Oxidative stress and chronic subclinical inflammation are implicated in the pathology of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Consumption of vitamins and nutrients may dampen the harmful oxidative stress, which normally perpetuates inflammation. Reduction of inflammation may delay or reduce t…
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Obesity has been identified as a significant risk factor for chronic diseases, contributing to health disparities in minority and vulnerable populations. Though research has identified an increased risk for obesity in the Hispanic immigrant population, there is little or no rese…
There is a growing political discourse in Scotland acknowledging alcohol to be a significant contributor to crime. A significant portion of this is directly related to the evening and night-time drinking based leisure industry i.e. the night-time economy (NTE). The NTE is often …
This thesis explores ancient ideas regarding the constructive properties of intoxicating drinks, as presented in Greco-Roman sources from the first to third centuries AD. In doing so, it responds to Mary Douglas' Constructive Drinking (1987), which emphasised that, contrary to a…
Risky lifestyle behaviours have a multiplicative impact on both the length and quality of peoples’ lives. In order to improve health outcomes and reduce social inequalities in these outcomes, behaviour change services are recommended by health care and public health professional…
Background: Concern has been voiced over the needs of ex-military personnel following their discharge from military service and subsequent transition to community living. This concern has extended to include veterans, particularly those who have mental health, drug or alcohol pr…
Young people are, as a group, at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancy and binge-drinking. The primary method of contraception that offers protection against both pregnancy and STI transmission is condoms. Whilst research examining the relationship b…
This thesis takes Discursive Psychology as its main theoretical influence. Drawing on the resources of Discursive Psychology and utilising analytic tools provided by Conversation Analysis, these principles are applied to the study of addiction, and specifically alcohol problems.…
The literature review revealed co-morbidity between adverse childhood experiences, adult psychopathology and alcohol dependence, although causality was questionable due to multiple variables. The current study used 54 clients at the acute end of the spectrum of severe alcohol de…
The current study was designed to examine the Profiles of Prevention among non-drinking and non-smoking adolescents. Research across age groups (elementary, middle and high school), populations (U.S., U.K., and Israel), and substances (tobacco, alcohol and other drugs) has consi…
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the leading cause of mental retardation in the western world and is associated with numerous sensory processing deficits. Some of these deficits are a result of faulty neuronal plasticity. Previously our lab has used ferrets to demonstrate that…
Alcohol is the second most used psychoactive substance in the world. Although there have been many studies conducted regarding alcohol consumption in North America and Europe, very few studies have examined such aspects of alcohol consumption in the Middle East, namely Lebanon. …
Previous research demonstrates a relationship between sexual minority victimization experiences and hazardous alcohol use among sexual minority (lesbian, bisexual, queer, and same-sex attracted) women (SMW). The underlying mechanisms in this relationship, however, remain unclear…
I investigate the social history of Egypt under British imperial occupation through the lens of morality in order to understand the contestation of cultural change and authority under empire. Points of cultural cleavage between European and local inhabitants in British-occupied …
The present study sought to identify predictors of alcohol misuse in an active-duty sample of United States Air Force (USAF) Security Forces Airmen using a longitudinal design targeting concurrent and prospective factors as well as predictors of increase in alcohol misuse. Given…
Women ages 18-24 are at the highest risk for sexual victimization (SV), with more than 20% of women affected during college. The self-medication model of alcohol use, whereby drinking is negatively reinforced through the reduction of distress, is widely supported as a method by …
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects up to one-third of Veterans, yet treatment utilization is low and relapse rates high among this group, posing a critical need to identify predictors of relapse. Understanding the role of cognitive functions in this process may yield improvement…
Alcohol is a commonly used substance worldwide. Regardless of the intended use alcohol can potentially engender negative outcomes. These outcomes are commonly experienced when alcohol consumption is discontinued (hangover/withdrawal) or relate to the behavior of consumption (cra…
Despite intense efforts to prevent sexual coercion, sexual assault continues to occur at alarmingly high rates in the U.S. Sexual arousal has been associated with increased self-reported likelihood of sexually coercive behavior in experimental laboratory studies. The relationshi…