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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
MUP – let’s not lose another decade to alcohol harm
Colin Shevills calls for action on cheap alcohol in England, arguing that the need MUP is 'becoming hard to ignore'
Does knowing alcohol can cause cancer improve support alcohol policies?
Canadian research group study examines possibility
Parental supply of alcohol across adolescence increases risk of alcohol-related harms in early adulthood
Biostatistician Philip Clare on research findings that support the Australian Government's recommendation that any alcohol consumption in adolescence should be avoided
The alcohol harm paradox revisited on a local level
Research Coordinator Dr Sadie Boniface explains findings from a localised study looking at alcohol harm
Dry January in France: Taking up the challenge
Sonia Bigot provides a French perspective on Dry January
The Public Health Responsibility Deal and the challenge to effective alcohol policy
Ben Hawkins and Jim McCambridge take a look back at the much hyped scheme and ask what impact it truly had on alcohol policy
‘Untreated help seekers’ in addictions deserve attention in future research
Dr Sadie Boniface and Prof Sir John Strang discuss the need for research to focus attention on those who present only for an initial appointment...
DrinkTank – Alcohol industry calling the shots on Australian health policy
Cross-posted from the Drink Tank website
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
Newly defined at-risk drinkers following the change to the UK low risk drinking guidelines: who and what to do?
Researcher Philippa Case explores findings from a new study on ‘newly defined at-risk drinkers’ following a change to the UK’s low risk drinking guidelines. Crossposted from Alcohol...
Alcohol causes significant harm to those other than the drinker
We need to screen adults for social risk factors if we are to combat the secondhand effects of alcohol
Alcohol in sport: a crusher of dreams or a helping hand?
The relationship between athletes and alcohol is perhaps not as straightforward as it seems at first glance, says academic (and runner) Sian Edwards
Doing harm by doing good
In the wake of the Heineken scandal, Kate Robaina says that the façade of corporate social responsibility initiatives extends far beyond that of the Dutch...
Preventing the cycle of alcohol-related harm
To meet the Secretary of State's goal of truly prioritising prevention, we need a comprehensive new alcohol strategy, argues Dame Professor Kumar
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
Don’t Drink and Drown
Royal Life Saving Society Chief Exec Di Steer draws attention to a tragic issue
Nanny states and grown-up debates on alcohol policy
Reducing arguments to simplistic – even incoherent – claims and accusations is not good for reasoned, public deliberation, says Professor John Coggon
Tell me more, tell me more – what’s this industry-led public health initiative about?
How useful are the messages given by Public Health England’s partnership initiative with industry sponsored Drinkaware? Researcher Colin Angus finds out
Communication of the CMO drinking guidelines in antenatal care – as simple as it sounds?
More work is needed to explore midwives' efforts work in implementing the guidelines