Betsy Thom

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Betsy Thom
Born
Elizabeth Whyte Thom
Education London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions Middlesex University
Thesis Alcohol treatment policy 1950-1990: from alcohol treatment to alcohol problems management  (1997)
Doctoral advisor Virginia Berridge

Betsy Thom is a British sociologist and Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Mental Health & Social Work at Middlesex University. [1] She is known for her works on substance abuse and substance use policy. [2] She is the head of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at Middlesex University [3]

She has made notable contributions to the literature as an author in the area of drug and alcohol policy; her contributions were recognised by the Society for the Study of Addiction in their Addiction Lives series [4] and in the journal Addiction (journal). [5]

She was Editor-In-Chief at the Taylor & Francis journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy for over 20 years. Professor Thom helped to establish the network International Society of Addiction Journal Editors, a collective of Editors and Editorial Board members working in the Addiction field.

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References

  1. ↑ "Middlesex University Professor Betsy Thom".
  2. ↑ "Betsy Thom". ResearchGate.
  3. ↑ "Drug and Alcohol Research Centre | Middlesex University London". www.mdx.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Addiction Lives Interviews: Betsy Thom and Harry Shapiro". Points: short & insightful writing about a long & complex history. 13 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Berridge, Virginia (January 2019). "Addiction Lives: Betsy Thom". Addiction. 114 (1): 183–185. doi: 10.1111/add.14375 . PMID   29974569.
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