The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast

The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast episodes:

• 04.08.2024

  What is alcohol treatment? With Dr Luke Mitcheson & Dr Mike Kelleher

  In this episode we discuss alcohol treatment with two highly experienced practitioners, Dr Luke Mitcheson and Dr Mike Kelleher. We cover key components of effective treatment, mental health and other important issues, and other important issues such as the importance...

  
• 02.13.2024

  In conversation with Millie Gooch

  In this episode we talk to Millie Gooch, founder of Sober Girl Society. Millie talks about her journey to sobriety and how this led her to setting up alcohol free spaces and events for the sober curious. We discuss the...

  
• 10.28.2023

  In conversation with Joe Heeney

  In this episode we talk to Joe Heeney about his life and experience of alcohol problems and recovery. Joe is a former CEO of Resolve, a drug and alcohol treatment service based in Hertfordshire, which he founded in 2008 after experiencing...

  
• 07.10.2023

  Evaluating the Huberman Lab alcohol episode

  In this episode Dr James Morris evaluates the Huberman Lab's alcohol episode, particularly addressing why the language and terms used around alcohol problems are important. For instance, whilst the Huberman Lab's episode provides a detailed description of the ways alcohol...

  
• 03.29.2023

  Alcoholics Anonymous: what is it, how does it work?

  In this episode we explore what Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is and how it works. First we talk to Dr Hannah Glassman, a qualitative researcher and psychologist who has published multiple studies on experiences of people in AA. Next we talk...

  
• 12.20.2022

  Dry January & temporary abstinence: is it worth it? With Prof. Matt Field

  In this episode we talk to Prof. Matt Field about the evidence behind Dry January and temporary abstinence. We discuss what is known about the possible health and other benefits for drinkers from  temporarily abstaining from alcohol.  This includes who...

  
• 11.18.2022

  Drinking behaviour, risks and causes with Professor Tony Moss

  In this episode Professor Tony Moss talks about key drivers of drinking behaviour and alcohol-related risks, problems and causes. This covers how alcohol use can develop into addiction, and the complex nature of associated problems and the range of psychological,...

  
• 09.07.2022

  In conversation with Jon Ashworth MP

   In this episode we speak to Jon Ashworth MP about his experience and views of parental alcohol problems and affected others, as well as parliamentary drinking culture, alcohol policy and related issues. Jon has spoken openly about his father's alcohol...

  
• 07.07.2022

  Alcohol, addiction and the brain with Dr Marc Lewis

  In this episode we talk to Dr Marc Lewis,  a neuroscientist and former professor of developmental psychology. We explore what addiction is from a neuroscience perspective, including why Marc does not consider it a disease, despite changes to the brain....

  
• 04.05.2022

  What is Alcohol Use Disorder? Concepts and measurement with Dr Cassie Boness

  In this episode we talk to Dr Cassie Boness about the idea of ‘Alcohol Use Disorder’ (AUD) as a widely applied concept in the identification and treatment of alcohol problems. Alcohol Use Disorder is the basis for identifying an alcohol...

  
• 01.10.2022

  Labelling & language in mental health & alcohol with Dr Lucy Foulkes

  In this episode we talk to Dr Lucy Foulkes about labelling and language in the context of mental health and alcohol issues.  We discuss how labels like alcoholic or schizophrenia may serve an important role for people to identify or...

  
• 10.11.2021

  Alcohol and older adults with Dr Sarah Wadd & John Slater

  In this episode we explore alcohol use and problems amongst older adults. Alcohol problems have been rising in recent decades amongst older drinkers, despite falls in consumption in other age groups. We talk to Dr Sarah Wadd, a researcher at...

  
• 07.14.2021

  Alcohol risk, guidelines and messaging with Tom Chivers & Colin Angus

  In this episode I talk to two guests about the risks of alcohol use and attempts to communicate these via the UK's recommended guidelines of 14 units a week. Firstly I talk to Tom Chivers,  science editor at UnHerd and...

  
• 04.19.2021

  In conversation with Chelsey Flood

  In this episode I talk to Chelsey (CJ) Flood, a novelist, lecturer, and the creator of Beautiful Hangover, a blog/community about alcohol and recovery. Chelsey talks about how alcohol came into her life, how it became problematic, the role of...

  
• 03.04.2021

  Youth drinking in decline with Dr Melissa Oldham

  In this episode we talk to Dr Melissa Oldham about why alcohol consumption appears to have fallen amongst children and young people over recent decades. Evidence shows that overall falls in UK consumption have been driven entirely by young people...

  
• 01.29.2021

  Lockdown drinkers? COVID-19 and alcohol use

  In this episode guests talk about the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol use. Guests include:Dr Sadie Boniface and Habib Kadiri from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) who provide an overview of some of the key indications from the research...

  
• 12.22.2020

  Alcoholics Anonymous and spirituality in recovery with Dr Wendy Dossett

  In this episode we talk to Dr Wendy Dossett, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Chester,  about spirituality in recovery. This is discussed in terms of its interpretations through Alcoholics Anonymous as well spirituality in Buddhist-orientated...

  
• 11.19.2020

  The science of hangovers with Dr Sally Adams

  In this episode we talk to Dr Sally Adams, a hangover researcher at the University of Bath's Addiction and Mental Health Group about the science around hangovers! Questions include what hangovers really are, how individuals vary in their hangover symptoms,...

  
• 10.27.2020

  Drinkers like us? In conversation with Adrian Chiles

  In this episode I talk to journalist and TV broadcaster Adrian Chiles, the man behind the widely applauded 2018 BBC documentary, ‘Drinkers Like Me’. The programme has been credited with prompting a national conversation about alcohol use, and Adrian has...