A new study assessing alcohol use, reduction and harm among trans and non-binary people is looking to recruit study participants. Read the blog for further information and a link to the participation survey. Read more »
Dr Carly Lightowlers questions the efficacy of ‘sobriety ankle tags’ and draws attention to a number of considerations of this reactionary policy, particularly around the lack of quality evidence on which the policy is based. Read more »
A recent report suggested Scotland’s minimum unit pricing has done little to reduce alcohol-related crime. Dr Lightowlers and Ms Bryant look at the limitations of the study and show why it is so difficult to get to the bottom of the issue. Read more »
The 2020 coronavirus lockdowns gave researchers in Cardiff a rare opportunity to look at how alcohol-related violence in and out of homes changed compared to when restrictions were lifted. Read more »
In England and Wales, approximately two in five violent incidents are alcohol-related, posing a huge cost to the police, justice system, and healthcare. Here Olivia Horsefield presents recent research on the topic. Read more »
Could 24/7 programs solve lingering questions about who gets the right to drink? Read more »
Lucy Bryant presents evidence-based recommendations for how to reduce the harmful effects of inequalities in which alcohol plays a role Read more »
Licensing authority control of alcohol availability can have a positive impact on health and crime in a local vicinity Read more »
Dr Laura Bainbridge discusses the implications of UK politicians tagging on to the South Dakota model of enforced sobriety Read more »
Mindaugas Štelemėkas chronicles the country’s recent developments in alcohol policy Read more »
Evidence highlights human cost of alcohol-related violence triggered by risky drinking behaviours Read more »
Through an Australian case study, Sophie Yates tries to get to the root of a very complex issue with no easy solution Read more »
Dr Carly Lightowlers finds that the sentencing guidelines for alcohol-related offences in England and Wales are disproportionately harsher on women Read more »
Attempts to ameliorate alcohol-related violence ought to be context- and peer group specific, says Carly Lightowlers Read more »