Alcohol-specific and Alcohol-related deaths: What does it all mean?

Introduction Drinking alcohol is a leading cause of premature and preventable deaths. Two main measures are used to estimate the number of deaths caused by...

IAS response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s Community Mental Health Services inquiry

IAS response to consultation on Modernisation Committee priorities

Spending Review submission 2025

The government should prioritise funding measures to address the growing harm caused by alcohol. Decades of evidence show that alcohol control policies are both cost-effective...

Autumn Budget Analysis 2024

In the Autumn Budget 2024 there were three key announcements: This is only the third time in a decade that most products’ duty rate has...

IAS Autumn Budget Submission 2024

The costs of alcohol to society

Summary Introduction A number of studies have attempted to calculate the cost of alcohol to society. This is tricky for two reasons. The lack of...

Outdoor Alcohol Advertising by Area of Deprivation

Summary Introduction Alcohol advertising consists of various mediums (outdoor, print, television, radio, online/social media, etc.) intended to promote and sell alcohol products.[1] This marketing directly...

Good governance in public health policy: Managing interactions with alcohol industry stakeholders

This document provides guidance for identifying, managing and protecting against conflicts of interest associated with alcohol industry involvement in public health policy. The principles outlined...

IAS Annual Report 2023/24

IAS response to consultation on Review of the RSHE statutory guidance

IAS response to consultation on Alcohol in licensed pavement areas

Alcohol and Economic Crises

Summary Introduction An economic crisis is loosely defined as a period in an economic cycle in which an economy faces difficulties for a long time,...

Dispelling Six Industry Myths About Alcohol Taxation

Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK has experienced year-on-year increases in deaths from alcohol. Between 2019 and 2021 there was a 27.4% increase in...

Language Bank: Talking about inequalities in alcohol use and harm

The purpose of this language bank is to support the delivery of IAS’s 2023-26 strategy, which has a focus on inequalities. Language is important, and...

Cannabis liberalisation: Lessons for alcohol policy

Introduction This briefing was based on a roundtable meeting hosted by the Institute of Alcohol Studies on 29th June 2023. At the roundtable, Dr Elle...

IAS Autumn Statement Submission 2023

Appendix – Off-trade alcohol availability and violence report

Off-trade alcohol availability and violence: assessing the impact of on-trade outlet closures

There is strong and consistent evidence that on-trade alcohol availability is related to violence, but evidence regarding a similar association between off-trade availability and violence...

IAS response to consultation on Major Conditions Strategy