Alcohol across society

Alcohol and gender: Thinking beyond the binary

A new study assessing alcohol use, reduction and harm among trans and non-binary people is looking to recruit study participants. Read the blog for further...

2021 alcohol consumption and harm: no signs of a ‘return to normal’

Dr Sadie Boniface looks at the trends in alcohol consumption and harm throughout 2021.

Creating a healthy system to help parents

Patrick Myers of the Department for Work & Pensions reflects on the success of a project that brings together treatment and children’s services to improve...

Sentencing people to sobriety and coerced alcohol abstinence

Dr Carly Lightowlers questions the efficacy of 'sobriety ankle tags' and draws attention to a number of considerations of this reactionary policy, particularly around the...

Who drinks zero and low alcohol beer in Great Britain?

Which socioeconomic groups in the UK buy no- and low-alcohol products and what proportion of shopping includes these products when alcohol is bought off-trade?

How can we use legal powers to safeguard vulnerable, dependent drinkers?

Alcohol Change UK has developed a guide to help practitioners to improve the well-being and safety of adults who are highly vulnerable, chronic, dependent drinkers.

Has MUP in Scotland reduced alcohol-related crime in the first 21 months? Reflections on an evaluation

A recent report suggested Scotland's minimum unit pricing has done little to reduce alcohol-related crime. Dr Lightowlers and Ms Bryant look at the limitations of...

Is it time to help alcohol retailers make more money by selling less alcohol?

Public health bodies need to focus on more specific policy aims in order to make a difference and educational campaigns can develop the necessary climate...

How can we use what we already know about health inequality to understand inequalities in alcohol harm?

As part of the Royal College of Physicians action on health inequalities day, our blog post looks at four key theories in health inequality and...

The transition to fatherhood and men’s health: How can we better support fathers?

As men have become more active parents in recent years, there needs to be better support for them. Dr Dimova and Dr O'Donnell look at...

How do stakeholders in global alcohol policymaking talk about alcohol harms and control measures?

Analysing the responses to the World Health Organization's alcohol strategy consultation, Chiara Rinaldi highlights the difference in how stakeholders frame alcohol consumption and harm.

Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?

Professor Kaner assesses how minimum unit pricing in Scotland and Wales is changing consumption patterns and harmful drinking habits.

Why are the disadvantaged at greater risk of alcohol harm despite often drinking less than the advantaged?

People from lower socioeconomic groups suffer greater rates of alcohol-related hospitalisations. Jennifer Boyd's study reviewed explanations and theories for why this is the case.

Alcohol problems and insurance

Insurance is not usually associated with alcohol problems, but there are good reasons for focusing on the two subjects in conjunction, as they give rise...

Alcohol control policies, socioeconomic inequalities, and adolescent alcohol use

Eva Leal-López argues a combination of alcohol control policies are key to reducing inequalities among adolescents

No strangers to the bar: the drinking habits of MPs

Dr Tony Rao describes a recent study examining alcohol use by Members of the UK Parliament

Touching on a touchy subject: how older adults play down their drinking

Brendan Gough and Mary Madden explain the findings from their research

Are we seeing a reversal of declining youth drinking trends in Scotland?

Dr Melissa Oldham spots some worrying signs from the official data

How to tackle dangerous initiation ceremonies in University?

Tracy Lumb looks at the ways in which universities are tackling one of the most risky drinking occasions among students

The impact of parental drinking on children – a conversation we should start

Lucy Bryant, author of a study looking into parental drinking's impact on children, has some suggestions for how the government could better protect people from...