Institute of Alcohol Studies

Alcohol causes cancer, liver disease, and widespread harm – yet effective policy remains elusive.

🎬 @SSA_Addiction filmed an expert roundtable on what a national alcohol strategy should include, e.g. MUP, health warnings, no industry influence.

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A “missed opportunity” to reduce alcohol harm – and one that will cost lives.

Minimum Unit Pricing isn’t a silver bullet. But we know it works. We’ve seen it save lives and ease pressure on health services elsewhere in the UK.

Failing to act isn’t…

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister @mikenesbittni says he’s disappointed to announce that minimum unit pricing will not be implemented in this mandate:

“It has not been possible to secure Executive agreement and we’ve now reached the point sadly where legislation for MUP is…

Medical students across Scotland are learning about addiction in a whole new way – through direct conversation with people in recovery

In our latest blog, Dr Seonaid Anderson explains how these Conversation Cafés bridge the gap between textbook & reality