A coalition of organisations working together to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Analysis for the Labour Party by the House of Commons Library has shown that local authority drug and alcohol treatment services faced real-terms budget cuts of 15% over a four year period. In 2016/17 the total local authority […]
Increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic, particularly amongst heavy drinkers, is likely driving an unprecedented acceleration in alcoholic liver disease deaths, according to Public Health England. Public Health England has today published the trends in […]
More must be done to fill the gaps in knowledge around LGBTQ+ people and alcohol There are around 1.4 million people in the UK who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. According to the latest […]
Around 741,000 of all new cancer cases in 2020 may be associated with drinking alcohol, according to a new study released today. The global study, published in The Lancet Oncology, estimates that 4% of all […]
Leading health experts are calling for better alcohol labelling as new research suggests that most of the public do not know the nutritional information of popular alcoholic drinks. The research also showed that the majority […]
Sports coverage ‘exposing children to alcohol marketing’, new research suggests A report published in Alcohol and Alcoholism has revealed that rugby fans watched more than four hours of footage containing Guinness branding during TV coverage of the […]
Scotland continues to see a drop in per person alcohol sales, highlighting the effect minimum unit pricing is having. Those exceeding the 14 unit guidance has dropped from 34% in 2003 to 24% in 2019. […]
A minimum unit price (MUP) policy for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018 continues to have an impact more than two years on, according to a new study led by researchers from Newcastle University and […]
Irish government implements minimum unit pricing Ireland is following in Scotland’s footsteps and introducing minimum unit pricing (MUP) in January 2022. The commencement of MUP as a public health measure will make a significant contribution […]
New research released today suggests that the Great British public would back Government plans to include nutritional and health information on alcohol products. A new poll from YouGov asked the public what legal requirements they […]
