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An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland (2016)
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 the lived experiences and drinking behaviors of people with alcohol-related... Read More about An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland.

Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study (2016)
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 explore with heavy drinkers their awareness of and identify potential implicati... Read More about Heavy drinkers' perspectives on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland: a qualitative interview study.

The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change? (2016)
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 reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm include the planned introd... Read More about The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?.

The enigma of 'harmful' alcohol consumption: evidence from a mixed methods study involving female drinkers in Scotland (2015)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Rush, R., Black, H., O'May, F. P., Chick, J., Rees, C., & McPake, B. (2016). The enigma of 'harmful' alcohol consumption: evidence from a mixed methods study involving female drinkers in Scotland. Perspectives in Public Health, 136(1), 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 to better describe the drinking behaviour of UK women. This study aims to c... Read More about The enigma of 'harmful' alcohol consumption: evidence from a mixed methods study involving female drinkers in Scotland.

Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity. (2015)
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 with Scottish health services. We contrast our findings with national sales... Read More about Alcohol purchasing by ill heavy drinkers; cheap alcohol is no single commodity..

White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price (2014)
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 a similar group recruited in comparable settings 4 years previously. To co... Read More about White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price.

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 (2011)
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 Edinburgh in 2008/09. Participants A total of 377 patients with... Read More about 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.

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. (2010)
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 antioxidant content. We present a proposal for discussion that the rapid consumpti... Read More about 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..