Article
Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs
Holland A, Freeman TP, Nicholls J, Burke C, Howkins J, Harris M, Hickman M, Attwood A, Carlisle V, Krykant P & Maynard OM (2024) Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy, 132, Art. No.: 104543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104543
Article
Factors influencing public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland including legal and structural differences: comparative interview analysis
Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Purves R, O’Donnell R, Egan M, Nicholls J, Maani N, Smolar M, Fraser A, Briton T & Mahon L (2024) Factors influencing public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland including legal and structural differences: comparative interview analysis. Public Health Research. https://doi.org/10.3310/BGTR4277
Article
Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: the ExILEnS mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation
Fitzgerald N, Egan M, O’Donnell R, Nicholls J, Mahon L, de Vocht F, McQuire C, Angus C, Purves R, Henney M, Mohan A, Maani N, Shortt N & Bauld L (2024) Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: the ExILEnS mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation. Public Health Research. https://doi.org/10.3310/fsrt4135
Policy Document
Needs assessment and feasibility study for a safer drug consumption facility in Edinburgh
Nicholls J, Falzon D, Masterton W, McAuley A, Dumbrell J, Steele S, Perkins A, Carver H, Trayner K, Skivington K, Duan Y & Parkes T (2024) Needs assessment and feasibility study for a safer drug consumption facility in Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh Council.
Article
Measuring How Public Health Stakeholders Seek to Influence Alcohol Premises Licensing in England and Scotland: The Public Health Engagement In Alcohol Licensing (PHIAL) Measure
Fitzgerald N, Mohan A, Maani N, Purves R, De Vocht F, Angus C, Henney M, Nicholls J, Nichols T, Crompton G, Mahon L, Mcquire C, Shortt N, Bauld L & Egan M (2023) Measuring How Public Health Stakeholders Seek to Influence Alcohol Premises Licensing in England and Scotland: The Public Health Engagement In Alcohol Licensing (PHIAL) Measure. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84 (2), pp. 318-329. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00020
Article
Effects of media representations of drug related deaths on public stigma and support for harm reduction
Sumnall HR, Atkinson A, Montgomery C, Maynard O & Nicholls J (2023) Effects of media representations of drug related deaths on public stigma and support for harm reduction. International Journal of Drug Policy, 111, Art. No.: 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103909
Article
‘Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?’ The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland
Parkes T, Price T, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Dumbrell J & Nicholls J (2022) ‘Why would we not want to keep everybody safe?’ The views of family members of people who use drugs on the implementation of drug consumption rooms in Scotland. Harm Reduction Journal, 19 (1), Art. No.: 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00679-5
Newspaper Article
Could overdose prevention centres tackle the UK’s drug death crisis?
Nicholls J, Parkes T & Trayner K (2022) Could overdose prevention centres tackle the UK’s drug death crisis?. New Statesman. 19.12.2022.
Newspaper Article
Drug deaths are rising and overdose prevention centres save lives, so why is the UK unwilling to introduce them?
Nicholls J, Parkes T & Trayner K (2022) Drug deaths are rising and overdose prevention centres save lives, so why is the UK unwilling to introduce them?. https://theconversation.com/drug-deaths-are-rising-and-overdose-prevention-centres-save-lives-so-why-is-the-uk-unwilling-to-introduce-them-192044. 19.12.2022.
Book Chapter
The legal regulation of drugs in the UK
Nicholls J & Rolles S (2022) The legal regulation of drugs in the UK. In: Drug Science and British Drug Policy: Critical Analysis of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Waterside Press.
Article
‘Give us the real tools to do our jobs’: views of UK stakeholders on the role of a public health objective for alcohol licensing
Nicholls J, O'Donnell R, Mahon L & Fitzgerald N (2022) ‘Give us the real tools to do our jobs’: views of UK stakeholders on the role of a public health objective for alcohol licensing. Public Health, 211, pp. 122-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.07.006
Article
Analysis of the UK Government's 10-Year Drugs Strategy - a resource for practitioners and policymakers
Holland A, Stevens A, Harris M, Lewer D, Sumnall H, Stewart D, Gilvarry E, Wiseman A, Howkins J, McManus J, Shorter GW, Nicholls J, Scott J, Thomas K & Reid L (2022) Analysis of the UK Government's 10-Year Drugs Strategy - a resource for practitioners and policymakers. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdac114
Article
Impact of public health team engagement in alcohol licensing on health and crime outcomes in England and Scotland: A comparative timeseries study between 2012 and 2019
de Vocht F, McQuire C, Ferraro C, Williams P, Henney M, Angus C, Egan M, Mohan A, Purves R, Maani N, Shortt N, Mahon L, Crompton G, O'Donnell R, Nicholls J, Bauld L & Fitzgerald N (2022) Impact of public health team engagement in alcohol licensing on health and crime outcomes in England and Scotland: A comparative timeseries study between 2012 and 2019. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 20, Art. No.: 100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100450
Article
Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers
Nicholls J, Livingston W, Perkins A, Cairns B, Foster R, Trayner KMA, Sumnall HR, Price T, Cairney P, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2022) Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (11), Art. No.: 6575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116575
Commentary
Further implications of the harm to others framework for drug policy debates
Nicholls J (2021) Further implications of the harm to others framework for drug policy debates. Commentary on: Wilkinson C., Ritter J. Applying a ‘harm to others’ research framework to illicit drugs: political discourses and ambiguous policy implications. Addiction 2021; 116: 1941– 1946. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15243. Addiction, 116 (8), pp. 1947-1948. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15311
Book Chapter
Substance use, dangerous classes and spaces: a historical perspective
Nicholls J & Berridge V (2020) Substance use, dangerous classes and spaces: a historical perspective. In: MacGregor S & Thom B (eds.) Risk and Substance Abuse: Framing Dangerous People and Dangerous Places. Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness. London: Routledge, pp. 14-29. https://www.routledge.com/Risk-and-Substance-Use-Framing-Dangerous-People-and-Dangerous-Places/MacGregor-Thom/p/book/9781138491243
Article
Temporary abstinence during Dry January: predictors of success; impact on well-being and self-efficacy
de Visser RO & Nicholls J (2020) Temporary abstinence during Dry January: predictors of success; impact on well-being and self-efficacy. Psychology and Health, 35 (11), pp. 1293-1305. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1743840
Authored Book
How to regulate stimulants: a practical guide
Rolles S, Slade H & Nicholls J (2020) How to regulate stimulants: a practical guide. Bristol: Transform Drug Policy Foundation.
Letter
The UK Government must help end Scotland's drug-related death crisis
Nicholls J, Cramer S, Ryder S, Gold D, Priyadarshi S, Millar S, Hunter C, Hogg R, Jones A, Measham F, Stevens A, Hamilton I, McPhee I, Eastwood N & Powell M (2019) The UK Government must help end Scotland's drug-related death crisis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6 (10), p. 804. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366%2819%2930301-3
Newspaper Article
Legalisation of cannabis in the UK would help protect its users from harm
Nicholls J (2019) Legalisation of cannabis in the UK would help protect its users from harm. The Guardian. 15.02.2019.
Article
Co-production in substance use research
Cairns J & Nicholls J (2018) Co-production in substance use research. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 18 (1), pp. 6-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/dat-02-2018-0002
Article
Exploring the impact of public health teams on alcohol premises licensing in England and Scotland (ExILEnS): procotol for a mixed methods natural experiment evaluation
Fitzgerald N, Egan M, de Vocht F, Angus C, Nicholls J, Shortt N, Nichols T, Maani Hessari N, McQuire C, Purves R, Critchlow N, Mohan A, Mahon L, Sumpter C & Bauld L (2018) Exploring the impact of public health teams on alcohol premises licensing in England and Scotland (ExILEnS): procotol for a mixed methods natural experiment evaluation. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18 (1), Art. No.: 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0573-z
Article
Democracy and power in alcohol premises licensing: A qualitative interview study of the Scottish public health objective: Power in alcohol premises licensing
Fitzgerald N, Winterbottom J & Nicholls J (2018) Democracy and power in alcohol premises licensing: A qualitative interview study of the Scottish public health objective: Power in alcohol premises licensing. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (5), pp. 607-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12819
Authored Book
Alcohol, Power and Public Health: A Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy
Butler S, Elmand K, Thom B & Nicholls J (2017) Alcohol, Power and Public Health: A Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy. Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy. London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Alcohol-Power-and-Public-Health-A-Comparative-Study-of-Alcohol-Policy/Butler-Elmeland-Thom-Nicholls/p/book/9780367224110
Article
Typology and Dynamics of Heavier Drinking Styles in Great Britain: 1978–2010
Purshouse R, Brennan A, Moyo D, Nicholls J & Norman P (2017) Typology and Dynamics of Heavier Drinking Styles in Great Britain: 1978–2010. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52 (3), pp. 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agw105
Article
Implementing a Public Health Objective for Alcohol Premises Licensing in Scotland: A Qualitative Study of Strategies, Values, and Perceptions of Evidence
Fitzgerald N, Nicholls J, Winterbottom J & Katikireddi SV (2017) Implementing a Public Health Objective for Alcohol Premises Licensing in Scotland: A Qualitative Study of Strategies, Values, and Perceptions of Evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (3), Art. No.: 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14030221
Article
The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals
Bellis MA, Hughes K, Nicholls J, Sheron N, Gilmore I & Jones L (2016) The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals. BMC Public Health, 16 (1), Art. No.: 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2766-x
Book Chapter
Alcohol policy in global context
Nicholls J (2016) Alcohol policy in global context. In: Kolind T, Thom B & Hunt G (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Drug and Alcohol Studies: Social Science Approaches. SAGE Reference. London: SAGE, pp. 164-180. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-handbook-of-drug-alcohol-studies-volume-1/book242981#contents
Article
Holidays, celebrations, and commiserations: measuring drinking during feasting and fasting to improve national and individual estimates of alcohol consumption
Bellis MA, Hughes K, Jones L, Morleo M, Nicholls J, McCoy E, Webster J & Sumnall H (2015) Holidays, celebrations, and commiserations: measuring drinking during feasting and fasting to improve national and individual estimates of alcohol consumption. BMC Medicine, 13 (1), Art. No.: 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0337-0
Editorial
Alcohol problems and policies: Historical and contemporary perspectives: Papers from under control: Alcohol and drug regulation, past and present
Nicholls J & Kneale J (2015) Alcohol problems and policies: Historical and contemporary perspectives: Papers from under control: Alcohol and drug regulation, past and present. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22 (2), pp. 93-95. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1024201
Article
What is the problem?: Evidence, politics and alcohol policy in England and Wales, 2010–2014
Nicholls J & Greenaway J (2015) What is the problem?: Evidence, politics and alcohol policy in England and Wales, 2010–2014. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22 (2), pp. 135-142. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.993923
Article
Public Health and Alcohol Licensing in the UK: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Policy and Practice
Nicholls J (2015) Public Health and Alcohol Licensing in the UK: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Policy and Practice. Contemporary Drug Problems, 42 (2), pp. 87-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091450915579875
Newspaper Article
Drink marketing thrives in a world of social media
Nicholls J (2014) Drink marketing thrives in a world of social media. Public Health Today. 01.12.2014.
Article
The impact of spatial and temporal availability of alcohol on its consumption and related harms: A critical review in the context of UK licensing policies: Critical review of availability research
Holmes J, Guo Y, Maheswaran R, Nicholls J, Meier PS & Brennan A (2014) The impact of spatial and temporal availability of alcohol on its consumption and related harms: A critical review in the context of UK licensing policies: Critical review of availability research. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33 (5), pp. 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12191
Editorial
The Pleasures and Problems of Drink—Introduction
McAllister A & Nicholls J (2012) The Pleasures and Problems of Drink—Introduction. Visual Resources, 28 (4), pp. 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973762.2012.732026
Commentary
The Government Alcohol Strategy 2012: Alcohol policy at a turning point?
Nicholls J (2012) The Government Alcohol Strategy 2012: Alcohol policy at a turning point?. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 19 (5), pp. 355-359. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2012.704531
Article
Time for reform? Alcohol policy and cultural change in England since 2000
Nicholls J (2012) Time for reform? Alcohol policy and cultural change in England since 2000. British Politics, 7 (3), pp. 250-271. https://doi.org/10.1057/bp.2012.7
Article
Alcohol licensing in Scotland: a historical overview: Alcohol licensing in Scotland
Nicholls J (2012) Alcohol licensing in Scotland: a historical overview: Alcohol licensing in Scotland. Addiction, 107 (8), pp. 1397-1403. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03799.x
Article
Everyday, Everywhere: Alcohol Marketing and Social Media—Current Trends
Nicholls J (2012) Everyday, Everywhere: Alcohol Marketing and Social Media—Current Trends. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 47 (4), pp. 486-493. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/ags043
Article
UK news reporting of alcohol: An analysis of television and newspaper coverage
Nicholls J (2011) UK news reporting of alcohol: An analysis of television and newspaper coverage. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 18 (3), pp. 200-206. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687631003796453
Newspaper Article
Drink: the British disease?
Nicholls J (2010) Drink: the British disease?. History Today. 01.2010.
Monograph
The Politics of Alcohol: A History of the Drink Question in England
Nicholls J (2009) The Politics of Alcohol: A History of the Drink Question in England. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719086373/