SHAAP; Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, 11-08-2026; Blog Post Over the past few years, Community Alcohol Partnerships (or CAP) have become an increasingly prominent feature of alcohol harm reduction discussions in the UK. More than 350 local CAP schemes have now been established across the UK, with numbers growing rapidly in Scotland. When I … Read More →
Ayla Chorley, CEO Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education; September 2026 link For years, alcohol has been sold to women as a reward for getting through the day. But as many midlife women realise it’s taking more that it gives, is it time to rethink our relation ship with alcohol? A consistent lie told by the … Read More →
Messages reinforce consumption cycle Sunday World (South Africa) Veronica Mente Mente is an EFF Member of Parliament 19 juli 2026 South Africa is a society shaped by deep structural inequality, historical trauma and economic exclusion. In such a context, social harms are produced, reproduced and normalised through systems that profit from vulnerability. Alcohol abuse … Read More →
By Professor Carol Emslie, Scottish Alcohol Research Network Co-Chair, Glasgow Caledonian University 6-May 2026 This blog post by Prof Carol Emslie reveals how little we know about how policies to reduce alcohol-related harm impact similarly or differently on men and women. The alcohol industry has women in its sights — and it’s getting … Read More →
Institute of Alcohol Studies; Blogpost; 17th March 2026 | By Eadaoin Cott Last year, the alcohol industry managed to delay Ireland’s alcohol health warning labels (AHWLs) for another 2 years. What’s going on and what arguments did they make? Given the extent of alcohol-related harm across the European Union, member states are increasingly considering warning labels … Read More →
2nd October 2025 | By Peter Rice A recent rapid review of evidence on alcohol marketing and advertising by Public Health Scotland has found that such marketing is pervasive and persuasive, and exposure to ads drives alcohol-related harm, including in children and young people. The review was commissioned after a consultation on restricting alcohol marketing found what the then … Read More →
29th April 2025 | By Dr Ashlea Bartram; Institute of Alcohol Studies, UK In recent years there has been an explosion in the availability – and advertising – of zero-alcohol drinks: drinks that mimic alcohol products in appearance and taste, but contain no or very low volumes of alcohol. In Australia, these drinks are increasingly … Read More →
7th July 2025 | By Emma Thompson Alcohol deaths are at record levels across the UK, but the alcohol industry would like us to believe things are “going in the right direction”. Trade groups argue that the alcohol industry offers “rewarding careers” while pushing back against new rights for workers and threatening job cuts over policy … Read More →
Blog at the website of the Institute of Alcohol Studies; by Dr Elena D. Dimova, 4th December 2024 Alcohol policies are important for reducing the negative effects of alcohol. The World Health Organisation recommends that countries take steps to control how alcohol is priced, advertised and sold. For example: Pricing: Governments can increase taxes on alcohol or … Read More →
Dr Alex Barker calls for The Psychologist to ‘move ahead of the curve’ on advertising. 22 July 2024 Like readers before me (The Psychologist, 2017), I was shocked to find a £75 voucher for wine with my recent issue. I, like many others, have a complicated history with alcohol and have struggled with my own alcohol … Read More →