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Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from Herald Scotland, 10th May STUDENTS are more likely to become heavy drinkers once they leave university, Scottish research has found. The UK-wide study also showed the longer term impact of a drinking culture in higher education was particularly prevalent amongst female students. Researchers called on institutions to...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from Herald Scotland, 10th May IRISH people in Scotland are twice as likely to be hospitalisedor die from alcohol-related diseases than white Scottish people, new research suggests. And the risk for women from a mixed ethnic background is almost 100 times that of white Scots, said scientists from...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Times, 20th February How alcohol affects your face, weight – and brain New guidelines on alcohol intake introduced by the UK’s chief medical officer say there is no such thing as a healthy level of drinking and that we should all be cutting down on booze....

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Daily Mail, 25th February Starbucks and Pret to sell alcohol in a bid to lure late-night drinkers away from pubs Starbucks and sandwich chain Pret a Manger are to begin selling alcohol in a bid to attract late night drinkers away from pubs. Both chains have...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Scotsman, 23rd February Toolkit issued to help people object to alcohol sales A leading anti-alcohol abuse campaign group has issued a “toolkit” to help local communities in Scotland raise objections at licensing boards. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) says complicated bureaucracy means residents can find it difficult...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Herald Scotland, 2oth February No booze or betting: Women’s football rejects sponsorship offers THE organisation which runs Scottish women’s football will never accept commercial partnerships with companies in the alcohol and gambling industries, according to a leading board member. Speaking on the day when the new...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from IAS, 23rd February Minimum unit pricing is the healthiest pricing policy, says Sheffield experts Minimum unit pricing and taxing all alcohol by strength are the best approaches for targeting a reduction in health inequalities of alcohol consumption, according to a comparative analysis of alcohol pricing strategies published...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from BT News Online, 25th February ‘Great concern’ over children’s exposure to alcohol sports sponsorship Alcohol sponsorship of sport is associated with risky drinking among school children and adult athletes, according to a report. The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) said its review of seven studies, published in...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from Eurek Alert, 23rd February Predicted impact of different alcohol taxation and pricing policies on health inequalities. Alcohol-content-based taxation or minimum unit pricing (MUP) are both predicted to reduce health inequalities more than taxation based on product value (ad valorem taxes) or alcohol tax increases under the current...

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Telegraph, 9th Feb. The drink-driving limit in England and Wales may be lowered to make it illegal to drive after one pint of lager or a small glass of wine, the Government has indicated. Ministers said they could follow the example of Scotland, where the drink...

Thank you to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from Daily Mail, 10th Feb. Tennent’s lager is to become the first alcohol product in the UK to display calorie information on its packaging. Cans and bottles will carry the information from March in a move to ‘educate drinkers and promote the responsible consumption of alcohol’. Drip...

Thank you to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from BBC News, 4th Feb. MSPs have voted down a members bill which would have resulted in a ban on alcohol advertising within 200 metres (656ft) of schools. Richard Simpson also wanted licensed shops in problem areas to mark cans and bottles so they could be traced....