by Cassandra Wright, Menzies School of Health Research; Beau Jayde Cubillo, Menzies School of Health Research; John Holmes, University of Sheffield; Mark Mayo, Menzies School of Health Research; Mark Robinson, The University of Queensland; Michael Livingston, Curtin University; Nicholas Taylor, … [Read more...] about Guest post: Why Northern Territory alcohol reforms would be a disaster, according nine experts
Get off the beaten path
A rewarding experience need not be about being in an awesome location. It can be about connecting to where we are, wherever it might be. Seen in the right way, stumbling along the bank of a stream behind the local supermarket can rival the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. This is the promise of … [Read more...] about Get off the beaten path
Guideline labelling’s welcome return leaves open question
So it is welcome news that the government is pressing for the official guidelines to return in September (see video), albeit two years after they were quietly dropped. I have joined calls for official health guidelines to appear on all alcoholic drinks labels since revealing that they had been … [Read more...] about Guideline labelling’s welcome return leaves open question
The unique challenge of alcohol’s popularity
"If you are trying to change your approach alcohol and feel a bit out of place in the world, little wonder. It isn’t just you. This is alcohol’s unique challenge, which is not matched by other drugs, which do not stir such near-universal affection." … [Read more...] about The unique challenge of alcohol’s popularity
Enhance your alcohol intuition
Remoulding our intuitions about alcohol can deliver an enriched experience requiring less effort. Over time we can shape our unconscious as well conscious thoughts, allowing us to start to align our intuitive ideas about alcohol with scientifically establish facts. Replacing our existing … [Read more...] about Enhance your alcohol intuition
The personal story conundrum
As someone writing about alcohol I am often asked to tell my own story. I find it very difficult to know how to respond. It is not that I don’t have one. I do. I even wrote it down once. But it is never the right moment to tell it. Lived experiences make a huge contribution to the discussion … [Read more...] about The personal story conundrum