Delegate Speakers - SSA Annual Conference 2019
Delegate session 1: Alcohol Interventions
This session will explore the evidence for specific Public Health interventions in reducing alcohol consumption
Miss Parvati Perman-Howe
The effect of alcohol strength on alcohol consumption
Abigail Stevely
Effects on alcohol consumption of announcing revised UK low risk drinking guidelines
James Morris
Continuum beliefs increase problem recognition among harmful drinkers without addiction experience
Professor Matt Field
Long-term benefits of temporary alcohol restriction: feasibility study
Delegate session 2: Vulnerable Populations
This session will present the support needs of four populations deemed to be particularly vulnerable to addiction
Dr Stephanie Bramley
Improving understanding of migrant gambling in the UK: Insights from three studies
Hannah Carver
Managed alcohol programmes in Scotland: Emergent findings from a scoping study
Leanne Hides
A randomised controlled trial of personality risk-targeted coping skills training for young people with alcohol related illnesses/injuries
Carole Murphy
Addiction, mental health and human trafficking: barriers to recovery
Delegate session 3: Trajectories of Substance Use
This session will explore four novel approaches encouraging recovery from substance use disorders
Panagiotis Spanakis
Prevalence of alcohol misuse (AM) self-recognition within UK military personnel who meet criteria for AM
Laura Palmer
Drinking patterns among the UK Armed Forces: Big data and lived experience perspectives
Sharon Dawe
Working with families with parental substance abuse: Recent developments in the Parents Under Pressure program
Dr Frances Thirlway
Nicotine addiction as a moral problem: barriers to e-cigarette use for smoking cessation in two working-class areas in Northern England
Delegate session 4: Alternative Approaches
This session will explore the influences on potential points of change in populations using substances
Dr Olga Perski
Does the addition of a supportive chatbot promote user engagement with a smoking cessation app? An experimental study
Devon De Silva & Antony Moss
Measuring the impact of the Capital Card® on substance use treatment outcomes
Dr Nicola Metrebian
Use of contingency management (positive reinforcement with financial incentives) to encourage abstinence from heroin (PRAISE): a UK cluster randomised trial
Ms Sally Sanger
How do the discussion forums of alcohol online support groups affect user understanding of what it means to be a problem drinker?