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Quality standards for the management of alcohol-related liver disease: consensus recommendations from the British Association for the Study of the Liver and British Society of Gastroenterology ARLD special interest group (2023)
Journal Article
Parker, R., Allison, M., Anderson, S., Aspinall, R., Bardell, S., Bains, V., …Masson, S. (2023). Quality standards for the management of alcohol-related liver disease: consensus recommendations from the British Association for the Study of the Liver and British Society of Gastroenterology ARLD special interest group. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 10(1), Article e001221. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2023-001221

Objective Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is the most common cause of liver-related ill health and liver-related deaths in the UK, and deaths from ALD have doubled in the last decade. The management of ALD requires treatment of both liver disease... Read More about Quality standards for the management of alcohol-related liver disease: consensus recommendations from the British Association for the Study of the Liver and British Society of Gastroenterology ARLD special interest group.

Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT (2023)
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Donoghue, K., Boniface, S., Brobbin, E., Byford, S., Coleman, R., Coulton, S., …Drummond, C. (2023). Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 27(22), 1-88. https://doi.org/10.3310/DQKL6124

Background: Acamprosate is an effective and cost-effective medication for alcohol relapse prevention but poor adherence can limit its full benefit. Effective interventions to support adherence to acamprosate are therefore needed. Objectives: To deter... Read More about Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT.

Erratum: Correction to: Service Users' Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists? (Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2022) 57 5 (602-608)) (2022)
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Dhital, R., Coleman, R., Day, E., Drummond, C., Lingford-Hughes, A., Marsden, J., …Donoghue, K. (2022). Erratum: Correction to: Service Users' Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists? (Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2022) 57 5 (602-608)). Alcohol and Alcoholism, 57(5), 642. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agac016

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high-risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments: three-arm pragmatic randomized trial (SIPS Junior high risk trial) (2022)
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Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Boniface, S., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., …Drummond, C. (2022). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high-risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments: three-arm pragmatic randomized trial (SIPS Junior high risk trial). Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15884

Background and aims: Alcohol use increases throughout adolescence. Emergency department (ED) attendance is an opportunity for alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI), which is effective for adults. This trial evaluated the effectiveness and c... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and electronic brief interventions versus screening alone to reduce alcohol consumption among high-risk adolescents presenting to emergency departments: three-arm pragmatic randomized trial (SIPS Junior high risk trial).

Service Users' Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists? (2022)
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Dhital, R., Coleman, R., Day, E., Drummond, C., Lingford-Hughes, A., Marsden, J., …Donoghue, K. (2022). Service Users' Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists?. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 57(5), 602-608. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agac011

Aims: To understand service users' views and experiences of alcohol relapse prevention medication, views of a telephone behavioural modification intervention delivered by pharmacists and the use of Contingency Management (CM) to support acamprosate a... Read More about Service Users' Views and Experiences of Alcohol Relapse Prevention Treatment and Adherence: New Role for Pharmacists?.

Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment (2021)
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So, V., Millard, A. D., Katikireddi, S. V., Forsyth, R., Allstaff, S., Deluca, P., …Leyland, A. H. (2021). Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment. Public Health Research, 9(11), 1-210. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09110

Abstract Background Scotland was the first country to implement minimum unit pricing for alcohol nationally. Minimum unit pricing aims to reduce alcohol-related harms and to narrow health inequalities. Minimum unit pricing sets a minimum retail pri... Read More about Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment.

Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions (2021)
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Mayet, S., Mccaw, I., Hashmani, Z., Drozdova, Z., Gledhill, A., Arshad, S., …Phillips, T. (2021). Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions. BJPsych Open, 7(S1), S269-S270. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.717

Aims Opioid dependence has high risks and opioid substitution treatment (OST) improves outcomes and reduces deaths. Attendance at addiction specialist prescribers may be limited, particularly in rural areas. Telemedicine, such as videoconferencing,... Read More about Patient experience of telemedicine in addictions.

Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness (2021)
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Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Boniface, S., Cohen, D., Donoghue, K., …Drummond, C. (in press). Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Drug Policy, Article 103113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103113

© 2021 Background: Alcohol consumption and related harm increase rapidly from the age of 12 years. We evaluated whether alcohol screening and brief intervention is effective and cost-effective in delaying hazardous or harmful drinking amongst low-ris... Read More about Brief interventions to prevent excessive alcohol use in adolescents at low-risk presenting to Emergency Departments: Three-arm, randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.

Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Attendances in Scotland: A Natural Experiment Study (2020)
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So, V., Millard, A. D., Katikireddi, S. V., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Eadie, D., …Leyland, A. H. Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Attendances in Scotland: A Natural Experiment Study

Background: Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) was introduced in Scotland at 50p per unit (8g) of alcohol on 1st May 2018 to reduce alcohol consumption and associated harms. We assessed its impact on alcohol-related emergency department (ED) attendances, dri... Read More about Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Attendances in Scotland: A Natural Experiment Study.

Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence (2020)
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Donoghue, K., Rose, A., Coulton, S., Coleman, R., Milward, J., Philips, T., …Little, H. (2020). Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence. Trials, 21(1), Article 796. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04726-z

Alcohol dependence is a significant issue contributing to disease burden. Changes in cortisol concentrations during alcohol withdrawal are associated with cognitive deficits and symptoms of depression. Current treatments are only successful for a sma... Read More about Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence.

Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship (2020)
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Phillips, T., Huang, C., Roberts, E., & Drummond, C. (2021). Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 56(1), 28-33. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa086

© The Author(s) 2020. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. AIMS: We assessed the relationship between specialist and non-specialist admissions for alcohol withdrawal since the introduction of the UK government Health and Social Car... Read More about Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship.

Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders (2020)
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Phillips, T., Porter, A., & Sinclair, J. (2020). Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(4), 395-400. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa024

© 2020 The Author(s) 2020. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. Aims: The UK government aims to develop alcohol care teams (ACTs) that provide care for alcohol dependence in general hospital settings. Service descriptors have been... Read More about Clinical Competencies for the Care of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders.

Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs (2020)
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Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Boniface, S., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., …Drummond, C. (in press). Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 8(2), 1-144. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08020

Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England (2019)
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Phillips, T., Coulton, S., & Drummond, C. (2019). Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 54(5), 516-524. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz055

Aims: This study aims to estimate the prevalence and burden of alcohol disorders on Emergency Department (ED) and hospital inpatients in England through the exploratory analysis of NHS data. Short Summary: We provide analysis from a national routi... Read More about Burden of alcohol disorders on emergency department attendances and hospital admissions in England.

Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol (2019)
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Katikireddi, S. V., Beeston, C., Millard, A., Forsyth, R., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., …Leyland, A. H. (2019). Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol. BMJ open, 9(6), Article e028482. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028482

Introduction Scotland is the first country to carry out a national implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol. MUP aims to reduce alcohol-related harms, which are high in Scotland compared with Western Europe, and to improve health equa... Read More about Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol.

Modeling the potential impact of changing access rates to specialist treatment for alcohol dependence for local authorities in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM) (2019)
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Brennan, A., Hill-McManus, D., Stone, T., Buykx, P., Ally, A., Pryce, R. E., …Drummond, C. (2019). Modeling the potential impact of changing access rates to specialist treatment for alcohol dependence for local authorities in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM). Journal of Studies on Alocohol and Drugs -Supplement-, 96-109. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsads.2019.s18.96

OBJECTIVE: We modeled the impact of changing Specialist Treatment Access Rates to different treatment pathways on the future prevalence of alcohol dependence, treatment outcomes, service capacity, costs, and mortality. METHOD: Local Authority numbers... Read More about Modeling the potential impact of changing access rates to specialist treatment for alcohol dependence for local authorities in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM).

Corrigendum: Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: A Randomized Evaluation of Screening Approaches (Alcohol and Alcoholism (2017) 52:3 (312-317)DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agx017) (2018)
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Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Kaner, E., …Heather, N. (2018). Corrigendum: Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: A Randomized Evaluation of Screening Approaches (Alcohol and Alcoholism (2017) 52:3 (312-317)DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agx017). Alcohol and Alcoholism, 53(4), 499. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agy022

© The Author(s) 2018. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. In the final version of the manuscript “Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomised evaluation of screening approaches”, 10... Read More about Corrigendum: Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: A Randomized Evaluation of Screening Approaches (Alcohol and Alcoholism (2017) 52:3 (312-317)DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agx017).

Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools (2018)
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Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Boniface, S., Deluca, P., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., …Drummond, C. (2019). Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools. Journal of Public Health, 41(1), e53-e60. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy049

Objective To estimate and compare the optimal cut-off score of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and AUDIT-C in identifying at-risk alcohol consumption, heavy episodic alcohol use, ICD-10 alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in adoles... Read More about Opportunistic screening for alcohol use problems in adolescents attending emergency departments: an evaluation of screening tools.

Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England (2017)
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Donoghue, K., Rose, H., Boniface, S., Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., …Drummond, C. (2017). Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England. Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 60(4), 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.017

© 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose Globally, alcohol use is the leading cause of ill health and life years lost in adolescents, although its clinical impact is often overlooked, particularly in England where most research is ba... Read More about Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England.

Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches (2017)
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Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Kaner, E., …Drummond, C. (2017). Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52(3), 312-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx017

Aims: The aim of the study was to explore the relative efficiency and effectiveness of targeted versus universal screening for at-risk alcohol use in a primary care population in the UK.Methods: The study was a randomized evaluation of screening appr... Read More about Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches.

Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14–17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior) (2015)
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Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., Cohen, D., Donoghue, K., Gilvarry, E., …Drummond, C. (2015). Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14–17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior). BMC public health, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1679-4

© 2015 Deluca et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Alcohol is a major global threat to public health. Although the main burden of chronic alcohol-related disease is in adults, its foundations often lie in adolescence. Alcohol consumption and... Read More about Linked randomised controlled trials of face-to-face and electronic brief intervention methods to prevent alcohol related harm in young people aged 14–17 years presenting to Emergency Departments (SIPS junior).

Alcohol screening and brief interventions for offenders in the probation setting (SIPS trial): A pragmatic multicentre cluster randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Newbury-Birch, D., Coulton, S., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Dale, V., Deluca, P., …Drummond, C. (2014). Alcohol screening and brief interventions for offenders in the probation setting (SIPS trial): A pragmatic multicentre cluster randomized controlled trial. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49(5), 540-548. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu046

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of different brief intervention strategies at reducing hazardous or harmful drinking in the probation setting. Offender managers were randomized to three interventions, each of which built on the previous one: feedb... Read More about Alcohol screening and brief interventions for offenders in the probation setting (SIPS trial): A pragmatic multicentre cluster randomized controlled trial.

The effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention in emergency departments: A multicentre pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Drummond, C., Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Crawford, M., …Kaner, E. (2014). The effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention in emergency departments: A multicentre pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e99463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099463

Background: Alcohol misuse is common in people attending emergency departments (EDs) and there is some evidence of efficacy of alcohol screening and brief interventions (SBI). This study investigated the effectiveness of SBI approaches of different i... Read More about The effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention in emergency departments: A multicentre pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.

The effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention for reducing levels of alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-Analysis (2014)
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Donoghue, K., Patton, R., Phillips, T., Deluca, P., & Drummond, C. (2014). The effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention for reducing levels of alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Journal of medical Internet research, 16(6), e142. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3193

Electronic screening and brief intervention (eSBI) has been shown to reduce alcohol consumption, but its effectiveness over time has not been subject to meta-Analysis. Objective: The current study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-Analysis... Read More about The effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention for reducing levels of alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-Analysis.

Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: The how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people (2013)
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Patton, R., Deluca, P., Kaner, E., Newbury-Birch, D., Phillips, T., & Drummond, C. (2014). Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: The how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49(2), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agt165

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the evidence base on alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents to determine age appropriate screening tools, effective brief interventions and appropriate locations to undertake these activities... Read More about Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: The how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people.

Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Kaner, E., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., …Drummond, C. (2013). Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 346(7892), e8501-e8501. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8501

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of different brief intervention strategies at reducing hazardous or harmful drinking in primary care. The hypothesis was that more intensive intervention would result in a greater reduction in hazardous or harm... Read More about Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.

Screening for alcohol use in criminal justice settings: An exploratory study (2012)
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Coulton, S., Newbury-Birch, D., Cassidy, P., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., …Drummond, C. (2012). Screening for alcohol use in criminal justice settings: An exploratory study. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 47(4), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/ags048

Aims: To examine the feasibility and acceptability of alcohol screening and delivery of brief interventions within criminal justice settings. Methods: A quantitative survey of those aged 18 or over in English criminal justice settings (three custody... Read More about Screening for alcohol use in criminal justice settings: An exploratory study.

National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of treatment agencies (2011)
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Rose, A. K., Winfield, H., Jenner, J. H., Oyefeso, A., Phillips, T. S., Deluca, P., …Drummond, C. (2011). National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of treatment agencies. Journal of substance use, 16(6), 407-421. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891003721125

Background: To map and contact all specialist alcohol treatment services in England and to investigate the characteristics of responding agencies. Methods: A national cross-sectional survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England. A questionnaire wa... Read More about National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of treatment agencies.

The perceived challenges facing alcohol treatment services in England: A qualitative study of service providers (2010)
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Perryman, K., Rose, A. K., Winfield, H., Jenner, J., Oyefeso, A., Phillips, T. S., …Drummond, C. (2011). The perceived challenges facing alcohol treatment services in England: A qualitative study of service providers. Journal of substance use, 16(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891003706399

Background: Although there is currently a high level of need for alcohol treatment in the United Kingdom, there has been a lack of research into alcohol treatment to date. This study reports on what the current challenges to alcohol treatment service... Read More about The perceived challenges facing alcohol treatment services in England: A qualitative study of service providers.

National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of clients (2010)
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Rose, A. K., Winfield, H., Jenner, J. H., Oyefeso, A., Phillips, T. S., Deluca, P., …Drummond, C. (2012). National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of clients. Journal of substance use, 17(5-6), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2010.499493

Background: To map and contact all alcohol treatment services in England offering Tier 2, 3 and 4 interventions and describe the characteristics of their service-users. Methods: A national cross-sectional survey of alcohol treatment providers in Engl... Read More about National survey of alcohol treatment agencies in England: Characteristics of clients.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Newbury-Birch, D., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., …Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 418. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-418

Background: A large number of randomised controlled trials in health settings have consistently reported positive effects of brief intervention in terms of reductions in alcohol use. However, although alcohol misuse is common amongst offenders, there... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Kaner, E., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., …Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-287

Background. There have been many randomized controlled trials of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care. Most trials have reported positive effects of brief intervention, in terms of reduced alcohol consumption in excessive drinkers... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Coulton, S., Perryman, K., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Crawford, M., Deluca, P., …Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC health services research, 9(1), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-9-114

Background. There is a wealth of evidence regarding the detrimental impact of excessive alcohol consumption on the physical, psychological and social health of the population. There also exists a substantial evidence base for the efficacy of brief in... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: A randomised controlled trial protocol.

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol (2008)
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Coulton, S., Watson, J., Bland, M., Drummond, C., Kaner, E., Godfrey, C., …Tober, G. (2008). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol. BMC health services research, 8(1), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-129

Background. There is a wealth of evidence regarding the detrimental impact of excessive alcohol consumption. In older populations excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and a ra... Read More about The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) – A randomised control trial protocol.

Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England (2008)
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Cheeta, S., Drummond, C., Oyefeso, A., Phillips, T., Deluca, P., Perryman, K., & Coulton, S. (2008). Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England. Addiction, 103(5), 766-773. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02198.x

Aims: The prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in the United Kingdom is estimated at 25%, and primary care has been identified as the first line of treatment for this population. However, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the current rat... Read More about Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England.

Beat the demon drink. (2006)
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Phillips, T. (2006). Beat the demon drink. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 20(22), 32-33

The article reflects on the important role of nurses in dealing with alcohol dependents in England. It reports that a despairing number of adults are engage in excessive drinking which could result to several health problems. A challenge has been set... Read More about Beat the demon drink..

Alcohol urges in alcohol-dependent drinkers: Further validation of the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire in an untreated community clinical population (2002)
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Drummond, D. C., & Phillips, T. S. (2002). Alcohol urges in alcohol-dependent drinkers: Further validation of the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire in an untreated community clinical population. Addiction, 97(11), 1465-1472. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00252.x

Background: Alcohol craving is a key element of the alcohol dependence syndrome. However, there is a lack of consensus about the precise nature of craving and the most appropriate method of measurement. Alcohol urges measured by the Alcohol Urge Ques... Read More about Alcohol urges in alcohol-dependent drinkers: Further validation of the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire in an untreated community clinical population.