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Does where we drink impact levels of alcohol-related violence? A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has found that the proportion of alcohol-related violence did not fall as much as expected when […]

Drink driving fatalities reach 12-year high New figures from the Department for Transport show fatalities from drink-drive crashes on Britain’s roads have reached a 12-year high.   An estimated 260 people were killed in collisions involving […]

Public Health Scotland publish their final MUP evaluation In June, Public Health Scotland (PHS) published their final evaluation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scoltand, bringing together evidence from 40 research publications. PHS […]

Everybody knows someone affected by substance use. Every day, 70 people die from alcohol-related causes in the UK, and behind every tragic death there are friends and family left behind. Last month SHAAP, Scottish Families […]

Reducing alcohol consumption has many positive benefits for our health. Lower alcohol intake reduces your risk of developing cancer, liver disease and diabetes, and helps improve mood, memory and quality of sleep. In this blog, […]

Minimum unit pricing linked to a 13% drop in alcohol deaths It’s good news from Scotland, as the latest Public Health Scotland report on minimum unit pricing (MUP) found the policy to be effective in […]

Where next for alcohol pricing? It has been a busy year for alcohol duty , with the government reversing a planned increase last December, and a new system expected to come into force in August. […]

Why is it important for employers to have an effective alcohol policy in the workplace?

Help us protect people from alcohol marketing in Scotland Reviews of decades of research have shown that alcohol marketing leads young people to start drinking earlier, drink more, and drink at heavy or problematic levels. […]