Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The current edition of Drink and Drugs News (DDN), the free substance misuse publication, includes a feature which explores how recession can affect alcohol and drug use.
Filed in Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy, tobacco
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Also tagged alcohol, current-edition, drugs, economy, essentials, gerry-stimson, income, industry, less-affected, lighter-or-more, regulators, tobacco
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Advice for three alcohol-free days per week has been in the news following evidence given at the inquiry into alcohol consumption guidelines . See reports from the Daily Mail , BBC and The Telegraph . Sir Ian Gilmore of Royal College of Physicians (RCP) emphasised the need for drinkers to consider the risks of daily alcohol consumption, even in moderate amounts
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged bbc, binge drinking, council, daily, director, government, health, industry, policy, recruitment, royal-college
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
This month saw the launch of Alcohol Research UK , which takes over the work of the Alcohol Education and Research Council (AERC). The AERC will be abolished in 2012 as part of the Government’s review of ‘Arms Length Bodies’.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged aerc, alcohol, alcohol-research, funded-research, funding streams, grants, length-bodies, newsletter, over-the-work, research, small-dedicated
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
An updated analysis of data on alcohol sales and price in Scotland and England & Wales has been released as part of the evaluation of Scotland’s alcohol strategy. The analysis explores alcohol sales data to profile drinks sold at relatively…
The World Health Organization (WHO) have released Government guidance on alcohol regulation: Addressing the harmful use of alcohol – a guide to developing effective alcohol regulation The guide is to assist government agencies and ministries in developing country-level legislation to implement, monitor and enforce effective alcohol policies. It provides practical advice based on international experience about the implications of legislative options, steps to be taken to implement legislation and best practice on how to enforce legislation and support compliance.
Lansley calls on supermarkets to act on 'front of store' promotions The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has written to supermarkets to re-iterate requests that supermarkets pledge to remove alcohol promotions from front of stores, reports The Telegraph . Department of Health (DoH) officials said Ministers were frustrated that more supermarkets had not made further commitments, with only Asda applying discretion to the location of alcohol promotions. In the letter, Lansley called on the supermarkets to “do more”, requesting “all major alcohol retailers' full participation in this effort”
Minimum pricing is back on the agenda in Scotland following the SNP's election as a majority Government.
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Also tagged alcohol industry, boris-johnson, crime, directly-linked, from-the-town, liver-disease, mayor, news, scotch, scotch-whisky, temporary-bans, town
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Mark Hunter, chief executive of Britain’s largest brewer Molson Corrs, has suggested an 'alcohol minister' should be considered to lead on a more cohesive alcohol strategy, including further action on price and taxation.
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Also tagged beer, binge drinking, chief-executive, current-alcohol, molson-corrs, over-the-past, policy, policy-as-dis, potential, promotion, rise-on-beer, strength, systematic
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IAS Alcohol Alert: Issue 1 2011 The latest IAS Alcohol Alert is available from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS). The issue's headline article attacks the Government's alcohol policy, emphasising dissatisfaction over the Responsibility Deal , below cost ban and decision to stick with the current drink-drive limit
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Also tagged alcohol, alcohol-focus, alcohol-policy, alcohol-studies, binge drinking, focus, focus-election, government, institute, licensing-act, policy, tackle-alcohol
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Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) have launched a new Manifesto which calls for the new Scottish Parliament to take decisive steps to reduce the harm caused by alcohol by: Increasing the price and reducing the availability of alcohol Specifically targeting supermarkets for increased regulation Banning alcohol sports sponsorship Reducing drink driving limits to 50mg Awareness raising campaign on the harm alcohol causes to others Improved treatment and support services for people in need See here for the full 8 calls to action .