Health

COVID-19 and alcohol – consumption data strengthens case for ambitious alcohol policy

COVID-19 has put health resilience and preparedness at the forefront of every political debate – How ready were we and our health systems to deal...

Hazardous drinkers show elevated ‘waiting impulsivity’, relative to lighter drinking controls

We need interventions to address the issue of those who respond to stimuli prematurely, arges Matthew Mayhew

The label appeal: A look at industry interference in the little warning labelling study that could

Part 2 of a blogpost on the history of a groundbreaking labelling study illustrates the level of industry opposition faced by the researchers involved

Alcohol warning labels reduce sales, change minds, and increase knowledge

Results from the Northern Territories Alcohol Labels study in Canada

Confronting the coronavirus: South Africa’s response

It seems the South African Government, now more than ever, is willing to consider a re-evaluation of the liquor regulatory environment

Evaluating the effect of individual alcohol licensing decisions on local health and crime

Licensing authority control of alcohol availability can have a positive impact on health and crime in a local vicinity

Are there associations between drinking contexts and harms that are not explained by the level of alcohol consumption?

Abigail Stevely explains the findings of her research

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