The increase in women's drinking is one of the most prominent trends in alcohol
consumption in the UK in recent history, possibly exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdown …

Narratives around alcohol are important in determining how people decide who or what
qualifies as problematic alcohol use. Narratives draw on common representations that are …

Introduction Recent years have seen an expanding 'no and low alcohol'(NoLo) drinks
market in the United Kingdom and other high-income countries. With the UK government …

Alcohol consumption by Australian women during midlife has been increasing. Health
promotion efforts to reduce alcohol consumption in order to reduce alcohol-related disease …

Background: Urgent action is required to identify socially acceptable alcohol reduction
options for heavy-drinking midlife Australian women. This study represents innovation in …

Background In recent years, reductions in drinking in the UK and the rise of online
'positive'sobriety communities have been observed, yet peer led support groups such as …

In contemporary, neoliberal contexts, individuals are compelled to display competent and
'enterprising'selves, to get ahead in 'hustle culture'and to prioritise their personal …

Background Alcohol marketing influences drinking practices, and this helps shape how
gender identities are constructed. This paper presents research exploring how women who …

Abstract Changes in technology use and increased uptake of new forms of digital
technology have been hypothesised as one of the key drivers for declining drinking among …

Abstract The United Kingdom and other Western contexts can be recognised as cultures
where heavy episodic drinking is expected, normalised (van Wersch & Walker, 2009) and …