Substance, structure and stigma: Parents in the UK accounting for opioid substitution therapy during the antenatal and postnatal periods.
Journal Article
Chandler, A., Whittaker, A., Cunningham-Burley, S., Williams, N., McGorm, K., & Mathews, G. (2013)
Substance, structure and stigma: Parents in the UK accounting for opioid substitution therapy during the antenatal and postnatal periods. International Journal of Drug Policy, 24, e35-e42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.004
Background
Parenting and pregnancy in the context of drug use is a contentious topic, high on the policy agenda. Providing effective support to parents who are opioid depende...
Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK.
Journal Article
Chandler, A., Whittaker, A., Williams, N., McGorm, K., Cunningham-Burley, S., & Mathews, G. (2014)
Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 21(6), 470-475. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.930814
Aims: To explore the ways in which opioid-dependent parents accounted for their use of opioids and benzodiazepines during and after pregnancy. Methods: Longitudinal qualitativ...
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Harding, S., Hilton, S., Hogg, R., …Willis, D. (2016)
Young men with intellectual disabilities’ constructions of the human papillomavirus and vaccine. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169.050. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.050
Scotland is one European country offering a national schoolbased
HPV vaccination programme to at least one age-cohort of females, however it does not include young men. A subs...
Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hanif, N., Harding, S., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2016)
Cultural reflections on the Scottish HPV vaccination programme. European Journal of Public Health, 26(1 supp 1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.049
Background
The Scottish HPV vaccination programme serves young
women aged 11 to 18 years and reports consistently high
uptake rates, yet these figures may conceal levels of un...
The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?
Journal Article
O'May, F., Whittaker, A., Black, H., & Gill, J. S. (2017)
The families and friends of heavy drinkers: Caught in the cross-fire of policy change?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(2), 192-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12403
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:
Research highlights the need to better understand the impact of alcohol-related harm on families and communities. Scottish policy initiatives to reduc...
Changes in opiate treatment during attendance at a community drug service—Findings from a clinical audit.
Journal Article
MacLeod, J., Whittaker, A. & Robertson, J. R. (1997)
Changes in opiate treatment during attendance at a community drug service—Findings from a clinical audit. Drug and Alcohol Review. 17, 19-25. doi:10.1080/09595239800187561. ISSN 0959-5236
To evaluate use of methadone and dihydrocodeine prescription in a group of opiate-dependent patients attending a community/general practice drugs project data were recorded at...