Institute of Alcohol Studies

🖊️ “Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease remain high. More concerning still, many of those dying had not been in hospital care in the year before their death.”

– Our latest blog, by Emre Oğuzman of @Oxford_NDPH.

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Reallocating 2.1% of US alcohol cropland could end global hunger deaths.

A new US study in Land Use Policy examines the “opportunity cost” of using agricultural land for alcohol production.

🔗 : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837726002954?via%3Dihub

“The whole policy package around reducing harm is so important because there isn’t just one intervention that is going to solve everything overnight.”

IAS Chief Executive Dr Katherine Severi joins Dr @jamesmorris24 on the most recent episode of @AlcoholPodcast…

New study from @jamesmorris24
& @TattanBirch finds “no safe level” alcohol messaging may increase recognition of harmful drinking, but also provokes greater fear & pushback. Neither tested message increased perceived personal risk, and both reduced confidence in cutting down.