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How can we use what we already know about health inequality to understand inequalities in alcohol harm?
As part of the Royal College of Physicians action on health inequalities day, our blog post looks at four key theories in health inequality and...
The transition to fatherhood and men’s health: How can we better support fathers?
As men have become more active parents in recent years, there needs to be better support for them. Dr Dimova and Dr O'Donnell look at...
How do stakeholders in global alcohol policymaking talk about alcohol harms and control measures?
Analysing the responses to the World Health Organization's alcohol strategy consultation, Chiara Rinaldi highlights the difference in how stakeholders frame alcohol consumption and harm.
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
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