Projects
E-interventions for students with hazardous or problematic alcohol use: A pilot study in Antwerp, Belgium. University of Antwerp
Addressing alcohol use in general practice - a community-oriented approach KU Leuven
Background
Even though often socially accepted, alcohol is one of the leading risk factors for poor health and death in the world. Therefore, the world health organization (WHO) promotes the integration of alcohol-related early identification and brief intervention (EIBI) in general practice as one of the most cost-effective strategies to address this burden. However, implementation of EIBI in general practice remains low. ...
Substance abuse among the working population in Belgium. Or should we say: work related alcohol and drug use? KU Leuven
The impact of substance abuse in society is considerable, but depends largely on the type of drug used. Alcohol consumption was the third leading risk factor in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 of the World Health Organization (WHO). It plays a role in more than 60 major diseases and injuries. Alcohol-related health damage can result from occasional or regular heavy drinking. Cannabis is by far the most frequently used illegal drug in ...
Disentangling the complex associations between the use of social networking sites and adolescents’ alcohol (mis)use: Go-along interviews and a daily diary study KU Leuven
GENder-Sensitive Treatment and prevention services for Alcohol and drug useRs (GEN-STAR) Ghent University
The overall aim of this study is to assess the availability of and need for gender-sensitive prevention and treatment approaches in Belgium and the obstacles and challenges that are experienced by female substance users in utilizing these services. The scope is not limited to illicit substances, but also alcohol, prescription drugs and NPS are included. Importantly, gender-sensitivity is not only studied in treatment settings, but along the ...
Heterogeneity of Beer Legalization Policies and Post-Prohibition Alcohol Policies in the US (in 1933 and early 1934) KU Leuven
The American Prohibition (1920-1933)—a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages—is generally viewed as a period with a defined beginning and end. However, when we consider state and local bans, the issue is much more complicated, both at the beginning and the end. Before the Prohibition started, many states already had statutory or constitutional prohibitions in place or had ...
Production of non- and low alcohol beers with maltose-negative yeasts and alternative cereals HOGENT
Analysis of ethyl glucuronide in hair as biomarker of alcohol intake. University of Antwerp
Assessment of alternative models of regulation of alcohol marketing in Belgium Ghent University
Considering alcohol marketing as one possible determinant of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm, regulation of alcohol marketing in an important policy tool to protect (young) people against exposure to alcohol advertising or marketing and subsequent alcohol use. Even though Belgium has been a valuable partner in monitoring the existing alcohol marketing regulations in Europe, the general objective of our study is to contribute to ...