A coalition of organisations working together to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
1 April 2016: Almost 90 per cent of people in England don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report commissioned by Cancer Research UK published today. Drinking alcohol […]
16 March 2016: Responding to the announcements from the Chancellor in the Budget today, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: “Rather than freezing beer, cider and spirits duties today, the […]
15 March 2016: New analysis published today in the Journal of Hepatology demonstrates that simple and cheap changes to alcohol policy at European Union level would, if implemented, dramatically reduce liver mortality across Europe. In […]
Friday 11 March 2016: Health and road safety campaign groups have welcomed a House of Lords vote which brings a lowering of the drink drive limit in England and Wales one step closer. According to the […]
4 March 2016: Health bodies are calling for an end to tax breaks for a product that is a favourite for homeless people and children who end up in specialist alcohol treatment services. A new […]
Ahead of the budget on 16 March, we’re calling on the government to tackle alcohol-related harm by increasing the duty on cheap, high strength cider and white spirits. These products cause disproportionate levels of harm, […]
By Diane Goslar Living life as a recovering alcoholic is not easy. Why? Well, let’s start out on a positive note before answering that. Alcohol Concern’s ’Dry Humour’ show at the Leicester Square Theatre on […]
4 February 2016: Today the Department for Transport released provisional estimates on the number of casualties arising from drink driving accidents in the UK in 2014, and the figures demonstrate that the decline in the […]
2 February 2016 The slow decline in alcohol related deaths has started to reverse, with a 3% increase in just one year Within women this increase is even more stark, with a 6% increase in […]
29 January 2016: The Alcohol Health Alliance, the RAC and BRAKE, the road safety charity, welcome the progression of Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe’s private members bill on drink driving in the House of Lords today. […]
