The association between alcohol abstinence, drinking or binge drinking and drug use: is alcohol abstinence that safe? Available to Purchase

Marc Dupuis is working as a Graduate Assistant and PhD Candidate in the Institute of Psychology at the University of Lausanne. After completing his MSc in Psychology, he worked on different longitudinal studies at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland and Lausanne University Hospital. His current research as a PhD candidate covers response biases in questionnaire-based mental health surveys.

Dr Stéphanie Baggio, PhD, is working as a Junior Lecturer in the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lausanne. Her research currently focusses on substance use patterns, and vulnerabilities during life course.

Marion Emilie Accard, after completing her BSc in Nursing in Besançon, has been working at the Lausanne University Hospital’s Alcohol Treatment Centre inpatient unit: Tamaris. Her current work covers inpatient treatment of psychiatric disorders with an extra focus on addictions.

Dr Meichun Mohler-Kuo, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Mental Health and Social Epidemiology unit at the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich. She trained at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her main research interests are the social and environmental determinants of health and social behaviors.

Dr Gerhard Gmel, PhD, is Head of the Epidemiology and Statistics Section of the Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Organization, Addiction Switzerland. He is also an Associate Professor at the Lausanne University Hospital’s Alcohol Treatment Center. His main research interest is substance use epidemiology, particularly alcohol use.