Bringing together evidence, policy and practice to reduce alcohol harm
Personal alcohol licences to stay
The UK Government has decided not to proceed with the proposal to abolish the system of personal alcohol licences, in response to stakeholder feedback during...
Alcohol duty escalator scrapped in 2014 Budget
In today's Budget announcement, Chancellor George Osborne has scrapped the alcohol duty escalator, meaning that alcohol duties will not rise 2% above inflation as previously...
IAS urges Chancellor George Osborne to retain alcohol duty escalator for 2014 Budget
Writing on bmj.com, IAS Director Katherine Brown says that the UK chancellor should resist industry lobbying to scrap the annual rise in alcohol duty because...
BMA calls for MEPs to adopt evidence-based measures to lower EU alcohol consumption
The British Medical Association (BMA) has urged Members of the European Parliament (MEP) to do more to combat alcohol harms in Europe by introducing comprehensive,...
Public Health England’s voice ‘not sufficiently clearly heard’ on minimum unit pricing, says Health Select Committee
A report released by the House of Commons Health Select Committee today has criticised Public Health England (PHE) for not having a clear official position...
Scots’ alcohol-related hospital discharges down, but health inequalities remain
The latest NHS Scotland figures show a consistent downtrend trend in alcohol-related discharges from Scotland’s general acute hospitals, however the proportion of patients from deprived...
New data confirm Alcoholic Liver Disease as the most common cause of alcohol-related deaths
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics [ONS] reveal the extent to which alcoholic liver disease contributes to alcohol-related deaths in the UK
Alcohol Health Alliance urges Chancellor not to drop the price of drink in this year’s budget
The Alcohol Health Alliance has written to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to stand firm and maintain the alcohol duty escalator in the 2014 budget
Lancet study finds no evidence to suggest minimum pricing will penalise low-income moderate drinkers
The results of a new study showing that a minimum unit price of 45p would reduce deaths and hospital admissions among high risk drinkers but...
Home Office releases guidance on below-cost alcohol ban
The Home Office releases definitive guidance on legislation banning the sale of alcohol below cost today, amid renewed criticism that the policy will do little...
WHO: Alcohol a major cause behind cancer surge
The World Health Organisation warns of a 'tidal wave' of cancer cases occurring over the next 20 years following the release of its third World...
BMA issues new guidance on alcohol in the workplace
Today, the British Medical Association (BMA) published new guidance for addressing the issue of alcohol misuse in the workplace
JD Wetherspoon opens first motorway pub
England's first motorway service station pub launches today, amid fierce criticism from road safety and health campaigners who warn that it will encourage drink-driving
Law preventing illegal sales of alcohol to drunken customers ‘routinely broken’, report reveals
A study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that pubs, bars and nightclubs regularly flout legislation preventing the sale...
Government to give £10 million boost to drug and alcohol recovery programmes
Recovery-orientated drug and alcohol treatment centres across England are set to benefit from new government investment of £10 million
BMJ report exposes alcohol industry’s open door to government
A BMJ investigation today reveals the 'extraordinary level of access' granted by the government to the alcohol industry as it fought successfully last year to...
Kids too easily exposed to online alcohol marketing, say UK researchers
Research published in the Alcohol and Alcoholism journal finds that regulation lacks the adequate safeguards to protect UK children from online alcohol marketing.
Health Survey England 2012: Over half of adults breach daily drinking guidelines
The Health Survey for England – 2012 suggests that the level of risky drinking remains constant among regular drinkers, despite slight falls in the proportion...
ONS data suggest young women are outdrinking men
New Office for National Statistics display evidence of a continuing high level of heavy drinking among young women
IAS report shows greater support for minimum pricing amongst responses to government consultation
The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has today published an analysis of submissions to the Home Office consultation on minimum pricing that indicates public support...
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