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IAS joins AHA in calling for 50p MUP

IAS adds its voice to calls from the Alcohol Health Alliance for the Government to set the minimum price per unit of alcohol at 50 pence in...

NICE gives local government guidance on alcohol

Tackling the harm caused by alcohol is one of the key topics included in NICE's latest set of local government public health briefings, published last...

IAS and other leading health organisations walk away from ‘Responsibility Deal’ talks

IAS and other leading health organisations walk away from ‘Responsibility Deal’ talks The IAS, along with several other leading members of the UK health community,...

MSPs vote to lower drink-drive limit

MSPs have voted to back the Scottish National Party’s [SNP] plan to cut the drink-drive limit from the current UK-wide level of 80mg of alcohol to 50mg,...

Number of alcohol-related hospital admissions rises above 300,000

Hospital Episode Statistics [HES] for 2011/12 published today show a rise in the number of admissions wholly attributable to alcohol to a record high of 304,200.

Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12 – new statistics released

This National Statistics release contains figures on the issue by licensing authorities of premises licences, club premises certificates, personal licences, 24 hour and late night refreshment licences and...

New research shows minimum pricing can reduce alcohol harm

Consumers tend to switch to less potent alcoholic beverages when minimum prices are raised for cheap, strong drinks, according to new research from the Centre for Addictions...

Impact of London’s night time economy on alcohol related issues

The Greater London Authority with the London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum and other partners, has been working to support local agencies to achieve a greater understanding...

UK Government stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Scotland on MUP

Speaking at a conference held on 2 October on the legal implications of Scottish independence, Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC used the example of minimum pricing to...

Scottish Court allows Alcohol Focus Scotland to intervene in legal challenge to minimum pricing

The Institute of Alcohol Studies welcomes today’s ruling to grant Scotland’s national alcohol charity permission to intervene in a legal challenge to the Scottish Minimum Pricing Bill.

Scottish drink driving consultation launched

The Scottish Government is seeking views on its proposals to lower the drink drive limit.

IAS supports Scottish Government in Europe

The IAS has written to the European Commission to express its support for the Scottish Government's Minimum Pricing Act, to introduce a minimum price per unit of...

Parental alcohol misuse harms more children than illegal drugs, says Children’s Commissioner

A new report recommends that the government should pay as much attention to alcohol misuse within families as it does to drug misuse.

Kings Fund report warns of widening health inequalities

Newly published research from the Kings Fund indicates that health inequalities will be exacerbated if comprehensive action is not taken to tackle unhealthy lifestyle behaviours amongst the...

MPs urge HMRC to clampdown on alcohol duty evasion

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has urged HM Revenue & Customs to improve its efforts in tackling the problem of lost revenue from alcohol duty evasion and...

Youthful non-drinking – alive and well but socially invisible

Recent survey data, exploring young people's attitudes towards alcohol, challenges the assumption that drinking is an integral part of growing up.

Tackling alcohol problems in the night time economy: guidance for local areas

A new resource has been made available to support local areas in tacking alcohol problems associated with the Night Time Economy (NTE).

MPs call for greater emphasis on health in Government’s Alcohol Strategy

The Health Select Committee published its report on the Government’s Alcohol Strategy today, calling for a greater emphasis on the chronic health harms caused by alcohol.

Government to give local authorities new powers to deal with the problems of late night drinking

Councils will receive new powers to help them tackle anti-social behaviour caused by excess alcohol consumption in local communities and neighbourhoods.

IAS Report: Internet influences on adolescent attitudes to alcohol

With generous funding from Alcohol Research UK, IAS has recently completed research on the influence of the Internet on peoples’ drinking and is today publishing the findings...