/b/veterinary-news/posts/vets-needed-for-study-into-alcohol-use Vets are being asked to take part in a research project looking at alcohol drinking behaviour amongst veterinary professionals. The project, which is funded by the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative, is designed to find out about current attitudes, beliefsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/vets-needed-for-study-into-alcohol-useWed, 02 Apr 2025 09:07:05 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9bba96e4-d590-4b7d-81cb-9e7863704bdcJudith Joyce0<p>I agree, data likely to be skewed by not asking the whole profession. &nbsp;Data likely to be skewed anyway I would have thought.There&#39;ll likely be a reluctance to fess up to the headmaster, despite the protestations of anyonymity and confidentiality. &nbsp;Especially in the light, admittedly a long time ago, of some uneivdenced comments from Presidents of RCVS at the time - &#39;the whole profession seems to have a drink problem&quot; &nbsp;&quot;We (that is RCVS officers/staff) know who the bad guys are&quot;.&nbsp;</p> <p>But as gen Y and Z are reported to drink less (not sure of strength of evidence) and there are probably loads more of them now than baby boomers in the profession, , likely a lot of skews. &nbsp;Shame they didn&#39;t include everyone, it might have backed that up - or not. &nbsp;Hopefully it makes for an interesting discussion.</p> <p></p> <p>Do you think you can buy Buckfast on Amazon?</p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=143205&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/vets-needed-for-study-into-alcohol-useTue, 01 Apr 2025 11:05:11 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9bba96e4-d590-4b7d-81cb-9e7863704bdcPieter van Zuuren0<p>Surely excluding vets that don&rsquo;t drink alcohol from the survey skews the results.</p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=143205&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">