Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

The slight fall in alcohol specific deaths in the UK is welcome good news but should not distract us from seeking to prevent further harm and lives lost due to alcohol in England.1 As Iacobucci notes...

Alcohol giants are quietly pivoting from "premiumisation" to cheaper, stronger ready-to-drink products targeting Gen Z, even as younger generations drink less overall. This shift threatens to undercut...

The SSA’s Early Career Research Network is running a free [...]

Report calls for tough action to combat ‘escalating and unsustainable burden’ of liver-related problems in Europe

Presented by Doctor, writer and TV Presenter Xand van Tulleken and community health psychologist and self-proclaimed hippie, UCL's Professor Rochelle Burgess. This podcast is about public health, but...

Research challenges idea of ‘generation sensible’ as alcohol and drug use increase after teenage years

Rising living costs and changes to alcohol taxation influence drinking behaviours. This study aimed to examine associations between financial hardship…

Media headlines often suggest that British pubs are in terminal decline. But is that true?

A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and ...

Fear in the age of abstinence

We are using antiquated regulations, and are out of step with much of the rest of the world

Smoking rates remain higher among individuals from less advantaged social grades, who tend to be less successful when they try to quit. Abrupt quittin…

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A recent book by an international team of authors theorises the social, cultural and economic shifts accompanying the decline in youth alcohol consumption observed in many high-income countries since ...

Alcohol consumption in Britain has plunged 10 per cent since the millennium, with figures showing rates have dipped among all age groups.

Alcohol-specific deaths in England remain high and increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. Policies should aim to reduce rates of alcohol consumption at the population level. Substantial investment is ...

Alcohol consumption in Britain has plunged 10 per cent since the millennium, with figures showing rates have dipped among all age groups.