Alcohol, media, and emerging technology research (CAPR)
@alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
We are a group of researchers from La Trobe's Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) focused on understanding 1) how alcohol is depicted/discussed in media, 2) what impact exposure to alcohol content may have, and 3) how we can intervene/inform policy
We need better measures if we want to properly understand the impact of social media use or exposure to alcohol-related content on alcohol use.
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We need better measures to understand the influence of social media on substance use
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July 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
We need better measures if we want to properly understand the impact of social media use or exposure to alcohol-related content on alcohol use.
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“I Don’t Know for Certain”: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posters’ Accounts of Drink Spiking
New paper looking at relationships, contexts and impacts of alcohol & drug-facilitated sexual violence ('drink spiking'). Led by Jess Ison & @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
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New paper looking at relationships, contexts and impacts of alcohol & drug-facilitated sexual violence ('drink spiking'). Led by Jess Ison & @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
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June 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“I Don’t Know for Certain”: A Content Analysis of Reddit Posters’ Accounts of Drink Spiking
New paper looking at relationships, contexts and impacts of alcohol & drug-facilitated sexual violence ('drink spiking'). Led by Jess Ison & @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper looking at relationships, contexts and impacts of alcohol & drug-facilitated sexual violence ('drink spiking'). Led by Jess Ison & @alcoholandmedia.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
CAPR's director Emmanuel Kuntsche rocked the mic at the recent Global Congress on Behavioural Addictions in Istanbul. Here are some pics from his presentation on how machine learning is used in addiction research.
May 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
CAPR's director Emmanuel Kuntsche rocked the mic at the recent Global Congress on Behavioural Addictions in Istanbul. Here are some pics from his presentation on how machine learning is used in addiction research.
New from @meganpcook.bsky.social. Gender differences in Aus and NZ alcohol research. There are far fewer single gender studies focused on middle-aged men, despite the fact that they consume the most alcohol and experience the most alcohol-related harms. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gender Differences in Alcohol Research: A Focus on How Men and Women Are Studied in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
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May 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
New from @meganpcook.bsky.social. Gender differences in Aus and NZ alcohol research. There are far fewer single gender studies focused on middle-aged men, despite the fact that they consume the most alcohol and experience the most alcohol-related harms. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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📣Do you conduct research using technology and other novel approaches to address substance use related behaviors?
Submit your work to our upcoming special issue on novel approaches to Facilitate Health Behavior Change over at ECP, papers due June 1!
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Submit your work to our upcoming special issue on novel approaches to Facilitate Health Behavior Change over at ECP, papers due June 1!
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April 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣Do you conduct research using technology and other novel approaches to address substance use related behaviors?
Submit your work to our upcoming special issue on novel approaches to Facilitate Health Behavior Change over at ECP, papers due June 1!
tinyurl.com/ECP-Special-...
Submit your work to our upcoming special issue on novel approaches to Facilitate Health Behavior Change over at ECP, papers due June 1!
tinyurl.com/ECP-Special-...
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Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in "drink spiking" but we rarely associate the two. So we analysed Reddit posts to explore alcohol's role in drink spiking & sexual violence.
Written with a team of non-Bluesky users & out in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Written with a team of non-Bluesky users & out in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social
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Alcohol and legitimate victimhood: Analysing Reddit posts to understand perceptions of alcohol's role in drink spiking and sexual violence
Drink spiking has gained attention in the media but remains under-researched, particularly in the context of gendered power dynamics and sexual violen…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in "drink spiking" but we rarely associate the two. So we analysed Reddit posts to explore alcohol's role in drink spiking & sexual violence.
Written with a team of non-Bluesky users & out in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Written with a team of non-Bluesky users & out in @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very proud to be part of this systematic review, which has relevance for anyone working in the alcohol and/or gender space!
Implications extend beyond alcohol, prompting us to consider how we understand and (re)construct gender in the context of interdisciplinary research.
Implications extend beyond alcohol, prompting us to consider how we understand and (re)construct gender in the context of interdisciplinary research.
Thrilled to have our systematic review of the differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade up online at IJDP - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research
This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Very proud to be part of this systematic review, which has relevance for anyone working in the alcohol and/or gender space!
Implications extend beyond alcohol, prompting us to consider how we understand and (re)construct gender in the context of interdisciplinary research.
Implications extend beyond alcohol, prompting us to consider how we understand and (re)construct gender in the context of interdisciplinary research.
Congratulations @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social! This very cool paper analysed Reddit posts to better understand the perception of the role of alcohol in drink spiking.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Alcohol and legitimate victimhood: Analysing Reddit posts to understand perceptions of alcohol's role in drink spiking and sexual violence
Drink spiking has gained attention in the media but remains under-researched, particularly in the context of gendered power dynamics and sexual violen…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Congratulations @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social! This very cool paper analysed Reddit posts to better understand the perception of the role of alcohol in drink spiking.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations @meganpcook.bsky.social and team for the massive systematic review of 1,267 studies that focused on single gender alcohol studies. They found that the majority of single gender studies focused on women's alcohol use.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research
This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Congratulations @meganpcook.bsky.social and team for the massive systematic review of 1,267 studies that focused on single gender alcohol studies. They found that the majority of single gender studies focused on women's alcohol use.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📅Save the date!
APSAD 2025 is taking place from Sun 9 - Wed 12 Nov 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Gadigal (Sydney), Australia
Registration Open: March 2025
Abstract Submission Open: March 2025
Super Earlybird Deadline: Early April 2025
www.apsadconference.com.au
#APSAD25
APSAD 2025 is taking place from Sun 9 - Wed 12 Nov 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Gadigal (Sydney), Australia
Registration Open: March 2025
Abstract Submission Open: March 2025
Super Earlybird Deadline: Early April 2025
www.apsadconference.com.au
#APSAD25
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
📅Save the date!
APSAD 2025 is taking place from Sun 9 - Wed 12 Nov 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Gadigal (Sydney), Australia
Registration Open: March 2025
Abstract Submission Open: March 2025
Super Earlybird Deadline: Early April 2025
www.apsadconference.com.au
#APSAD25
APSAD 2025 is taking place from Sun 9 - Wed 12 Nov 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Gadigal (Sydney), Australia
Registration Open: March 2025
Abstract Submission Open: March 2025
Super Earlybird Deadline: Early April 2025
www.apsadconference.com.au
#APSAD25
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As President of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol, I welcome the alcohol research community to Scotland for the KBS 50th Anniversary Symposium organised by the Universities of Stirling and Glasgow (9-13 June 2025): kbs2025scotland.org/home.html
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 AM
As President of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol, I welcome the alcohol research community to Scotland for the KBS 50th Anniversary Symposium organised by the Universities of Stirling and Glasgow (9-13 June 2025): kbs2025scotland.org/home.html
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I've also got mine, which I've continuing to update over the past few weeks - will add you now, Tim.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
December 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I've also got mine, which I've continuing to update over the past few weeks - will add you now, Tim.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
Congrats @dadiyama-kylie.bsky.social and @jconigr.bsky.social, Nicole Hewlett and Dr Teagan Weatherall
on your NHMRC ideas grant success! "‘BubSafe’ aims to co-create a digital storytelling tool to help health professionals discuss the benefits of having an alcohol-free pregnancy...."
on your NHMRC ideas grant success! "‘BubSafe’ aims to co-create a digital storytelling tool to help health professionals discuss the benefits of having an alcohol-free pregnancy...."
December 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Congrats @dadiyama-kylie.bsky.social and @jconigr.bsky.social, Nicole Hewlett and Dr Teagan Weatherall
on your NHMRC ideas grant success! "‘BubSafe’ aims to co-create a digital storytelling tool to help health professionals discuss the benefits of having an alcohol-free pregnancy...."
on your NHMRC ideas grant success! "‘BubSafe’ aims to co-create a digital storytelling tool to help health professionals discuss the benefits of having an alcohol-free pregnancy...."
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Alcohol has a significant environmental cost, yet the climate impact of this industry remains poorly understood due to a lack of research.
The article explores the hidden carbon footprint of alcohol and why addressing this gap is crucial for a sustainable future. (1/2)
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The article explores the hidden carbon footprint of alcohol and why addressing this gap is crucial for a sustainable future. (1/2)
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What's the lowest carbon alcohol?
Are beer, wine or spirits better for the climate? Jocelyn Timperley takes a look into her drinking habits to find the most environmentally friendly tipple.
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December 16, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Thanks Insight Queensland for having me! It is always fun to talk about the work our research team is doing on alcohol, media, and emerging technology. I also got to talk about backwards satanic messages in music, which is just my fav!
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20th Nov 2024 Benjamin Riordan: How is substance use portrayed in digital media and the impacts?
YouTube video by Insight Queensland
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December 12, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Thanks Insight Queensland for having me! It is always fun to talk about the work our research team is doing on alcohol, media, and emerging technology. I also got to talk about backwards satanic messages in music, which is just my fav!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lULf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lULf...
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Me rereading my own code from 2 months ago:
December 7, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Me rereading my own code from 2 months ago:
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
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I've continued to add my Australian AOD researcher list - check it out, share, and let me know if I'm missing you if you've migrated over in the past week! 😄
Hopefully Turning Point isn't too far behind from following.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
Hopefully Turning Point isn't too far behind from following.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
December 3, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I've continued to add my Australian AOD researcher list - check it out, share, and let me know if I'm missing you if you've migrated over in the past week! 😄
Hopefully Turning Point isn't too far behind from following.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
Hopefully Turning Point isn't too far behind from following.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
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A useful quick-list of Australian researchers and research organisations in AOD, substance use and addiction to follow, mainly created for personal reasons as my organisation and researchers I support start to migrate, to get them set up quickly. Feel free to share.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
November 27, 2024 at 3:43 AM
A useful quick-list of Australian researchers and research organisations in AOD, substance use and addiction to follow, mainly created for personal reasons as my organisation and researchers I support start to migrate, to get them set up quickly. Feel free to share.
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
go.bsky.app/46UeoTe
We finally have enough CAPR members on BlueSky for a CAPR starter pack! More of us will probably be migrating over soon.
go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3
go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3
December 3, 2024 at 12:46 AM
We finally have enough CAPR members on BlueSky for a CAPR starter pack! More of us will probably be migrating over soon.
go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3
go.bsky.app/6pYdqn3
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Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.
Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why.
Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social
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It is very strange that we still have no idea how the social media ban will work and what it will look like.
amp.abc.net.au/article/1046...
amp.abc.net.au/article/1046...
Australia's social media ban for children under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery - ABC News
amp.abc.net.au
November 30, 2024 at 2:52 AM
It is very strange that we still have no idea how the social media ban will work and what it will look like.
amp.abc.net.au/article/1046...
amp.abc.net.au/article/1046...
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“The current evidence base simply does not support the Australian social media ban. Unfortunately, this is an example of legislation that is doomed to fail...Evidence...shows that similar bans are easily circumvented...All in all, it is a sad day for evidence based policy.” @davidaellis.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 1:58 PM
“The current evidence base simply does not support the Australian social media ban. Unfortunately, this is an example of legislation that is doomed to fail...Evidence...shows that similar bans are easily circumvented...All in all, it is a sad day for evidence based policy.” @davidaellis.bsky.social
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A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
www.science.org
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...