# Betsy Thom

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**Betsy Thom** is a British sociologist and Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Mental Health & Social Work at [Middlesex University](/source/Middlesex_University)[1] She is known for her works on [substance abuse](/source/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](/source/Society_for_the_Study_of_Addiction) in their Addiction Lives series [4] and in the journal [Addiction (journal)](/source/Addiction_(journal)).[5]

She was Editor-In-Chief at the [Taylor & Francis](/source/Taylor_%26_Francis) journal [Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy](https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/idep20) for over 20 years. Professor Thom helped to establish the network [International Society of Addiction Journal Editors](https://www.isaje.net), a collective of Editors and Editorial Board members working in the Addiction field.

## Books

- Butler, S., Elmeland, K., Nicholls, J. and Thom, B. *Alcohol, power and public health: A comparative study of alcohol policy*, Routledge 2017
- Kolind, T., Thom, B. and Hunt G. *Handbook of Drug and Alcohol Studies*, SAGE 2016
- *Growing up with risk*, edited by Betsy Thom, Rosemary Sales and Jenny Pearce, Policy Press 2007

## References

1. ["Middlesex University Professor Betsy Thom"](https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/thom-betsy)

1. ["Betsy Thom"](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Betsy-Thom). *ResearchGate*

1. ["Drug and Alcohol Research Centre | Middlesex University London"](https://www.mdx.ac.uk/our-research/centres/drugs-and-alcohol-research-centre). *www.mdx.ac.uk*. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

1. ["Addiction Lives Interviews: Betsy Thom and Harry Shapiro"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211019073346/https://pointshistory.com/2021/05/13/addiction-lives-thom-and-shapiro/). *Points: short & insightful writing about a long & complex history*. 13 May 2021. Archived from [the original](https://pointshistory.com/2021/05/13/addiction-lives-thom-and-shapiro/) on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

1. Berridge, Virginia (January 2019). "Addiction Lives: Betsy Thom". *Addiction*. **114** (1): 183–185. [doi:10.1111/add.14375](https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14375). [PMID 29974569](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29974569)

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