One in eight deaths of UK adults under the age of 64 is caused by alcohol, an international conference on tackling problem drinking has heard.
Alcohol adverts ‘target teenagers’ despite strict code
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Seven years after strict new rules were introduced to stop drinks companies marketing alcohol to children, teenagers are again being targeted, a report finds.
Minister to end alcohol sponsorship of sports
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Irish Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall has pledged that the alcohol sponsorship of sports events is to be ended.
Minimum price for alcohol in Scotland
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Scottish government’s health secretary, Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the preferred minimum price for alcohol will be 50p per unit.
Gender, alcohol and interventions
May 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
How do gender attributes and attitudes affect young men’s and women’s alcohol use? Are different health promotion interventions required for young men and women?
Our Small Grants Scheme reopened
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’ll be working over the summer to develop some new research priorities. In the meantime, In the meantime, our Small Grants Scheme is available once more.
Pub managers back plans for minimum price
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A survey by charity Alcohol Concern Cymru has shown the Governments proposal for a minimum alcohol unit cost of is backed by 77 per cent of Welsh publicans.
The Government’s Alcohol Strategy
March 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
This paper comments on the evidence-base underpinning some of the key policy proposals within the Strategy and outlines research we’ve funded which is relevant to these proposals.
Patients to be quizzed by GPs about drinking
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
GPs could be paid extra to question patients on their drinking habits and catch related problems early under proposals in the government’s controversial new alcohol strategy.
Can Brief Interventions change Scotland’s relationship with alcohol?
March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Organised by Edinburgh Cyrenians and held on Tuesday 27th March 2012, this one day conference is an opportunity to discuss and debate the roll out of alcohol brief interventions in wider settings.
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