James Clay, PhD

Excited to share my first first-author publication from my postdoc! This study uses @CRDCN data to examine associations between weekly alcohol consumption, Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health risk zones, and mortality patterns among Canadian drinkers aged 15 and older.

Our new study demonstrates how #alcohol minimum pricing policies not only reduce alcohol harms at the population level, but address health inequities with relatively few unintended consequences #MUP #HealthEquity @jamesmclay authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S09…

I am honoured to have received the Oral Presentation Award at the 2024 Dalhousie University Community Health & Epidemiology (@DalEpidemiology) Research Day! Grateful for the opportunity to share insights on alcohol and health.

Research at @portsmouthuni has explored the relationship between high #impulsivity and #boredom, in an effort to find out what drives unhealthy decisions. More here: bit.ly/3zFbuUn @uop_psychology @UoPScience @UniOfSurrey @psych_genes @juanibada @jamesmclay #Portsmouth

Learn about alcohol and cancer here youtu.be/NAJ88YJixrQ?si…

Learn about drug checking services in Victoria via this cool video. youtube.com/watch?v=TtnQ_U…

Congratulations to @jamesmclay on your #PhD graduation!

Another one of my fantastic #PhD students graduating. Well done @jamesmclay!!

Wow! England win live @thekillers show at @TheO2 ! Drop straight into Mr Brightside.

@EbethFarkouh @UVic_CISUR Thanks, Elizabeth!

@UVic_CISUR @jamesmclay Congratulations!!

Free on-campus naloxone training at UVic: May 28, June 26, July 19, August 28 More info here: uvic.ca/research/centr… @uvic @UVSS

ONS have published alcohol-specific deaths data for 2022 for England & Wales today, so we now have data for the whole of the UK. The picture is pretty grim, with deaths surpassing 10,000 for the first time on record - up 32.8% since 2019. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

Why Findings on Alcohol and Health Are So Confusing: Who is considered an abstainer matters (by Quinn Kennedy, PhD) @jamesmclay @DalEpidemiology @UVic_CISUR @uop_psychology @DalEpidemiology @CCSACanada @Uvic_PHSP psychologytoday.com/us/blog/aging-…

@CaskeyOlivia @SouthCoastDTP Congratulations!

Why do only some cohort studies find health benefits from low volume alcohol use? A systematic review and meta-analysis ... (just accepted in @JSADjournal) @jamesmclay @DalEpidemiology @UVic_CISUR @uop_psychology @DalEpidemiology @CCSACanada @Uvic_PHSP jsad.com/doi/abs/10.152…

🍷Does moderate drinking protect the heart?🫀 On 17 April we will be co-hosting a public lecture by Prof Tim Stockwell on the latest evidence of alcohol's effects on the cardiovascular system - with @RCPEdin & @SHAAPAlcohol. Sign up online or in-person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-benef…

How Red Wine Lost Its Health Halo: For a glorious decade or two, the drink was lauded as good for the heart. What happened? (by @alicegcallahan) @jamesmclay @UVic_CISUR @DalEpidemiology @uop_psychology @timnaimi @danhungi @AliHMokdad nytimes.com/2024/02/17/wel…

Had a great time at Issues of Substance. Lots of friendly people with interesting perspectives. I look forward to attending the next one

Excited to present "Policy-Level Interventions for Harm Reduction" at #Portsmouth Recovery Festival, organized by @portsmouthfilms @SouthseaCinema on Nov 10 at 5pm (UK time) via Zoom. 📧 DM/email for the Zoom link. #HarmReduction #AcademicTwitter