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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...

2008 Budget: Tax increases on alcohol

2008 Budget: Tax increases on alcohol Duty on alcoholic drinks has been increased by 6% more than the rate of inflation. In his address to...

Review of the Licensing Act 2003 – IAS Comment

Review of the Licensing Act 2003 – IAS Comment The Licensing Act 2003 was brought in at the behest of the licensed trade, to their...

Evaluations of the 2003 Licensing Act

Evaluations of the 2003 Licensing Act A Home Office report on the impact of the Licensing Act (2003), which came into force in November 2005,...

Liver Trust Press Release and Report on alcohol pricing

Liver Trust Press Release and Report on alcohol pricing The British Liver Trust has today called for a debate on alcohol pricing, to end the...

Stronger government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report

Stronger government action needed to tackle the epidemic of alcohol misuse, says new BMA report A new hard-hitting report1 ‘Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic’...

Home Secretary’s Speech on Tackling Drunken Violence and Disorder

Home Secretary’s Speech on Tackling Drunken Violence and Disorder The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, spoke to an audience of police, local authority licensing officers and...

Men drink twice as much alcohol as women

Men drink twice as much alcohol as women Men are drinking twice as much alcohol as women according to new figures from the Office for...

Alcohol and Mortality in the Over 50s

Alcohol and Mortality in the Over 50s Two studies published this week, conducted in Britain and Denmark, report on the combined effects of exercise and...

Anti-drinking campaign ads may be counterproductive

Anti-drinking campaign ads may be counterproductive Some anti-drinking advertising campaigns may be “catastrophically misconceived” because they play on the entertaining ‘drinking stories’ that young people...