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ucl-targ.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Participants Needed: Aged 18–24, living in the UK, and gamble at least once per month? Take part in a 30-minute interview exploring young adults' experiences with gambling and receive a £10 voucher. More information here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... or scan the QR code in the poster.

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

SRNT Europe's 2025 conference kicks off two weeks today and I'm delighted to be presenting alongside most of my colleagues from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there! #SRNTE2025

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ucl-targ.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Participants required Dissertation study to explore the use and perceptions of nicotine pouches among young adults in the UK. Participants will receive a £10 voucher as a thank you. Please complete the short eligibility survey here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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ucl-targ.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

🚨 Living in UK, 18–24 years? Help UCL research! 🚨 Take a 20-min survey on nicotine pouches – no experience needed. 🎁 Enter to win 1 of 2 £25 Love2Shop vouchers! 👉 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... @nicotinepouchstudy.bsky.social

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Nicotine Pouch Survey

20-minute survey exploring awareness, perceptions, appeal and use of nicotine pouches among young adults in the UK (18-24)

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports @drugalcreports.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A new study by @ucl-targ.bsky.social shows that between 2017–2024, motives for reducing alcohol consumption among risky drinkers in England shifted, with cost and social factors nearly doubling. Health concerns stayed the most common motive. lnkd.in/ehE2k3wQ

SS of Trends in motives for attempts to reduce alcohol consumption among risky adult drinkers in England: A representative population survey, 2017–2024☆

Dimitra Kale et al

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Melissa Oldham @melissaoldham.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Nice coverage of @ucl-targ.bsky.social's Alcohol Toolkit Study in this article.. www.alcoholinengland.info/graphs/month... I would (and did!) say though that any population declines we are seeing are being driven by declining consumption among younger people.. www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

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How we fell out of love with alcohol - and it's NOT just down to Gen Z

Alcohol consumption in Britain has plunged 10 per cent since the millennium, with figures showing rates have dipped among all age groups.

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Melissa Oldham @melissaoldham.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

We have a new paper out today in Lancet Public Health looking at increases in alcohol-specific deaths in England. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Smoking kills. It’s a message most people will have heard. But just how much does smoking affect life expectancy? In a new editorial, we estimate that on average, each cigarette steals approximately 20 minutes of life. @robertjwest.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social

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The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?

Click on the article title to read more.

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Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Delighted to be attending the UKRI’s Research Leadership Symposia on behalf of @behaviourresuk.bsky.social and @ucl-targ.bsky.social connecting with experts across the sciences (it’s cold up north)

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The Smoking Toolkit Study suggests non-daily smoking has increased since 2020. Over this period, estimates of smoking prevalence have diverged from official Annual Population Survey (APS) estimates. Take home: APS may be underestimating true smoking prevalence in England.

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Dr Sharon Cox sharing the findings of the SCeTCH trial, which offered e-cigarettes to smokers experiencing homelessness to help them quit. Results can’t yet be shared on social media, but a very impressive effort by a fantastic team… watch this space! #EcigSummit @sharoncox.bsky.social

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Around 127,500 18- to 25-year-olds in the United Kingdom start smoking regularly each year (~350 each day), estimate Sarah Jackson et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social

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Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Really pleased to be at the e-cigarette summit presenting alongside @katieeast.bsky.social @jasminekhouja.bsky.social #womeninscience 👊🏼

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Prof Jamie Brown outlines potential reasons for the discrepancy between estimates of smoking prevalence in the APS and Smoking Toolkit Study. Changes in APS question wording may mean it’s missing a chunk of non-daily smoking - which has become more common. #EcigSummit @jamiebrown.bsky.social

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Official figures may present an overly optimistic view of the smoking landscape. Population-level approaches remain critical.

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Shayoni Lynn @shayonislynn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Timely & important research by @robertjwest.bsky.social @susanmichie.bsky.social et al. Using Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology, the team studied smoking cessation RCT data to train ML algorithms w/ a view to predicting outcomes as part of the Human Behaviour-Change Project #BehaviouralScience

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

New paper shows a substantial rise in vaping among ex-smokers in England over the past decade. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Claire Garnett @clairevgarnett.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The updated website for the Drink Less app has just been launched - drinklessalcohol.com 💻🥳

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Drink Less Alcohol

Get healthy and save money by drinking a bit less alcohol

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Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

On @lbc.co.uk today discussing smoking and vaping. Once more, the line “we don’t know what nicotine is doing to our young people and their brains”. But we do have evidence, young people have been smoking - and using nicotine this way - for generations. This is a common misperception and fear.

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