Pay for Performance funding and emergency hospital admissions with Thomas Mason
Rob Calder talks to Dr Thomas Mason about his research on pay for performance models of addiction treatment and how they were associated with increased emergency hospital admissions. Mason T, Whittaker W, Jones A, Sutton M. Did paying drugs misuse treatment providers for outcomes lead to unintended consequences for hospital admissions? Difference-in-differences analysis of a pay-for-performance scheme in England. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15486 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Kesä 202119min
Vaping and smoking cessation with Máirtín McDermott and Leonie Brose
Rob Calder talks to Dr Máirtín McDermott and Dr Leonie Brose about their research into the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for quitting smoking.McDermott M.S, East K.A, Brose L.S, McNeill A, Hitchman S.C, Partos T.R. The effectiveness of using e‐cigarettes for quitting smoking compared to other cessation methods among adults in the United Kingdom. Addiction 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15474 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Huhti 202117min
Alcohol attributable mortality in the Americas with Maristela Monteiro
Rob Calder talks to Dr Maristela Monteiro about deaths in the Americas between 2013 and 2015 that were 100% attributable to alcohol. Chrystoja B.R, Monteiro M.G, Owe G, Pinheiro Gawryszewski V, Rehm J, Shield K. Mortality in the Americas from 2013 to 2015 resulting from diseases, conditions and injuries which are 100% alcohol attributable. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15475 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Huhti 202120min
Social norms and smoking behaviour with Katie East
Rob Calder speaks to Dr Katie East about her research into social norms in relation to smoking behaviourEast K, McNeill A, Thrasher JF, Hitchman SC. Social norms as a predictor of smoking uptake among youth: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression of prospective cohort studies. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15427 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Huhti 202111min
Heroin use and general population surveys with Jon Caulkins
Rob Calder speaks to Professor Jon Caulkins about his Addiction Opinion & Debate article discussing the difficulties of measuring heroin use with general population surveysReuter P, Caulkins JP, Midgette G. Heroin Use Cannot Be Measured Adequately with a General Population Survey. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15458 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Maalis 202116min
Alcohol policy and gender with Petra Meier
Rob Calder speaks to Professor Petra Meier about her research using computer modelling to estimate how the impact of alcohol pricing policies might differ according to gender.Meier PS, Holmes J, Brennan A, Angus C. Alcohol policy and gender: a modelling study estimating gender-specific effects of alcohol pricing policies. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15464 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Maalis 202116min
Online search behaviour and minimum unit pricing
Rob Calder speaks to Professor David Leon about his research into on-line search behaviour as minimum unit pricing of alcohol was introduced in Scotland, and what it told him about how people responded to minimum unit pricing policies.Leon DA, Yom-Tov E, Johnson AM, Petticrew M, Williamson E, Lampos V, Cox I. What on-line searches tell us about public interest and potential impact on behaviour in response to minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland. Addiction 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15388 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Helmi 202115min
Data collection methods with Richard Miech
Suzi Gage talks to Professor Richard Miech about his paper exploring the impact of a change in the Monitoring the Future project data collection from pen and paper surveys to digital technology Miech RA, Couper MP, Heeringa SG, Patrick ME. The impact of survey mode on US national estimates of adolescent drug prevalence: results from a randomized controlled study. Addiction https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15249 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Helmi 202116min
