In the interests of public health, we need to rethink how we understand corporate power and manage it through policy structures, including adopting whole-government approaches, binding regulation, broadening the definition of ‘lobbying’ and tightening its regulation in relation to addictive industries in Europe and EU member states.

Key words: Corporate capture, industry, transparency, lobbying

Author(s): Miller, Harkins

A health footprint can be used as an accountability tool to apportion the harm to health and premature death imposed by the different drivers of addictive drug use and behaviours.

Key words: Health footprint, addictive products, harm, accountability

Lead author(s): Anderson

Interdisciplinary research activity is challenging but crucial for developing a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of and addressing the factors that influence the development of harmful substance use and gambling behaviours.

Key words: interdisciplinarity, substance use, determinants, gambling

Lead author(s): Gell, Lees, McLeod, Bühringer, Meier, Holmes, Lingford-Hughes, Forberger

Examining the determinants of transitions across a developmental trajectory of harmful behaviour can help with the identification of stage-specific (e.g. risky use, harmful use, cessation of use) determinants, which should result in earlier and more nuanced public health responses to the development of problem behaviour.

Key words: stage-specific determinants, harmful behaviour, transitions, public health response

Lead author(s): Gell, Lees, McLeod, Bühringer, Meier, Holmes, Lingford-Hughes, Forberger

Trust, management, and networking are critical for the development of international research projects.

Key words: networking, management, research, trust

Lead author(s): Ysa, Albareda