Alcohol Alert - March 2022Podcast on 'dry months'; WHO looks to strengthens alcohol plan; Government's "dismal record" on 2012 strategy; NICE says pregnant women should be asked…
Alcohol Alert – February 2021Pubs pray for Easter resurrection, but government roadmap out of lockdown urges hospitality sector to wait a little longer for salvation, while new…
Alcohol Alert - October 2022Listen now (36 min) | Invitation to in-person event; How alcohol companies use gendered marketing tactics; Chancellor reverses freeze on duties…
Alcohol Alert - May 2022Read now | Alcohol packaging as a health communications tool; WHO marketing report; Reality TV bombards children with alcohol; and should guidelines be…
Alcohol Alert - November 2022Listen and read now | Alcohol & sustainability report; Scotland marketing consultation; Harmful Irish licensing laws; and the beautiful, and sober…
Alcohol Alert - November 2021Listen now (22 min) | Report highlights alcohol marketing harm to children; sobriety tags rolled out for offenders; politicians and NGOs call for…
Alcohol Alert - August 2022Listen & read now | Podcast on the alcohol industry's influence on Britain's drinking; Alcohol deaths rise in Scotland; $20 billion cost of harm to…
Alcohol Alert - January 2023Listen and read now | What are the commercial determinants of health?; Alcohol-specific deaths at record levels; and Canada reduces its low-risk…
Alcohol Alert - June 2022Listen & read now | Calls to ban alcohol ads; No clear evidence on MUP; labelling still fails consumers; WHO pricing report; and sobriety tag failures
Alcohol Alert – January 2021The Westminster administration relies on its experiences of managing last year’s lockdowns to enforce a ban on takeaway alcohol in England in Lockdown…
Alcohol Alert - July 2022Listen & read now | IAS study projects thousands of deaths from pandemic drinking; Global Burden of Disease study; Health Disparities paper delayed; and…
As we near the end of another COVID-filled year, we reflect on the progression, stagnation and regression in the world of alcohol research, policy and…