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13319No/lo drinks and alcohol harm reduction: a targeted tool, not a population-level solution

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No/lo drinks and alcohol harm reduction: a targeted tool, not a population-level solution

Oscar Rousham

18th June 2026

13306England and Wales are out of step on drink driving

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England and Wales are out of step on drink driving

Hunter Abbott

16th June 2026

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Now you see it, now you don’t

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Digital alcohol marketing disproportionately targets people who are likely to engage with alcohol adverts, amplifying the risk of harm.

Listen to our latest podcast for more from Professor Nicholas Carah (@nnniccc): https://www.ias.org.uk/podcast/hooked-by-design-how-social-media-fuels-alcohol-harm/

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No and low alcohol drinks aren’t the population-level fix for alcohol harm that headlines suggest.

In our latest blog, Oscar Rousham shows that most buyers already drink at low risk – but for a smaller group of regular heavy drinkers, they could help.

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When you see health information, use the TRUST acronym to help figure out if it is misinformation.

An excellent tool by WCRF for their Cancer Prevention Awareness Week, which focuses on health misinformation.

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A lower limit alone won’t fix drink driving – enforcement matters just as much.

In our latest blog, written by Hunter Abbott, @AlcoSense Laboratories, he makes the case for reforming drink-drive law in England and Wales.

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