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Call for more research to help new dads reduce alcohol consumption
Media release from Glasgow Caledonian University and IAS:
International review finds huge gaps in research on men’s alcohol consumption in the transition to fatherhood – researchers found only five studies world-wide that examined the relationship between fatherhood and alcohol Read more »
Abstinence advice at antenatal appointments improves outcomes
97% of midwives would always or usually advise women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy at the booking appointment; just over a third (38%) did so at subsequent antenatal appointments Read more »
IAS urges the chancellor to raise alcohol duty
Raising duties will provide a ‘double dividend’, letter says Read more »
Alcohol deaths – Scotland sees improvements, but pandemic takes its toll
National datasets on alcohol deaths show contrasting fortunes between Scotland and the other UK nations Read more »
New report on how nudge theory shapes alcohol policy
Theory frames public as ‘blameworthy’, alcohol industry as ‘reliable’ Read more »
Alcohol harms: a hidden pandemic in the age of COVID-19?
New summary of Britain’s drinking habits during pandemic sheds light on risk of the worst alcohol harms becoming less visible Read more »
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) launch new report on Men and Alcohol
Joint launch of a new report presenting key findings and recommendations for policy and practice from the 2019/2020 Men and Alcohol seminar series Read more »
Small Grants Scheme awards announced
Three projects chosen from a competitive field of entrants Read more »
Alcohol labelling is failing consumers – AHA UK
New AHA and Alcohol Change UK report has found that a self-regulatory, voluntary system is not working Read more »