• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Institute of Alcohol Studies HomepageInstitute of Alcohol Studies

Bringing together evidence, policy and practice to reduce alcohol harm

  • Home
  • About us
    • People
    • Our strategy
    • Small Grants Scheme
    • Networks
    • Vacancies
    • Contact us
  • Publications
  • Explore by Topic
    • Alcohol across society
    • Availability
    • Consumption
    • Economy
    • Health
    • Marketing
    • Price
    • The alcohol industry
    • Transport
    • Violence and crime
    • Help and support
  • News & Comment
    • Latest news and events
    • Blog
    • Alcohol Alert
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • See all
  • Search

Promoting an informed debate around alcohol’s impact on society

Our purpose is to advance the use of the best available evidence in public policy decisions on alcohol.


12378Alcohol’s harm is likely underestimated and its benefits inflated: Lessons from recent expert reports

Blog Post

Alcohol’s harm is likely underestimated and its benefits inflated: Lessons from recent expert reports

Professor Tim Stockwell, Isabella Priore, and Dr Pek Kei Im

9th July 2025

12374Behaving irresponsibly: separating UK alcohol industry claims from reality

Blog Post

Behaving irresponsibly: separating UK alcohol industry claims from reality

Emma Thompson

7th July 2025

Featured Publication

Spin the bottle: How the UK alcohol industry twists the facts on harm and responsibility

June 2025

Twitter

“I believe in freedom of choice, but it needs to be an informed choice. Constituents are not currently able to make that informed choice [on alcohol and cancer risk].” – @CatSmithMP

Reply on Twitter 1942523394597028066 Retweet on Twitter 1942523394597028066 0 Like on Twitter 1942523394597028066 0 Twitter 1942523394597028066

“Commitments on labelling are welcome” says Labour MP @grahamemorris, “but they are not proportionate to the crisis.”

Watch the debate live here: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0eb1a159-c5e1-470b-939b-5e67d72d7b2c

Reply on Twitter 1942510936192852441 Retweet on Twitter 1942510936192852441 1 Like on Twitter 1942510936192852441 2 Twitter 1942510936192852441

“For any other health condition, a 42% increase in deaths would be treated as a health emergency.”

Live debate in parliament on ‘alcohol and cancer’ led by @CatSmithMP.

Watch here now: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0eb1a159-c5e1-470b-939b-5e67d72d7b2c

Reply on Twitter 1942503601215037455 Retweet on Twitter 1942503601215037455 1 Like on Twitter 1942503601215037455 1 Twitter 1942503601215037455

“Successive governments have ignored the robust evidence on alcohol”, says Alice Wiseman of @ADPHUK, “Questions must be asked as to how much influence health-harming industries now have here in the UK.

“Without serious policies that address…(1/2)

Reply on Twitter 1942166686011887807 Retweet on Twitter 1942166686011887807 2 Like on Twitter 1942166686011887807 2 Twitter 1942166686011887807

Explore by topic

Alcohol across society

Alcohol across society

Availability

Availability

Consumption

Consumption

Economy

Economy

Health

Health

Marketing

Marketing

Price

Price

The alcohol industry

The alcohol industry

Transport

Transport

Violence and crime

Violence and crime

IAS plays a vital role in identifying gaps in research, highlighting blind spots for government, and narrowing the divide between research and policymaking.

Professor Linda Bauld, OBE

Alcohol Alert

June 2025

Alcohol alert

Read this month’s Alert

Get our monthly newsletter straight to your inbox

Podcast

Our monthly podcast features interviews with experts from across the sector.

Why are young people drinking less?

Professor John Holmes – University of Sheffield
Dr Amy Pennay – La Trobe University

June 2025

Footer

IAS is proud to be a member of

  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • Spotify
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Contact us

©2025 Institute of Alcohol Studies

Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok