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#07 Aileen O´Gorman - EURO HEALTH Podcast

May 17, 2023 • Health Podcast • Season 2 • Episode 7

Is it possible to draw a link between the socioeconomic status of individuals and addiction? This is one of the main questions addressed in a new episode of the Euro Health Podcast with Prof. Aileen O'Gorman whose work focuses on social inequalities in health and substance use disorders.

In the podcast, Prof. Aileen O´Gorman explains why certain population groups are at a higher risk of getting into substance use problems. What explains the high number of drug-related deaths among young people? Prof. O'Gorman says that one of the reasons is the system's inability to address co-existing mental health and substance use problems. What could be the specific solutions to this problem? How does she perceive the current interest of the younger generation in substance abuse education and risk protection? Find the answers to these questions and more in a new episode of the podcast on the subject of "addiction from a socioeconomic perspective".

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Aileen O'Gorman BA MSc PhD is a Professor of Substance Use and Social Policy and Programme Leader of the MSc in Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies (CDAS) at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Her primary research focus is on social and health inequalities, especially the problematization of social issues such as poverty and drug use; the unequal distribution of drug-related harms and deaths in marginalized communities; and, the role of policy in the minimization of harms. Prior to joining UWS, Prof. O’Gorman was a Lecturer and Co-ordinator of the Drugs Education and Research Partnership Initiative at University College Dublin (UCD), senior researcher at the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Ireland, community researcher on the Fatima Mansions (Dublin) housing regeneration project, and a researcher at the Health Research Board, Ireland. Dr. O’Gorman is an active participant in policy advocacy and research networks nationally and internationally. She is an appointed member of the Scotting Government’s Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS), Board Director of the Scottish Drugs Forum, and a member of the international editorial board of the journal ‘Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy’.

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