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  1. Impact of government monopoly alcohol shop systems on alcohol consumption in high-income countries.

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, February 2026, Taylor & Francis

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  2. Leveraging web-scraped data to examine alcohol pricing: an Australian feasibility study with retail data

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, February 2026, Elsevier

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  3. Alcohol’s harm to others: A new paradigm seeking its application

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, November 2025, Elsevier

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  4. Harms to women and children from men’s alcohol use: An evidence review and directions for policy

    Article • September 2025, RTI Press

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  5. Attractive but Harmful Commodities: Looking Across Unhealthy Commodities to Improve Public Health Responses

    Article • Public Health Challenges, September 2025, Wiley

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  6. Survey Questions on Quantity and Frequency Are Differentially Effective by Age in Predicting Future Alcohol Consumption

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, August 2025, Wiley

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  7. A Compendium of Policy Responses to Aboriginal Alcohol Consumption and Problems and of Their Evaluations

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, July 2025, Wiley

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  8. Financial Stress and Tobacco Expenditure in Australian Households: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Prevalence and Association Across Wealth and Income Levels

    Article • Nicotine & Tobacco Research, May 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  9. Alcohol consumption trajectories over the life course and all-cause and disease-specific mortality: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, February 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  10. Long waves of alcohol consumption and the sustainable development goals

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, February 2025, Elsevier

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  11. Substance use as a public health issue: A critical review of the Canadian literature, 1896–2020

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, December 2024, Elsevier

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  12. A chance for countries to support Ireland's world‐leading cancer warning labels for alcohol containers

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2024, Wiley

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  13. Historic and current achievements of the temperance movement in the control of alcohol and its adverse health consequences

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, November 2024, Elsevier

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  14. The extent and diversity of harm from the drinking of unknown others in Australia: An analysis of data from during the COVID‐19 pandemic

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, October 2024, Wiley

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  15. Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling: Expert opinions on gaps and needs for improvement

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, August 2024, SAGE Publications

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  16. Accessing supports due to others' harmful drinking

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, July 2024, Wiley

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  17. Are Heavier drinkers’ Views on Situational Drinking Norms Affected by Recent Experience of Harm from others’ Drinking?

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

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  18. Harm from the drinking of people you know: A range of effects from different relationships

    Article • Addiction, May 2024, Wiley

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  19. Where do high‐risk drinking occasions occur more often? A cross‐sectional, cross‐country study

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, April 2024, Wiley

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  20. “They start on the zero-alcohol and they wanna try the real thing”: Parents' views on zero-alcohol beverages and their use by adolescents

    Article • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, March 2024, Elsevier

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  21. Early closing of hotels: Impacts on alcohol consumption, drunkenness, liver disease and injury mortality

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, December 2023, Wiley

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  22. Following the changes in young people’s drinking practices before and during the pandemic with a qualitative longitudinal interview material

    Article • Journal of Youth Studies, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

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  23. The effects of alcohol tax policies on alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders in Mainland of China: an interrupted time series analysis from 1961–2019

    Article • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

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  24. Support for policies restricting alcohol exposure in films: Does feeding back the amount of alcohol in films increase support?

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2023, Wiley

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  25. Influencing the global governance of alcohol: Alcohol industry views in submissions to the WHO consultation for the Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, September 2023, Elsevier

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  26. Alkohol: Kein gewöhnliches Konsumgut

    Article • SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice, August 2023, Hogrefe Publishing Group

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  27. Shifts in the Australian public's opinions towards alcohol policies: 2004–2019

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, July 2023, Wiley

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  28. Difficulties for practice and multiple continua need more recognition: Commentary on Morris et al. “Should we promote alcohol problems as a continuum? Implications for policy and practice”

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

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  29. Beverage-specific consumption trends: A cross-country, cross-sectional comparison

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, July 2023, Elsevier

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  30. Trends in alcohol‐related liver disease mortality in Australia: An age–period–cohort perspective

    Article • Addiction, June 2023, Wiley

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  31. Drugs, Identity and Stigma. By MichelleAddison, WilliamMcGovern & RuthMcGovern. Chan, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. ISBN: 9783030982867

    Article • Addiction, June 2023, Wiley

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  32. Cask wine: Describing drinking patterns associated with Australia's cheapest alcohol

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, May 2023, Wiley

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  33. How do people drink alcohol at a low-risk level?

    Article • Health Sociology Review, May 2023, Taylor & Francis

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  34. “Harm per litre” as a concept and a measure in studying determinants of relations between alcohol consumption and harm

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, May 2023, Elsevier

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  35. Alcohol's harm to others in 2021: Who bears the burden?

    Article • Addiction, April 2023, Wiley

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  36. Trends in alcohol expenditure in Australia from 1984 to 2015–2016: An exploratory study

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, April 2023, Wiley

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  37. Las ‘Guías para el Uso de Cannabis de Menor Riesgo (GUCMR)’: RECOMENDACIONES [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (SPANISH)]

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, April 2023, Elsevier

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  38. Les ‘Lignes Directrices Pour l'Usage du Cannabis à Moindre Risque (LUCMR)’: RECOMMENDATIONS [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (FRENCH)]

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, April 2023, Elsevier

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  39. In order to assess the impact of home delivery expansion within Australia, researchers need regulators to collect and share data on sales

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, March 2023, Wiley

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  40. Commentary on Brennan et al.: Pros and cons of minimum unit price for alcohol

    Article • Addiction, March 2023, Wiley

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  41. Die ‘Richtlinien für die Risiko-Reduzierung beim Cannabiskonsum (RRRCK)’: EMPFEHLUNGEN

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, March 2023, Elsevier

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  42. High Intensity Drinking (HID) Assessed by Maximum Quantity Consumed Is an Important Pattern Measure Adding Predictive Value in Higher and Lower Income Societies for Modeling Alcohol-Related Problems

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2023, MDPI AG

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  43. Using Direct and Indirect Estimates for Alcohol-Attributable Mortality: A Modelling Study Using the Example of Lithuania

    Article • European Addiction Research, January 2023, Karger Publishers

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  44. Regulating alcohol advertising for public health and welfare in the age of digital marketing: challenges and options

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

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  45. How Covid-19 restrictions affected young people's well-being and drinking practices: Analyzing interviews with a socio-material approach

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, December 2022, Elsevier

    Robin Room, Jukka Törrönen

  46. Substance use and the Sustainable Development Goals: will development bring greater problems?

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

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  47. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity—a summary of the third edition

    Article • Addiction, November 2022, Wiley

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  48. Alcohol and University Students in Iraq: Attitudes, Availability, and Use

    Article • Journal of Muslim Mental Health, September 2022, University of Michigan Library

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  49. Age‐based differences in quantity and frequency of consumption when screening for harmful alcohol use

    Article • Addiction, May 2022, Wiley

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  50. Smashing the liquor machine: A global history of prohibition MARK LAWRENCE SCHRAD New York: Oxford University Press, 2021 ISBN: 9780190841577, 736 pp. Price: £26.99

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, May 2022, Wiley

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  51. Age-based differences in quantity and frequency of consumption when screening for harmful alcohol use

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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  52. Forty years on: Drug and Alcohol Review has flourished as the field has developed

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2021, Wiley

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  53. The Origins and Purposes of Alcohol Industry Social Aspects Organizations: Insights From the Tobacco Industry Documents

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, November 2021, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

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  54. Beyond ‘drinking occasions’: Examining complex changes in drinking practices during COVID‐19

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, October 2021, Wiley

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  55. A multi-country analysis of informal caregiving due to others’ drinking

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

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  56. Disparities in definitions of drinker type and related harms: self-identified and researcher-defined drinker type and alcohol-related consequences

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

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  57. The Identification of Low-risk Gambling Limits for Specific Gambling Activities

    Article • Journal of Gambling Studies, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  58. Changing risky drinking practices in different types of social worlds: concepts and experiences

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, May 2021, Taylor & Francis

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  59. No level has primacy in what is called addiction: “addiction is a social disease” would be just as tenable

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

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  60. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol dependence in an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative sample: Using the Grog Survey App

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, April 2021, Wiley

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  61. A gender-focused multilevel analysis of how country, regional and individual level factors relate to harm from others’ drinking

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

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  62. WHO should not support alcohol industry co‐regulation of public health labelling

    Article • Addiction, March 2021, Wiley

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  63. Classifying Alcohol Control Policies with Respect to Expected Changes in Consumption and Alcohol-Attributable Harm: The Example of Lithuania, 2000–2019

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

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  64. Harm to others from alcohol or other drug use is an inclusive frame for an important dimension: a response to Wilkinson & Ritter

    Article • Addiction, February 2021, Wiley

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  65. Heterogeneity in trends of alcohol use around the world: Do policies make a difference?

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, February 2021, Wiley

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  66. Are Countries’ Drink‐Driving Policies Associated With Harms Involving Another Driver’s Impairment?

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, January 2021, Wiley

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  67. Classifying Alcohol Control Policies with Respect to Expected Changes in Consumption and Alcohol-Attributable Harm: The Example of Lithuania

    Article • January 2021, MDPI AG

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  68. The Development of Empirically Derived Australian Low-Risk Gambling Limits

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 2021, MDPI AG

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  69. Industry submissions on alcohol in the context of Australia's trade and investment agreements: A content and thematic analysis of publicly available documents

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2020, Wiley

    Ashley Schram, Belinda Townsend, Robin Room

  70. Alcoholic beverages in trade agreements: Industry lobbying and the public health interest

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2020, Wiley

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  71. Purchasing, consumption, demographic and socioeconomic variables associated with shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID‐19 pandemic

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2020, Wiley

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  72. A Framework Convention on Alcohol Control: Getting Concrete about Its Contents

    Article • European Journal of Risk Regulation, November 2020, Cambridge University Press

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  73. Alcohol marketing and social media: A challenge for public health control

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, October 2020, Wiley

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  74. Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy—summary of results

    Article • Addiction, October 2020, Wiley

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  75. Sports bars: environmental design, drinking, and sports betting

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

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  76. Reducing the Harmful Use of Alcohol: Have International Targets Been Met?

    Article • European Journal of Risk Regulation, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

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  77. Global Intergovernmental Initiatives to Minimise Alcohol Problems: Some Good Intentions, but Little Action

    Article • European Journal of Risk Regulation, September 2020, Cambridge University Press

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  78. Decriminalising public drunkenness: Accountability and monitoring needed in the ongoing and evolving management of public intoxication

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, September 2020, Wiley

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  79. The ‘social worlds’ concept: a useful tool for public health-oriented studies of drinking cultures

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

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  80. The new suit of the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD): A well-tailored costume for tackling research and challenges ahead

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, August 2020, SAGE Publications

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  81. Subgroups of adults who drink alcohol at low‐risk levels: Diverse drinking patterns and demography

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, August 2020, Wiley

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  82. Effects of Question Type and Order When Measuring Peak Consumption of Risky Drinking Events

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  83. Frames and benefits of alcohol-related harm to others research: a response to Strizek

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

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  84. Drinking risk varies within and between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander samples: a meta‐analysis to identify sources of heterogeneity

    Article • Addiction, April 2020, Wiley

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  85. Effectiveness of an Ecological Momentary Intervention for Reducing Risky Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adults: Protocol for a Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, March 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

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  86. How do social media-related attachments and assemblages encourage or reduce drinking among young people?

    Article • Journal of Youth Studies, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Robin Room, Jukka Törrönen

  87. The interactive effect of location, alcohol consumption and non‐traffic injury

    Article • Addiction, February 2020, Wiley

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  88. Modelling the effects of alcohol pricing policies on alcohol consumption in subpopulations in Australia

    Article • Addiction, January 2020, Wiley

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  89. Government monopoly as an instrument for public health and welfare: Lessons for cannabis from experience with alcohol monopolies

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, December 2019, Elsevier

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  90. Supranational changes in drinking patterns: factors in explanatory models of substantial and parallel social change

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Robin Room, Jukka Törrönen

  91. Drug Policy and the Public Good: a summary of the second edition

    Article • Addiction, August 2019, Wiley

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  92. Long waves of consumption or a unique social generation? Exploring recent declines in youth drinking

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Robin Room, Professor Jukka Törrönen, Jukka Törrönen

  93. Effectiveness of an Ecological Momentary Intervention for Reducing Risky Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adults: Protocol for a Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

    Article • March 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

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  94. Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-based application to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians describe their alcohol consumption

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

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  95. Commentary on Degenhardt et al. (2019): Harm to others matters in substance use disorders, and so does discordance between the diagnostic systems

    Article • Addiction, February 2019, Wiley

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  96. Harms from a partner’s drinking: an international study on adverse effects and reduced quality of life for women

    Article • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

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  97. Parental drinking in Australia: Does the age of children in the home matter?

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, November 2018, Wiley

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  98. The social location of harm from others’ drinking in ten societies

    Article • Addiction, September 2018, Wiley

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  99. Mobile Phone-Based Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Young Adults’ Alcohol Use in the Event: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, July 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

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  100. Women's role in the rise in drinking in Australia 1950-1980: an age-period-cohort analysis of data from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

    Article • July 2018, Wiley

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  101. Relevant to all disciplines and professions but central to none

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, April 2018, SAGE Publications

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  102. Impacts of licensed premises trading hour policies on alcohol-related harms

    Article • March 2018, Wiley

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  103. Researching the decline in adolescent drinking: The need for a global and generational approach

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Jukka Törrönen, Robin Room, Jukka Törrönen

  104. Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity

    Article • Addiction, November 2017, Wiley

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  105. Mobile Phone-Based Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Young Adults� Alcohol Use in the Event: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

    Article • November 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

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  106. An Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults Delivered During Drinking Events: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, May 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

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  107. Reframing the science and policy of nicotine, illegal drugs and alcohol – conclusions of the ALICE RAP Project

    Article • F1000Research, March 2017, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Prof David Miller, Dr Dirk W Lachenmeier, Dr Antoni Gual, Robin Room, Jurgen Rehm

  108. The Distribution of Customary Behavior in a Population

    Article • Sociological Perspectives, February 2017, SAGE Publications

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  109. Conceptual and methodological issues in studying alcohol’s harm to others

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2016, De Gruyter

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  110. alcohol´s harm to others

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Vivek Benegal, prof hettige hettige, Robin Room

  111. Involvement in alcohol-related verbal or physical aggression. Does social status matter?

    Article • Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, January 2015, De Gruyter

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