Young people's alcohol and other drug use is frequently associated with negative health
and social problems, including addiction (or 'dependence'). In this thesis, I describe my …

Developing a deep and contextualised understanding of risk is important for public health
responses to young people's alcohol consumption, which is frequently positioned as an …

Parental drug and alcohol problems can have a profound impact on children. There is a
growing policy and practice focus on this topic in the UK. Most is concerned with children of …

In Australia, as in other parts of the Western world,“binge drinking” and the use of
amphetamine-type stimulants among young adults have become high-profile issues in …

As a working social scientist whose research group has been monitoring UK youth culture
and young people's alcohol and illicit drug use for the past 20 years, I want to reflect on how …

Introduction In this article we seek to understand the changing social position of alcohol use
for young people in Australia by identifying how alcohol has become framed as posing a …

This paper draws on Bourdieusian concepts to examine the social mechanisms driving
service 'choices' for marginalised young substance users. In doing so, it problematises the …

Issue addressed Reducing drug and alcohol harm is a public health priority and the
Australian government has adopted a harm minimisation approach to policy. Understanding …

Taking an empirical, critical approach to the problem of drugs, this thesis explores the
interaction of drug policies and young people's drug use in Brisbane. The research argues …

The provision of alcohol and other drug (AOD) programmes in Australia targeting a broad
age range of young people may inadvertently obscure the particular service needs of early …