Professor, Liverpool John Moores University
Harry Sumnall is a Professor in Substance Use at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University. He is interested in all aspects of substance use, particularly those related to young people’s health and wellbeing. Harry’s funded research programmes have examined the evidence base for substance misuse prevention and the mechanisms for implementing evidence based practice and policy.
Harry is a member of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), a Board Member of the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR), and a trustee of the drug and alcohol prevention charity Mentor UK.
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Mar 01, 2022 10:05 am UTC| Health
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May 02, 2019 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
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Aug 02, 2017 17:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
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New Home Office drug strategy, same old rhetoric
Jul 18, 2017 13:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
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