SARG researchers to present at SSA Annual Conference 2024
Researchers from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group will attend the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference in Newcastle on 14 and 15 November 2024.
The conference brings together experts in the field of addiction, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and people with lived experience. SARG researchers will be presenting on a variety of topics related to addiction including:
Gambling
- Professor Matt Field will discuss the need for gambling treatment and support in England, based on the results of a recent study.
- Esther Moore will present a poster on the link between gambling frequency and the risk of harm.
Alcohol
- Lucy Burke will present a poster exploring whether the relationship between social advantage and no- and low-alcohol consumption can be explained by the reasons people within different social grades drink alcohol.
- Anna Butters will present a poster on her work investigating reductions in alcohol consumption following participation in Dry January.
- Cameron Crook will present a poster on the effectiveness and costs of different methods of recruitment of risky alcohol consumers from community settings.
- Dr Amber Copeland will present a poster on the influence of alcohol memory and cue exposure on value-based decision-making.
Policy research
- Professor John Holmes will join Professor Heather Wardle and Martyn Willmore to introduce the new NIHR Policy Research Unit in Addictions which aims to inform government decisions about addictive products, behaviours and systems.
Find out more about the SSA Annual Conference on the SSA website.
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