.013
Objectives
Potential strategies to address alcohol misuse remain contentious. We aim to characterise the drink purchases of one population group: heavy drinkers in contact wi...
White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price
Journal Article
Black, H., Michalova, L., Gill, J. S., Rees, C., Chick, J., O'May, F., …McPake, B. (2014)
White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 49, 675-680. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu068
Aims: To compare characteristics of heavy drinkers who do, or do not, drink white cider during their typical drinking week and to contrast white cider drinkers' behaviour with...
The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland
Journal Article
Black, H., Gill, J. S., & Chick, J. (2011)
The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland. Addiction, 106, 729-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03225.x
Aim
To compare alcohol purchasing and consumption by ill drinkers in Edinburgh with wider alcohol sales in Scotland.
Design
Cross-sectional.
Setting
Two hospitals in Ed...
Vary VAT on alcohol: a more palatable way to achieve minimum pricing? Response.
Journal Article
Chick, J., Gill, J. S., & Black, H. (2010)
Vary VAT on alcohol: a more palatable way to achieve minimum pricing? Response. BMJ, 341, c6573-c6573
Ways to control alcohol price
Journal Article
Chick, J., Gill, J. S., & Black, H. (2010)
Ways to control alcohol price. BMJ, 341, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c7007
Can part of the health damage linked to alcohol misuse in Scotland be attributable to the type of drink and its low price (by permitting a rapid rate of consumption)? A point of view.
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Tsang, C., Black, H., & Chick, J. (2010)
Can part of the health damage linked to alcohol misuse in Scotland be attributable to the type of drink and its low price (by permitting a rapid rate of consumption)? A point of view. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 45, 398-400. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agq023
This article considers two sets of data describing the extent of consumption of white spirit drinks by a sample of patients who abuse alcohol and the analysis of drink antioxi...