Institute of Alcohol Studies

Alcohol deaths in Northern Ireland reach another record high, with 397 alcohol-specific deaths in 2024, up from 341 in 2023

📈81% increase since 2014
♂️Double the deaths among men vs women
💷Four times the deaths in most deprived areas compared to least

https://datavis.nisra.gov.uk/vitalStatistics/Alcohol_Specific_Deaths_2024.html

Interesting moment in obesity policy: @MarksandSpencer calls for alcohol to be included in mandatory health reporting, the government praises them – but still won’t require it themselves.

If alcohol’s “empty calories” matter, why the blind spot?

In our latest blog, Jem Roberts and Dr Peter Rice unpack the panic about pub closures – and show why much of it is misleading 🍺

What’s actually happening?

⬇️Pub numbers have fallen for over a century – this isn’t new
⬆️Employment in pubs has stayed…

Deprived areas have 70% more vape shops, bookmakers, off-licences and takeaways than in prosperous areas.

They also have half the number of childcare facilities and 25% less social infrastructure such as gyms, cafes and pubs.

For years IAS has…