Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 18 Issue 1

Researching drinking “with” young people: a palette of methods

Samantha Wilkinson, Catherine Wilkinson

The purpose of this paper is to outline a study characterised by “pockets” of co-production and argue for the benefits of offering young people a palette of interdisciplinary…

Co-production in substance use research

Jo Cairns, James Nicholls

Co-production with young people to tackle alcohol misuse

Jill Clark, Karen Laing

The purpose of this paper is to present the learning gained from undertaking research activities in co-production with young people in order to tackle alcohol misuse in local…

Involving young people in drug and alcohol research

Louca-Mai Brady, Lorna Templeton, Paul Toner, Judith Watson, David Evans, Barry Percy-Smith, Alex Copello

Young people’s involvement should lead to research, and ultimately services, that better reflect young people’s priorities and concerns. Young people with a history of treatment…

Co-producing and re-connecting: a pilot study of recovery community engagement

Michael Edwards, Josie Soutar, David Best

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design and methodology of the REC-CONNECT project and to determine whether a co-produced approach to research in this area between…

When two worlds collide: critical reflection on co-production

Amanda Clayson, Lucy Webb, Nigel Cox

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from reflexive data collection on the evolving co-production research relationship between the two “worlds” of community and…

Participatory action research (PAR) research: critical methodological considerations

Wulf Livingston, Andrew Perkins

The purpose of this paper is to explore a range of key deliberations with regards to adopting participatory action research (PAR) and privileged access interviewer (PAI…