Institute of Alcohol Studies

“I worry that the response to the report will mostly focus on the excesses, and not what lies behind them. Away from the eye-catching anecdotes, the research does make it clear that MPs’ loneliness, stress and long hours are often responsible…” –

On July 9, Diageo invited delegates from all 27 EU states + Ireland’s enterprise minister Peter Burke on a tour of its main Guinness site – where its corporate relations director lobbied against mandatory alcohol health warnings.

Ireland’s labels have…

https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/diageo-to-pull-back-on-eu-lobbying-as-part-of-cost-cutting-measures/

Research by Vera Helen Buss & colleagues, funded through our Small Grants Scheme, found alcohol was often used to cope with trauma & instability among people experiencing homelessness. Recovery depended on motivation, autonomy & supportive environments.

“We’d been sleepwalking into this alcohol epidemic.”

In our latest podcast, Drs @AlastairMacG57 & Lesley Graham of @SHAAPAlcohol trace its 20 year history – from spotting Scotland’s alcohol death rate spiralling in the early 2000s to MUP.

Listen now: https://www.ias.org.uk/podcast/shaaps-20th-anniversary-lessons-from-two-decades-of-alcohol-policy-reform/