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Lower alcohol limit needed to reduce deaths on our roads, says BMA
Lower alcohol limit needed to reduce deaths on our roads, says BMA Commenting on the launch of the Road Safety Compliance consultation published (Thursday, 20th...
Home Affairs Committee calls for ban on alcohol promotions
Home Affairs Committee calls for ban on alcohol promotions A Home Affairs Select Committee report on policing has found that alcohol-related crime is straining the...
Scottish Parliament vote to keep alcohol purchase age of 18
Scottish Parliament vote to keep alcohol purchase age of 18 SMPs voted 72 to 47 in favour of the motion, “That the Parliament rejects the...
Scots drink more than English and Welsh
Scots drink more than English and Welsh New analysis of sales figures, conducted by Nielsen for the Scottish Government, show that Scots drink an average...
UK Alcohol Sales Rise
UK Alcohol Sales Rise The total quantity of alcohol sold in the UK rose by 1.8% in the financial year 2007/08, reversing falls of the...
New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths
New Calculations of Alcohol Attributable Fractions of Hospital Admissions and Deaths The North West Public Health Observatory has calculated that alcohol is responsible for almost...
Major Government Reviews on Alcohol
Major Government Reviews on Alcohol The government has published reviews on the effectiveness of self-regulation of the alcohol industry, labelling, the effects of pricing and...
Industry voluntary code “Not fit for purpose”
Industry voluntary code “Not fit for purpose” A report commissioned by the government has found that self-regulation of the alcohol industry is failing to uphold...
UK CMO recommends zero alcohol limit for young drivers
UK CMO recommends zero alcohol limit for young drivers In his annual report, the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, recommended ‘effectively a zero limit’...
Depression linked to moderate drinking
Depression linked to moderate drinking A new study on mice has found that two weeks’ abstinence following ‘moderate’ drinking (not enough to produce dependence) lead...
The Licensing Act is Ineffective and Costly
The Licensing Act is Ineffective and Costly A new study by the Local Government Association has found that the Licensing Act (2003) has not delivered...
Alcohol in Scotland
Alcohol in Scotland Three reports have been published giving statistics for alcohol consumption and health consequences in Scotland. The first of these, “How much are...
WHO report on Health Behaviour in School-aged Children
WHO report on Health Behaviour in School-aged Children The World Health Organisation has published a report on health behaviour in 11-15 year-olds in Europe and...
Anti-binge drink ads launched
Anti-binge drink ads launched The next stage of the government’s Know Your Limits campaign, launched today, targets 18-24 yr-old binge drinkers. The advertisements show young...
Bikinis make men impulsive
Bikinis make men impulsive It’s long been known that sex sells, but previous research has assumed that this effect is specific to the product being...
Young and Alcohol – A new approach launched in Government Action Plan
Young and Alcohol – A new approach launched in Government Action Plan A comprehensive plan to stop young people drinking in public; help them make...
Young and Alcohol – A new approach launched in Government Action Plan – IAS Comment
Young and Alcohol – A new approach launched in Government Action Plan Institute of Alcohol Studies Comment IAS welcome the Youth Alcohol Action Plan as...
Alcohol-related hospital admissions have more than doubled since 1966
Alcohol-related hospital admissions have more than doubled since 1966 According to the NHS Information Centre report, “Statistics on Alcohol in England, 2008,” the number of...
Higher retail alcohol sales increase the risk of suffering serious assault
Higher retail alcohol sales increase the risk of suffering serious assault In a new paper, Joel Ray and colleagues use a population-based case-crossover design to...
Government Alcohol Education Campaign
Government Alcohol Education Campaign The latest stage of the government’s Know Your Limits campaign is launched on Monday 19th May. The Institute of Alcohol Studies...
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