John Cunningham 2024

Assessing the Prevalence of Cannabis Use Through a Survey About Criminal Activity Versus One About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

Created by John Cunningham & Pengchen Dai

Background: The prevalence of cannabis use in the United Kingdom might be underestimated using the Crime Survey of England and Wales. The current study examined whether responding to questions…

Perceptions of the Seriousness of Different Addictive Behaviors in the United Kingdom

Created by John Cunningham & Jirapart Limaksorn

Background: Societal beliefs about the seriousness of different addictions were assessed in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: An online panel, conducted in 2021 and sampled to be representative of the UK general population…

Evaluating the impact of motivational interviewing on engagement and outcomes in a web-based self-help intervention for gambling disorder: A randomised controlled trial

Created by Brad Brazeau, John Cunningham & David Hodgins.

Self-paced internet interventions for gambling problems offer cost-effective, accessible, and private alternatives to traditional psychotherapy for a population that rarely seeks help…

Applying the Canadian Low-Risk Gambling Guidelines to Gambling Harm Reduction in England

Created by Eleanor Rochester & John Cunningham

There is a need for evidence-based guidelines for gamblers who wish to reduce their risk of harm by setting self-directed limits on their gambling. Recognizing this…

Learning to quit: can reinforcement theories predict the success of smoking cessation attempts using nicotine replacement therapy patches in a general population sample of smokers at 8-weeks and 6-months follow-up?

Created by Christina Schell, Alexandra Godinho & John Cunningham.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary reinforcement contribute to the maintenance of smoking behaviour and may influence the efficacy of different cessation treatments…