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Alcoholic drinks to get weaker, says minister
February 8, 2012
A Daily Telegraph article about the upcoming government strategy, expected to unveil measures to increase the price of alcoholic drinks according to how strong they are.
Drink problems in workplace ‘ignored’
February 2, 2012
Alcohol Concern has called for a specific policy in the corporate governance code to address alcoholism among the workplace, which it says has a “major negative impact” on productivity.
Scottish government warned over impact of alcohol pricing plan
February 1, 2012
The Scottish government may have to set a higher than planned minimum price for alcohol after evidence that its impact on preventing early deaths and social problems is lower than two years ago.
From the blog
The Role of Addictions in Human Culture
February 1, 2012 By Professor Ray Hodgson
Fascinating, in depth, interview with great British thinker, researcher and clinician Professor Griffith Edwards CBE.
Internet-based alcohol advice helps risky drinkers cut back
January 18, 2012 By Mike Ashton
Internet programs which offer feedback to drinkers on the risks they may be running can lead to reductions of the same order as face-to-face advice.
Probation resources too stretched to adequately tackle huge drink problem
January 12, 2012 By Mike Ashton
Probation services grappling with a huge offender alcohol problem, but their efforts are undermined by lack of evidence and by under-resourcing.
New studies in the Alcohol Library
White Cider and Street Drinkers
February 1, 2012
Workers with homeless and dependent street drinkers express concerns that cheap white cider has a particularly damaging effect on the health and behaviour of the people they work with.
An on-product self-affirmation intervention to promote alcohol consumption within government recommended guidelines: A pilot study
January 27, 2012
This study indicates that a short self-affirmation message on an alcohol label could reduce alcohol consumption for harmful and hazardous drinkers
Alcohol Research UK Special Reports
Alcohol Research in History
From temperance to today, this is a whistle stop tour of the period since the first half of the nineteenth century looking at where modern alcohol research came from.
Low-Risk Guidelines for Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol Research UK’s response to the Commons Select Committee for Science and Technology consultation on low risk alcohol consumption guidelines.
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