Alcohol, media, and emerging technology research (CAPR)
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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
Professor Kuntsche drew on some of his recent papers including his chapter in the Handbook of Addiction Psychology and some of our recent tutorial papers. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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How to apply zero‐shot learning to text data in substance use research: An overview and tutorial with media data
A vast amount of media-related text data is generated daily in the form of social media posts, news stories or academic articles. These text data provide opportunities for researchers to analyse and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Their massive systematic review was recently published in The International Journal of Drug Policy Research: 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
May 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The team have also written a blog post based on their massive systematic review of single gender studies. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/14/m...
Men bear the brunt of alcohol harm - so why the focus on women? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Despite men drinking more and experiencing more alcohol-related harm, a new study has found that women are the focus of more research, particularly relating to behaviour. The study authors explain how...
www.ias.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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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
December 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I think Bruno is running the starter pack.
@psychopharmres.bsky.social see above, we have more friends!
December 20, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Welcome to the 'sky! There is an Aus substance use researchers starter pack! go.bsky.app/Q9bBy2H
December 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
"... with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to inform strengths-based health promotion campaigns."
December 17, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Boooooom! Congrats!
December 5, 2024 at 6:40 AM