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Review of alcohol taxation and pricing

The Government is committed to reviewing alcohol taxation and pricing to tackle problem drinking without unfairly penalising pubs, responsible drinkers or local industry. Here you can find further...

30% of Children Scared by Adults’ Drinking

30% of Children Scared by Adults' Drinking A survey by BBC's Newsround found that almost a third (30%) of children feel scared when they see adults...

Emergency Budget: Alcohol Duty Freeze

In his emergency budget delivered today, Chancellor George Osborne has announced that that there will be no increase in alcohol duty at this time and that the...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) calls for the introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), sometimes called the UK Government’s 'health watchdog’, has called for the introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol and for...

Statistics on Alcohol: England 2010

The latest alcohol statistics for England have just been published by the NHS Information Centre.

Responsibility for alcohol remains shared between government departments

Measures to regulate the sale of alcohol are included in the Crime and Policing section of the Coalition's 'Programme for Government', but licensing remains within the remit...

Obituary – Professor Brian Prichard CBE

We regret to report the death of Professor Brian Prichard, the Chairman of the Institute of Alcohol Studies from its foundation in 1981. Professor Prichard qualified in...

To reduce the risk of cancer, drink less alcohol

UK as bad as the US for lifestyle-related cancers.

UK Budget: Alcohol Duty

The Chancellor of the Exchequor has stuck to the alcohol duty escalator announced in the 2008 budget, and increased duty on most alcoholic drinks by 2% above...

Alcohol Excluded from Product Placement

Following opposition from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, amongst others, the culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has excluded alcohol, smoking accessories, junk food (foods high in fat, sugar...

Government too close to drinks industry

After nearly a year's investigation, the health select committee has called for a radical overhaul of alcohol policy in the UK.

NHS Briefing – Too much of the hard stuff: what alcohol costs the NHS

Consumption of alcohol in the UK has increased by 19 per cent over the last three decades1 and is now higher than in any other European...

Drink surveys ‘grossly underestimate’ nation’s drinking by equivalent of 44 million bottles of wine per year

Alcohol Concern Press Release Drink surveys ‘grossly underestimate’ nation’s drinking by equivalent of 44 million bottles of wine per year Drinkers in the UK consume...

Parents Back Alcohol Free Childhood

DOH Press statement 17th December 2009 Parents Back Alcohol Free Childhood Chief Medical Officer publishes final guidance on alcohol and children The Chief Medical Officer’s...

Child alcohol crime increased by 28% in four years

Child alcohol crime increased by 28% in four years Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that a total of nearly 40,000 under 18s have...

Liver disease deaths increase by 12% in just three years

British Liver Trust – Press Statement Liver disease deaths increase by 12% in just three years Alcoholic liver disease in the young increases by over...

Call for evidence on alcohol bill launched

Call for evidence on alcohol bill launched Views on minimum pricing of alcohol, off-sales discounts and raising the alcohol sales age to 21, have all...

Prof David Nutt sacked from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Prof David Nutt sacked from Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, asked Prof David Nutt to step down from...

Fears of drink spiking distract from the dangers of alcohol

Fears of drink spiking distract from the dangers of alcohol A new study of the perceptions of risk found that young people, especially women, may...

Alcohol at 14p per unit

Alcohol at 14p per unit A new study by Our Life, a public health campaign group in the North West of England, challenges the findings...