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 →
Nason Maani, lecturer in inequalities and global health policy, Global Health Policy Unit, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh, May CI van Schalkwyk, honorary research fellow, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Alice Wiseman, director of public health, Gateshead, Gateshead Council, Gateshead, … Read More →
March 12, 2024 by Wim van Dalen, Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP The start and end of fruitless discussions about the alcohol problem In 2018, Paul Blokhuis (then State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport) announced the National Prevention Agreement with the aim of a healthier Netherlands in 2040 by reducing smoking, obesity and problematic … Read More →
27th February 2024 | By Dr Mary Madden, Professor Jim McCambridge, and Dr Andrew Bartlett Strategic collaborations and cross-ownership mean the tobacco and alcohol sectors have long been closely linked, and remain so today. There are striking similarities in their approaches to science and policy, including counterarguments to proposals to improve public health. The global … Read More →