News archive: General News

Thank you to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Independent, 8th Feb. More alcohol-related deaths occur in Scotland than in any other part of the UK, according to new figures. Of the 8,697 deaths linked to alcohol in the UK in 2014, 65 per cent of those were among males, according to data from...

Thank You to SHAAP for their weekly run down of news. The following article was taken from STV News, 11th Feb. Scotland should introduce alcohol-only check-outs and ban drinks advertising outside of licensed premises, according to health professionals. The measures are among 20 recommendations on the price, availability and marketing of alcohol made by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems...

The Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN), in collaboration with Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), will be holding a Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher symposium on 18th of April 2016 at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. The symposium will be a chance for students and early career researchers, with an interest in alcohol research, from across Scottish...

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to present at our lunchtime ‘Alcohol Occasional’ seminars. These showcase innovative research on alcohol use and provide the chance for researchers, practitioners and policy makers and members of the public to hear and discuss alcohol related topics, over...

The Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) hosted a Think Tank event on Friday 6th March at the Centre for Carbon Innovation in Edinburgh. The event was to help promote alcohol-related research and development activities across and between sectors with the aim of working collaboratively. The event was attended by researchers, policy makers, NGOs, service users and service providers, who exchanged...

Neglecting the advice of experts in the field and the prioritising of alcohol industry interest has resulted in over 20 NGOs resigning from the EU Alcohol and Health Forum. The resignations including, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) have come amidst claims that the failure to provide a coherent alcohol strategy neglects the public health concerns voiced by many member states and...

Last year an All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse (APPG) was released urging political partied to adopt 10 key alcohol policies ahead of the 2015 election. The recommendations were as follows: 1. Make reducing alcohol harms the responsibility of a single government minister with clear accountability 2. Introduce a minimum unit price for alcoholic drinks 3. Introduce public health...

On the 1st April 2015, Richard Simpson MSP introduced a new Member’s Bill aimed at reducing and dealing with alcohol abuse. The core objectives of the Bill are to improve public health by discouraging irresponsible alcohol consumption, and to tackle the consequences in terms of antisocial and criminal behaviour. The Bill sets out ten measures which look to: place restrictions on alcohol retailing...

The licensing of air weapons has today (23 March) come a step closer following the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee’s stage one report on the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill. Whilst supporting plans to license air weapons, the Committee is calling on the Scottish Government to strengthen the scheme by applying a unique identifier...

The papers in this issue are listed below and can be downloaded from http://ijadr.org/index.php/ijadr/issue/view/16. This issue includes authors from Australia, Columbia, Ghana, Germany, Sweden and the United States. Vol 3, No 2 (2014)   Alcohol’s harm to others: Quantifying a little or a lot of harm Sarah Callinan   Determinants of drink-driving and association between drink-driving and road traffic fatalities...

Abstract submission has been extended until 15th of May for the 11th INEBRIA Conference Warsaw 18th & 19th September 2014 http://www.inebria.pl/index.php/abstract-submission.    

The University of Stirling are delighted to announce that the Alcohol Policy in Practice course run by the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) is now ready to take applicants. The course offers excellent, current and robust learning about issues in alcohol policy and practice, and a unique opportunity to network with leading academics and policy-makers in this...