Sarah Galvani

Sarah Galvani is professor of social research and substance use at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Her research and practice interests focus on marginalised groups of people who additionally use alcohol and other drugs. Currently her work focuses on palliative and end-of-life care for people using substances as well as on substance use and culturally appropriate responses within minority communities.

Her research and teaching has also focused on domestic and sexual abuse, child to parent violence, substance use and mental ill health.

All posts by Sarah Galvani

Illicit drug use, medication misuse and older people

Sets out what is known and what is not known about older adults who use illicit drugs and misuse medication and considers their care and intervention needs.

Alcohol use and older people

How to recognise whether an older person is misusing alcohol, and how to build questions about drinking habits into assessments and reviews without seeming intrusive.