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BBC2 documentary on Alcoholics Anonymous
In 2022, the BBC made a ground-breaking documentary about Alcoholics Anonymous using cutting-edge, deep-fake technology to present a more human face of the fellowship, while also respecting and observing spiritual anonymity. Dr Wendy Dossett who has researched the spiritual practices of fellowship members for the last decade, was an expert contributor
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Alcohol and other drug use in Buddhism
Wendy has a short essay entitled ‘Are alcohol and drugs ever acceptable to Buddhists?’ in this new introduction to Buddhism, published by Equinox. Dossett, W. (2021). Are alcohol and drugs ever acceptable to Buddhists? In E. J. Harris (Ed.), Buddhism in Five Minutes (pp. 337–340). Equinox.
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The Alcohol “Problem” Podcast
On December 22nd 2020, Dr Wendy Dossett was interviewed by Dr James Morris, editor of Alcohol Policy UK and Senior Research Fellow in Addiction Psychology at the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research, London South Bank University, for an episode of the podcast series The Alcohol “Problem.” The conversation between Wendy
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