...Aloaina Misa Arona Aloaina; Barbara Lynn Staniforth; Vili Hapaki Nosa Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the perspectives of adult Samoan males in New Zealand on factors that support responsible alcohol use and abstinence, with the aim of identifying possible solutions to supporting...

...,” in alcohol consumption between lesbian, gay, bisexual and other sexual minority (LGB+) and heterosexual respondents with and without lifetime mental health and neurodevelopmental (MHND) conditions. Design/methodology/approach Characteristics and drinking behavior of respondents to GDS who disclosed...

... drinking to cope and GPA for those with a performance orientation may suggest that these students drink to cope with academic stressors. Importantly, students who choose to drink alcohol to cope with academic stress may paradoxically experience poorer academic performance. Future research should examine...

...Marie Fjellerup Bærndt Purpose This paper aims to explore the existence of drinking stories among young Muslim women in Denmark. More specifically, the author investigates the significance of having a double audience (one Muslim, one Danish) for the construction of narratives about alcohol...

...James Windle; Graham Cambridge; James Leonard; Orla Lynch Purpose This paper aims to explore how the Celtic Tiger economic boom and Great Recession influenced drug and alcohol use in one Irish city. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 people, living...

...Ole Grummedal; Marie Strøm Zangenberg; Janne Schurmann Tolstrup Purpose The authors tested the hypothesis that having a high availability of different types of alcoholic drinks (beer, wine or spirits) as compared to being confined to one type only associate with a higher alcohol intake and worse...

...Linda Dinc; Jemma Marzetti Purpose Previous research have shown that individuals with high trait impulsivity are at high risk of engaging in problem alcohol use and that drinking motives differentially predicted alcohol use and problems. This study aimed to investigate whether these previously...

... the 23,000 analysed treatment episodes were alcohol and cannabis. Both remained relatively stable over time. Heroin seemed to be decreasing significantly at the national level, but increased in Brussels. Benzodiazepines decreased significantly in Flanders and Brussels, but not in Wallonia. On the other hand...

...Mohd Usman; Enu Anand; Saddaf Naaz Akhtar; Srikanth Reddy Umenthala; Tarique Anwar; Sayeed Unisa Purpose Alcohol and tobacco consumption are significant public health concerns and considered some of the riskiest behaviors among students. Despite strong indications of heavy consumption...