Wulf Livingston
@drwulf.bsky.social
Human, sometimes, partner, parent, social worker, researcher, food and music lover. Currently Professor of Alcohol Studies at Wrexham University.
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🗣️In our latest blog, @bethmeadows.bsky.social discusses her research into LGBTQIA+ communities and alcohol-free nightlife spaces and explores the potential for these spaces as well as the barriers they may face. #PrideMonth
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Are you being served? PhD research project exploring alcohol-free nightlife spaces for LGBTQIA+ communities - Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
In our latest blog, Beth Meadows discusses her research into LGBTQIA+ communities and alcohol-free nightlife spaces and explores the potential for these spaces as well as the barriers they may face. L...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🗣️In our latest blog, @bethmeadows.bsky.social discusses her research into LGBTQIA+ communities and alcohol-free nightlife spaces and explores the potential for these spaces as well as the barriers they may face. #PrideMonth
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shaap.org.uk/are-you-bein...
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"In short, ours is a plea for a shared mission, for the humility and courage to recognise that we require new ways of discussing, delivering and improving the nation’s health and creating sustainable health care and social care systems for the future."
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'Reform is urgent and critical' An open letter from medics on the future of healthcare in Scotland
Leading Scottish health professionals call for ‘reimagining’ of healthcare
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June 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"In short, ours is a plea for a shared mission, for the humility and courage to recognise that we require new ways of discussing, delivering and improving the nation’s health and creating sustainable health care and social care systems for the future."
www.scotsman.com/health/an-op...
www.scotsman.com/health/an-op...
Good to be presenting reflections from final evaluation of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol Wales #kbs2025 with @andyperkins.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Good to be presenting reflections from final evaluation of Minimum Pricing for Alcohol Wales #kbs2025 with @andyperkins.bsky.social
This mini series highlights the power of transformation through peer led organisation www.recoveryvoices.info/nwrc-10-year...
NWRC 10-Year Anniversary: Celebratory Blog Series
Summaries of 35 blog posts which convey the magic happening at North Wales Recovery Communities, describing how the initiative developed, what it involves, impact on the wider community, and involving...
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June 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This mini series highlights the power of transformation through peer led organisation www.recoveryvoices.info/nwrc-10-year...
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A further (final) reply to the 'positive stigma' debate (DM if you need full text), myself and @jamesnicholls.bsky.social
The complexity of stigma demands nuanced debate www.tandfonline.com/eprint/69FCR...
The complexity of stigma demands nuanced debate www.tandfonline.com/eprint/69FCR...
The complexity of stigma demands nuanced debate
Published in Addiction Research & Theory (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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May 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A further (final) reply to the 'positive stigma' debate (DM if you need full text), myself and @jamesnicholls.bsky.social
The complexity of stigma demands nuanced debate www.tandfonline.com/eprint/69FCR...
The complexity of stigma demands nuanced debate www.tandfonline.com/eprint/69FCR...
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I caught this programme yesterday on Radio 4. It's unusual to have such a detailed and extensive discussion of problems related to #drugs on a major radio network. 1/3
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Currently - Madeira's Drugs Crisis - BBC Sounds
Madeira has a chronic drug problem the authorities are struggling to cope with.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I caught this programme yesterday on Radio 4. It's unusual to have such a detailed and extensive discussion of problems related to #drugs on a major radio network. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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⭐ This Wednesday ⭐
Academi Heddwch Cyrmu (AHC) is Wales’s National Peace Institute and the only national peace institute in the UK.
This lecture will explore what it means to be a nation of peace, why Wales should become one, and how it can do so 🕊
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Academi Heddwch Cyrmu (AHC) is Wales’s National Peace Institute and the only national peace institute in the UK.
This lecture will explore what it means to be a nation of peace, why Wales should become one, and how it can do so 🕊
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wales-as-a...
Wales as a Nation of Peace | Cymru fel cenedl heddwch
Wrexham Talks Research Presents Academi Heddwch Cyrmu and Professor Colin McInnes
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June 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⭐ This Wednesday ⭐
Academi Heddwch Cyrmu (AHC) is Wales’s National Peace Institute and the only national peace institute in the UK.
This lecture will explore what it means to be a nation of peace, why Wales should become one, and how it can do so 🕊
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wales-as-a...
Academi Heddwch Cyrmu (AHC) is Wales’s National Peace Institute and the only national peace institute in the UK.
This lecture will explore what it means to be a nation of peace, why Wales should become one, and how it can do so 🕊
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wales-as-a...
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Is there such a thing as good stigma? Dr James Morris unpacks this idea in his latest blog, exploring why stigma, even when well-intentioned, causes harm. It doesn’t prevent behaviour, it prevents connection. Read more via our website 👇
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June 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Is there such a thing as good stigma? Dr James Morris unpacks this idea in his latest blog, exploring why stigma, even when well-intentioned, causes harm. It doesn’t prevent behaviour, it prevents connection. Read more via our website 👇
zurl.co/Hbj4W
zurl.co/Hbj4W
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The latest 'Alcohol Explained' video from @ias.org.uk focuses on Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol, with contributions from me and @victimofmaths.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3EX...
Minimum Unit Pricing: Explained
YouTube video by Institute of Alcohol Studies
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June 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The latest 'Alcohol Explained' video from @ias.org.uk focuses on Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol, with contributions from me and @victimofmaths.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3EX...
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After 27 years as CEO of Kaleidoscope, Martin Blakebrough officially stepped down last Friday. 🎤👋
He joined BBC Radio to reflect on the organisation’s journey, the challenges and milestones, and what the future might hold.
🎧 Catch the full interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
He joined BBC Radio to reflect on the organisation’s journey, the challenges and milestones, and what the future might hold.
🎧 Catch the full interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
After 27 years as CEO of Kaleidoscope, Martin Blakebrough officially stepped down last Friday. 🎤👋
He joined BBC Radio to reflect on the organisation’s journey, the challenges and milestones, and what the future might hold.
🎧 Catch the full interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
He joined BBC Radio to reflect on the organisation’s journey, the challenges and milestones, and what the future might hold.
🎧 Catch the full interview here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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🚨 Join us for a vital discussion on Substances of Concern 🚨
🗓 4 June 2025
🕛 12:00–13:30
📍 Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
📩 RSVP: Crispin.Watkins@kaleidoscope68.org
#SubstancesOfConcern #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #CardiffEvents
🗓 4 June 2025
🕛 12:00–13:30
📍 Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
📩 RSVP: Crispin.Watkins@kaleidoscope68.org
#SubstancesOfConcern #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #CardiffEvents
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 Join us for a vital discussion on Substances of Concern 🚨
🗓 4 June 2025
🕛 12:00–13:30
📍 Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
📩 RSVP: Crispin.Watkins@kaleidoscope68.org
#SubstancesOfConcern #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #CardiffEvents
🗓 4 June 2025
🕛 12:00–13:30
📍 Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
📩 RSVP: Crispin.Watkins@kaleidoscope68.org
#SubstancesOfConcern #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #CardiffEvents
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So delighted that this paper has been published today (it's been a very long time coming!). We synthesised nine qualitative studies to understand peer workers' experiences and the key components of their role. Now published in BMC Public Health!
We have a new paper published! 📝
Led by @drhannahcarver.bsky.social, this systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis looked to better understand the experiences of peer workers in substance use and homelessness settings.
Access here 👇
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Led by @drhannahcarver.bsky.social, this systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis looked to better understand the experiences of peer workers in substance use and homelessness settings.
Access here 👇
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
“You are helping from the heart not just from the head”: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and sub...
Background Increasingly, substance use and homelessness services have peer workers, those with lived or living experience of substance use and homelessness, who provide support to those experiencing s...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
So delighted that this paper has been published today (it's been a very long time coming!). We synthesised nine qualitative studies to understand peer workers' experiences and the key components of their role. Now published in BMC Public Health!
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A new study led by ARG’s own Anthony Surace, PhD explores why alcohol use spiked during the pandemic, highlighting stress, isolation, and shifting social norms as major contributors.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A new study led by ARG’s own Anthony Surace, PhD explores why alcohol use spiked during the pandemic, highlighting stress, isolation, and shifting social norms as major contributors.
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If you're interested in alcohol issues and haven't yet read it, please have a look at my blog below and share any thoughts!
We're delighted to publish a new guest blog by @jamesmorris24.bsky.social exploring why language matters in reducing alcohol harm
Read it on our website 🔽
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/no...
Read it on our website 🔽
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/no...
March 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you're interested in alcohol issues and haven't yet read it, please have a look at my blog below and share any thoughts!
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Registration is now open for our 2025 Alcohol Occasional seminar series!
You can register for all four seminars here: bit.ly/427yFB9
You can register for all four seminars here: bit.ly/427yFB9
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Registration is now open for our 2025 Alcohol Occasional seminar series!
You can register for all four seminars here: bit.ly/427yFB9
You can register for all four seminars here: bit.ly/427yFB9
Always a good gig
Today is your last chance to get your EARLY BIRD ticket for our annual conference.
Ketamine: The problem and the answer?
📍Swansea Arena
📆21.05.2025
👉To buy your ticket, visit barod.cymru/conference20...
#Barod25
Ketamine: The problem and the answer?
📍Swansea Arena
📆21.05.2025
👉To buy your ticket, visit barod.cymru/conference20...
#Barod25
March 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Always a good gig
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There is an excellent piece about the life and work of Professor Nick Heather in @psychmag.bsky.social tinyurl.com/42z6xttk. @jamesmorris24.bsky.social and Niamh Fitzgerald describe him as a "passionate, principled man" and a "true giant of the alcohol and addiction field".
March 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
There is an excellent piece about the life and work of Professor Nick Heather in @psychmag.bsky.social tinyurl.com/42z6xttk. @jamesmorris24.bsky.social and Niamh Fitzgerald describe him as a "passionate, principled man" and a "true giant of the alcohol and addiction field".
Great to see the elephant in the room being aired
Great to welcome @jamesnicholls.bsky.social to Journal Club today to talk about his paper 'Taking pleasure seriously: Should alcohol research say more about fun?' doi.org/10.1111/add.... We discussed addiction, public health messaging, economics, comparisons with gambling and drugs, and much more.
March 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Great to see the elephant in the room being aired
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🚨You can now register for the 2025 SHAAP/
@sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasionals!
🗣️First up, we have Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?"
Book your ticket now 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
@sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasionals!
🗣️First up, we have Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?"
Book your ticket now 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
Alcohol Occasional 1: Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence and Reoffending
Join us online for the first seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Carly Lightowlers.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨You can now register for the 2025 SHAAP/
@sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasionals!
🗣️First up, we have Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?"
Book your ticket now 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
@sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasionals!
🗣️First up, we have Dr Carly Lightowlers who will be presenting on "Court-enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does it Reduce Reoffending?"
Book your ticket now 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...
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Congratulations Jasmine Warren on another excellent paper from her PhD, that I was lucky enough to co-supervise with @abirose9.bsky.social and others. This one is a qualitative look at the relationship between alcohol use and the menstrual cycle.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A qualitative exploration into the experiences of the menstrual cycle in relation to alcohol use and research
Despite approximately half of the population experiencing menstrual cycles, little is known about experiences of fluctuations in mood and behavior relating to alcohol use. Literature has investigat...
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March 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations Jasmine Warren on another excellent paper from her PhD, that I was lucky enough to co-supervise with @abirose9.bsky.social and others. This one is a qualitative look at the relationship between alcohol use and the menstrual cycle.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Thanks also to @amypennay.bsky.social and @birdmichael.bsky.social for this great commentary. It's been fantastic to read such constructive and insightful responses to our discussion paper 🙏 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Let's talk about pleasure: Bridging the sociology and public health divide
Click on the article title to read more.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Thanks also to @amypennay.bsky.social and @birdmichael.bsky.social for this great commentary. It's been fantastic to read such constructive and insightful responses to our discussion paper 🙏 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Reminder that Badenoch’s leadership campaign was part-funded by a board member at Chevron, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies.
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Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday
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March 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Reminder that Badenoch’s leadership campaign was part-funded by a board member at Chevron, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today is World Social Work Day!
Did you know, we have a small but mighty team in Social Work that has a wealth of experience working with experts by experience and vulnerable populations & leads with an ethos of social inclusion.
Meet the team and look at their work.
wrexham.ac.uk/research/our...
Did you know, we have a small but mighty team in Social Work that has a wealth of experience working with experts by experience and vulnerable populations & leads with an ethos of social inclusion.
Meet the team and look at their work.
wrexham.ac.uk/research/our...
March 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today is World Social Work Day!
Did you know, we have a small but mighty team in Social Work that has a wealth of experience working with experts by experience and vulnerable populations & leads with an ethos of social inclusion.
Meet the team and look at their work.
wrexham.ac.uk/research/our...
Did you know, we have a small but mighty team in Social Work that has a wealth of experience working with experts by experience and vulnerable populations & leads with an ethos of social inclusion.
Meet the team and look at their work.
wrexham.ac.uk/research/our...
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Latest opioid dependence prevalence estimates for Scotland published today.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Latest opioid dependence prevalence estimates for Scotland published today.
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publichealthscotland.scot/media/32049/...