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A report into alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) should serve as a “wake-up call”, Alcohol Concern Cymru said. It highlights the condition, known as ARBD, which it says is poorly understood by the public and the health service leading to under-diagnosis. Symptoms include confusion, memory loss and difficulty reasoning as a result of heavy drinking. The charity is using the report...

Dr Aisha Holloway has begun a 2 day a month secondment as Honorary Nurse Consultant for Alcohol Policy & Research with the Alcohol Policy Team at Scottish Government. Aisha has a particular interest in enhancing the profile and status of nursing alcohol related research at policy level and fostering academic and policy collaborations. During the secondment Aisha will be facilitating...

Researchers at the University of Dundee are recruiting 700 men aged between 25 and 44 who drink more than 8 units of alcohol per session. The participants will receive regular texts for three months, followed by a phone interview to assess if there has been a change in their drinking behaviour. Link: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2013/december13/bingedrinking.html

Public support for minimum pricing of alcohol in England is greater than previously thought. Analysis by the Institute of Alcohol Studies of submissions to the Home Office consultation on minimum pricing shows that the Home Office failed to distinguish between those responses that were against the principle of minimum pricing at any level, and those who actually wanted a price...

A recent report has shown that deaths by alcohol consumption are higher in Scotland than northern England. Twenty Scots are still dying every week because of alcohol, despite a recent downward trend. The latest MESAS report shows higher deaths in central Scotland are consistent with more alcohol being sold. The most apparent difference between the regions was the substantially higher...

The Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD) at Stockholm University is seeking to appoint an researcher within the framework of the Centre of Excellence programme “Exclusion and Inclusion in the Late Welfare State: the Case of Alcohol and Drugs”. This programme aims to explore from a social scientific perspective ongoing changes in the field of alcohol and...