By Dr Chris Humphries, emergency medicine doctor and researcher, University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian A new analysis of a year of emergency department attendances suggests that routine data…

Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths are increasing in the US, even as overall cancer mortality declines.

Mars Inc. is pulling its Pop-Tarts and BuzzBallz collaboration just a month into its rollout over concerns that the product could appeal to underage drinkers.

People with lived experience of alcohol harm have called for a new approach to alcohol advertising and marketing, saying that its ubiquity acts as a potential trigger that puts them at risk of relapse...

How has the promotion of health-harming products come to dominate major sporting events, and what can be done to reclaim sport from industry influence.

Discover alcohol's real health impacts, how marketing influences drinking habits, and evidence-based policies. Learn from alcohol research experts at the University of Stirling.

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

Director Pepa Lubojacki’s heartbreaking film chronicles the lives of her brother as he struggles with drink and homelessness – and her own shame in the face of societal prejudice

Citizens’ juries in Yorkshire and Humber found strong support for action on alcohol harm, including restrictions on marketing, stronger pricing policies, and protecting health policy from industry…

As a liver doctor, I have spent my career caring for men and women suffering the consequences of alcohol harm. By the time someone comes to me with advanced liver disease, they have usually been in…

People with lived experience of alcohol harm have called for a new approach to alcohol advertising and marketing, saying that its ubiquity acts as a potential trigger that puts them at risk of relapse...

“Delighted”.   It’s a word I challenge myself never to use. If you regularly share news on social media, as I do, then you’ll know it’s the adjective we all tend to reach for – but it can’t always be...

People buying alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers pay more for choosing a healthier option, according to new research by the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG).

This guide has been developed to support MSPs, and those involved in shaping public health policy, in understanding how commercial actors can seek to influence public health policy.

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

More than 5,500 excess alcohol-related liver disease deaths have occurred in England since 2020, with many people dying without any hospital admission in their final year of life, raising concerns…

NCD Alliance Scotland sets out the tactics used by the alcohol, tobacco and junk food industries to delay and weaken public health policy in Scotland, and what policymakers should do about it.

Up to 45% of dementia cases are preventable or at the very least, can be delayed.

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Day takes place on the 9th day of the 9th month, reflecting the nine months of pregnancy during which babies can be at risk from alcohol exposure.…

More than 20 organisations from across Scotland's health and social care sectors have joined together to urge the Scottish Government to secure the future minimum unit pricing (MUP) by introducing aut...

More people are killed from alcohol harm than drugs harm in Scotland.

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