Institute of Alcohol Studies

One of researcher Emma Thompson’s favourite presentations at this year’s GAPC was on how alcohol companies in Brazil cynically target black Brazilian women to increase drinking.

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The latest UK alcohol death stats are out – but it’s easy to get lost in the year-to-year changes.

To really understand what’s going on, we need to zoom out.

Fair warning: lots of charts ahead 📊🧵

This first chart shows how many people have died from alcohol-specific…

Alcohol deaths in the UK have fallen for the first time since Covid – but at 9,809 deaths, the picture is still stark.

Dr Katherine Severi warns: “Alcohol deaths remain at a deeply unacceptable level… a modest reduction is not cause for complacency…

Today we’ve launched our new strategy for 2026–29!

At a time of growing health inequalities, we’ll continue bringing together evidence, policy, and practice to push for ambitious action on alcohol harm

Read the strategy, which includes our next projects