Institute of Alcohol Studies

“Low” for ambition. “Low” for progress.

This is how @HealthFdn’s new Policy Tracker rates the current state of alcohol policy.

If we want different results, we need a different level of commitment to reducing alcohol harm.

📈: https://www.health.org.uk/resources-and-toolkits/data-tools/policy-tracker/alcohol

“The SWA has exerted influence on policy greater than its size.”

New IAS blog from Dr Julie Bower and Prof David Higgins explores how the Scotch Whisky Association became an influential lobbying force in policymaking across the UK, Europe & the US.

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“It was never really covered in my nursing degree, how would you support somebody with tobacco addiction?”

On the Alcohol Alert podcast, Fresh and Balance’s Ailsa Rutter shares her personal story and reflects on the history of tobacco control.

🎧: https://www.ias.org.uk/podcast/the-tobacco-and-vapes-act-and-how-alcohol-is-being-left-behind/

“The government needs to look at the low cost of alcohol in supermarkets primarily. Certainly the taxation in supermarkets needs to be looked at to bring about some kind of equilibrium.”

This from former pub landlord Patrick Hughes in BBC News: