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Education on drugs and alcohol: Past disappointments and future challenges (1987)
Journal Article
Plant, M. A., Bagnall, G., Bagnall, G. M., & Plant, M. (1987). Education on drugs and alcohol: Past disappointments and future challenges. Health Education Research, 2(4), 417-422. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/2.4.417

A review is presented of the effectiveness of alcohol and drug education. It is concluded that, contrary to popular belief, there is little evidence that such education is 'effective' in curbing 'problematic' or illegal behaviour and that in some con... Read More about Education on drugs and alcohol: Past disappointments and future challenges.

Training alcohol educators (1987)
Book Chapter
Harrison, L., & Means, R. (1987). Training alcohol educators. In R. Means (Ed.), Training Alcohol Educators: A Combined Training and Research Perspective. University of Bristol School for Advanced Urban Studies

Inter-professional co-operation and alcohol education (1987)
Presentation / Conference
Means, R. (1987, April). Inter-professional co-operation and alcohol education. Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference on Alcohol Related Problems, University of Liverpool, UK

Older People in British Housing Studies: Rediscovery and Emerging Issues for Research (1987)
Journal Article
Means, R. (1987). Older People in British Housing Studies: Rediscovery and Emerging Issues for Research. Housing Studies, 2(2), 82-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673038708720591

This paper refers to an increased interest in older people in British housing research and literature. It explains the factors behind this increased interest and illustrates why a gerontological perspective in housing studies is needed. Reference is... Read More about Older People in British Housing Studies: Rediscovery and Emerging Issues for Research.

Public policy and older people: Where are we going? (1987)
Journal Article
Means, R. (1987). Public policy and older people: Where are we going?. Journal of Social Policy, 16(4), 543-550. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279400016160

During much of the 1960s and 1970s, housing and welfare provision for older people were part of the cinderella services (Means and Smith, 1985) that the majority of both practitioners and social scientists were happy to leave to the remit of a relati... Read More about Public policy and older people: Where are we going?.

Living with asthma (1987)
Journal Article
Hek, G. (1987). Living with asthma. Journal of Professional Nursing, 2(6), 168-169

Unemployment and Drinking Behaviour: some data from a general population survey of alcohol use (1987)
Journal Article
LATCHAM, R. W., PLANT, M. A., CRAWFORD, A., KREITMAN, N., & Plant, M. (1987). Unemployment and Drinking Behaviour: some data from a general population survey of alcohol use. British journal of addiction, 82(9), 1007-1016. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1987.tb01561.x

The confusion in the alcohol‐unemployment literature may be partly explained by methodological considerations. A standard instrument for measuring alcohol consumption was used in this study which reports data drawn from a general population study. Re... Read More about Unemployment and Drinking Behaviour: some data from a general population survey of alcohol use.