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Coalition government consults on reform of Licensing Act
Proposals for tough new measures to crack down on problem premises and more powers for local communities to influence licensing decisions have been unveiled by the government.

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UK and EU Alcohol Data Maps
IAS has produced two Data Maps as a resource for researchers to find available data relevant to their area of interest.

Click here to link to the UK Data Map.
Click here to link to the EU Data Map.


Affordability of Alcohol in the UK and Europe

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Click here to download European data.


Events

Alcohol and the Brain
MCA Symposium
At the Royal College of Physicians
8th June, London
Alcohol

Our quarterly magazine that focuses on alcohol related issues in the UK. You can view the articles online or download in pdf format.


Alcohol Alert
Current Issue 1 2010
On the cover:
Chief Medical Officer accuses Brown of 'failure' over minimum pricing


The Globe Magazine
Current Issue 1 2010


Do the alcohol industry's profits depend on excessive drinkers?
In a new paper for IAS, Ben Baumberg examines the evidence.

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A different version of this paper has also been published in Alcohol and Alcoholism, the International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcohol. (How will Alcohol Sales in the UK be Affected if Drinkers Follow Government Guidelines? Vol44, No.5, pp-523-528, 2009)

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Pathways for Health Project
A Series of reports produced for the European Commission:

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