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IAS Response to WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan
IAS response to Early years healthy development review: call for evidence
IAS response to Consultation on the WHO European Programme of Work
Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland: What we know so far about its effects on consumption and health harms
Background Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018. MUP sets a floor price per unit, currently 50p, below...
IAS response to NICE digital interventions consultation
IAS response to Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s (Green Paper) consultation
IAS response to WHO Global Alcohol Strategy consultation
IAS response to Northern Ireland consultation on new substance misuse strategy
Alcohol guidelines for pregnant women: Barriers and enablers for midwives to deliver advice
Background Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can have negative maternal and infant outcomes. Due to a lack of clear evidence of a ‘safe’ threshold for alcohol...
IAS response to the Online harms white paper
IAS response to Toxic trio consultation
IAS response to Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse — NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
IAS response to ‘Mental health of men and boys’ consultation
IAS response to the Relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education: Department for Education consultation
IAS response to draft London Food Strategy
Families First: An evidence-based approach to protecting UK families from alcohol-related harm
Many people in the UK have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol; it is estimated that there are 595,000 adults with alcohol dependence in England. As...
IAS response to web consultation on WHO Independent High-Level Commission on NCDs draft report
IAS response to Department of Health and Social Care – A Consultation on Low Alcohol Descriptors
Alcohol and mental health: Policy and practice in England
Many people who misuse alcohol also have a mental health difficulty, and many people with mental health problems also misuse alcohol. Yet few get effective...
IAS response to the impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health inquiry