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How are bars and nightclubs in Scotland using extensions in late-night alcohol trading hours? Venue observation study
Emslie C, Maxwell K, O’Donnell R, Mitchell G, Cook M, Uny I, Nicholls J, Lewsey J, McIntosh E, Angus C, Mohan A & Fitzgerald N (2026) How are bars and nightclubs in Scotland using extensions in late-night alcohol trading hours? Venue observation study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 151, Art. No.: 105210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105210
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The alcohol licensing system in Northern Ireland: Lessons learnt from a restrictive framework
Nicholls J, Maclean J, Cook M, Valiente R, Shortt N & Fitzgerald N (2026) The alcohol licensing system in Northern Ireland: Lessons learnt from a restrictive framework. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2629271
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Quantitative controls on the number and/or location of alcohol retail outlets: an overview of approaches in the USA and Canada
Burton R, Trangenstein P, Cook M, Fitzgerald N & Nicholls J (2026) Quantitative controls on the number and/or location of alcohol retail outlets: an overview of approaches in the USA and Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 147, Art. No.: 105075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105075
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Public perceptions of harms and benefits of increasing alcohol venue trading hours: a deliberative focus group study
Maxwell KJ, Emslie C, O’Donnell R, Mitchell G, Cook M, Uny I, Lewsey J, McIntosh E, Mohan A, Angus C & Fitzgerald N (2025) Public perceptions of harms and benefits of increasing alcohol venue trading hours: a deliberative focus group study. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2599910
Preprint
‘It’s a bit of a mess’: the impact of later alcohol trading hours for bars and nightclubs in Scotland according to qualitative interviews with local stakeholders
Mitchell G, Maxwell KJ, O’Donnell R, Cook M, Uny I, Emslie C, Nicholls J & Fitzgerald N (2025) ‘It’s a bit of a mess’: the impact of later alcohol trading hours for bars and nightclubs in Scotland according to qualitative interviews with local stakeholders. MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.31.25339073
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Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain – a policy analysis.
Cook M, Nicholls J, Mitchell G, O'Donnell R & Fitzgerald N (2025) Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain – a policy analysis.. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2490580
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Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis
Cook M, Nicholls J, Mitchell G, O'Donnell R & Fitzgerald N (2025) Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2490580
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Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: ‘Sweetspot’ policy options
Fitzgerald N, O'Donnell R, Uny I, Martin JG, Cook M, Graham K, Stockwell T, Hughes K, Wilkinson C, McGill E, Miller PG, Reynolds J, Quigg Z & Angus C (2024) Reducing alcohol harms whilst minimising impact on hospitality businesses: ‘Sweetspot’ policy options. International Journal of Drug Policy, 129 (July 2024), Art. No.: 104465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104465
Research Report
Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes
Moodie C, Cook M, Sharp C, Hussein N, Best C, Turner S, Angus K, Brose J, Alexandrou G & Ford A (2024) Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Policy Research Unit. https://www.phpru.online/assets/uploads/files/testing%20the%20optimal%20design%20of%20health%20promoting%20pack%20inserts.pdf
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Alcohol’s contribution to climate change and other environmental degradation: a call for research
Cook M, Critchlow N, O’Donnell R & MacLean S (2024) Alcohol’s contribution to climate change and other environmental degradation: a call for research. Health Promotion International, 39 (1), Art. No.: daae004. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae004
Conference Paper (published)
Later opening hours for alcohol licensed premises in Scotland amidst economic and social instability: local stakeholder experiences based on semi-structured interviews
Mitchell G, O'Donnell R, Cook M, Uny I, Maxwell K, Emslie C & Fitzgerald N Later opening hours for alcohol licensed premises in Scotland amidst economic and social instability: local stakeholder experiences based on semi-structured interviews. In: , Johannesburg, South Africa, 05.06.2023-08.06.2023. 48th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society.