Alcohol across society

Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?

Professor Kaner assesses how minimum unit pricing in Scotland and Wales is changing consumption patterns and harmful drinking habits.

Why are the disadvantaged at greater risk of alcohol harm despite often drinking less than the advantaged?

People from lower socioeconomic groups suffer greater rates of alcohol-related hospitalisations. Jennifer Boyd's study reviewed explanations and theories for why this is the case.

Alcohol problems and insurance

Insurance is not usually associated with alcohol problems, but there are good reasons for focusing on the two subjects in conjunction, as they give rise...

Alcohol control policies, socioeconomic inequalities, and adolescent alcohol use

Eva Leal-López argues a combination of alcohol control policies are key to reducing inequalities among adolescents

No strangers to the bar: the drinking habits of MPs

Dr Tony Rao describes a recent study examining alcohol use by Members of the UK Parliament

Touching on a touchy subject: how older adults play down their drinking

Brendan Gough and Mary Madden explain the findings from their research

Are we seeing a reversal of declining youth drinking trends in Scotland?

Dr Melissa Oldham spots some worrying signs from the official data

How to tackle dangerous initiation ceremonies in University?

Tracy Lumb looks at the ways in which universities are tackling one of the most risky drinking occasions among students

The impact of parental drinking on children – a conversation we should start

Lucy Bryant, author of a study looking into parental drinking's impact on children, has some suggestions for how the government could better protect people from...

It’s time to call time on the use of gender stereotypes in alcohol marketing

Dr Amanda Marie Atkinson discusses findings of a new IAS-commissioned report exploring the way in which women are both targeted and represented in alcohol marketing,...

The Blue Light Project

Mike Ward describes Alcohol Change UK’s national initiative to develop alternative approaches and care pathways for change resistant drinkers

Are young people in England still drinking less?

Dr Melissa Oldham summarises the latest NHS England stats on underage drinking

Alcohol drinking and risk of liver diseases in Chinese men: why and what do we learn from them?

Pek Kei Im describes her KBS award-winning paper on the relationship between alcohol consumption and liver disease risk among Chinese men

Hangovers are a financial headache for the UK economy

The £1.4 billion bill for workplace hangovers indicates we underestimate alcohol’s economic costs, argues Aveek Bhattacharya

Understanding youth drinking in Scotland: Does Geography matter?

Understanding why young people living in some areas drink more than others is vital for public health policy, argues Gina Martin

The declining trend in adolescent drinking has been particularly strong in the Nordic countries but differences between the countries remain

Stricter parents and stricter control of adolescent free time along with alcohol being harder to obtain may be some of the reasons for the decline...

Are young people under the influence of alcohol content on TV?

Ofcom's 9pm watershed might not be fit for purpose, argues Alex Barker

A generation of hidden drinkers: What’s happening to the drinking of the over 50s?

A blogpost on older drinkers by Colin Angus

Alcohol policy should be central to suicide prevention policy

Few suicide prevention policies address the influence of alcohol in the process – Nicola Kalk suggests how we might address this issue in the UK

Drunk and doubly deviant? The role of gender and intoxication in sentencing assault offences

Dr Carly Lightowlers finds that the sentencing guidelines for alcohol-related offences in England and Wales are disproportionately harsher on women