Institute of Alcohol Studies

🍺 Why do disadvantaged communities suffer more alcohol-related harm even when they drink less? New research sheds light on this puzzling paradox.

A new study, published in BMC Public Health, used a unique approach to understand how social and… 🧵

Aldi has just launched a budget pink prosecco for Mother’s Day. Because nothing says “we appreciate you” like a cheap drink in a gendered colour.

This blog from Gillian Brown, Our Circle for Alcohol Free Mums, argues that mums deserve more @AlcoholFocus

When did public health stop asking who’s pushing people in in the river?

The upstream-downstream metaphor was always about corporate power.

Somewhere along the way, “pushed” became “fell” – and that shift lets the ‘manufacturers of illness’ off the hook

BrewDog took public forestry grants, sold ‘Lost Forest Lager’ as a sustainability stunt, then quietly sold the estate when finances got tough.

Real commitment doesn’t get sold off. This is CSR as marketing🌲

#Greenwashing