Alcohol Policy UK

Scottish attitudes towards drinking

News from Alcohol Information Scotland

Part of the Scottish Way of Life? Attitudes towards drinking and smoking in Scotland - Findings from the 2004 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey is now available, and makes for very interesting reading. One of the findings is a distinction in the public mind between binge and chronic drinking. When are we going to ditch these unhelpful terms?

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"Chronic drinking appears to be viewed within a 'medical model' of alcoholism,as an illness which requires professional help, while binge drinking appears to be viewed more as a 'social problem'. This suggestion is supported by the fact that the most commonly suggested source of help for the chronic drinker was a
doctor or GP, while for the binge drinker it was family and friends."

DRUG AND ALCOHOL FINDINGS ISSUE 13, August 2005

The latest issue of DRUG AND ALCOHOL FINDINGS is now available.

Includes:

16 CARE CONTROL CHALLENGE
Part 2 of our mini-series on wet day centres in Britain will
ring bells not just for alcohol workers but also for drug
workers in needle exchanges and drop-in services. Maureen Crane
and Tony Warnes analyse what it takes to work productively in
one of the most challenging of settings.

(see also the King's Fund for work on wet day centres, here)

23 THE MOTIVATIONAL HALLO
Part 3 of the Manners Matter series from Mike Ashton investigates
motivational interviewing, the most influential counselling
style in addiction treatment. At first we couldn't believe what
we'd found - but it really has worked best without a manual
** Free download available **

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