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Publication Category: Policy

How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?

Holmes, J., Kersbergen, I., Critchlow, N. and Fitzgerald, N., 2026. How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?. bmj, 392.

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of population-level policies to reduce alcohol use: A systematic umbrella review

Guindon, G.E., Li, C., Trivedi, R. et al. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of population-level policies to reduce alcohol use: A systematic umbrella review. Can J Public Health 116, 951–984 (2025). https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-025-01013-9

‘It’s a bit of a mess’: the impact of later alcohol trading hours for bars and nightclubs in Scotland according to qualitative interviews with local stakeholders

Mitchell, G., Maxwell, K. J., O’Donnell, R., Cook, M., Uny, I., Emslie, C., … & Fitzgerald, N. (2025). Its a bit of a mess: the impact of later alcohol trading hours for bars and nightclubs in Scotland according to qualitative interviews with local stakeholders. medRxiv, 2025-10.

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Scotland following public health interventions: population-based study

Kinsella, M., Shaw, M., Kyzayeva, A., Leyland, A., Pell, J. P., Lawlor, D., … & Kearns, R. J. (2025). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Scotland following public health interventions: population-based study. BMJ Public Health, 3(2).

The Cost of Poor Policy Implementation and Maintenance: The Northern Territory’s Alcohol Floor Price

Taylor, N., Baldwin, R., & Livingston, M. (2025). The Cost of Poor Policy Implementation and Maintenance: The Northern Territory’s Alcohol Floor Price. Drug and Alcohol Review.

Alcohol and health: time for Europe to sober up

Hepatology, T. L. G. (2025). Alcohol and health: time for Europe to sober up. The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 10(7), 605.

Estimating the differential exposure of household groups to alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain

Luke B Wilson, Rob Pryce, Grace Leeming, John Holmes, Colin Angus, Estimating the differential exposure of household groups to alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain, Journal of Public Health, 2025;, fdaf081, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf081

Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis.

Cook, M., Nicholls, J., Mitchell, G., O’Donnell, R., & Fitzgerald, N. (2025). Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 1-11.

Framing alcohol harm in the UN context–the importance of language

Bakke, Ø., & Casswell, S. (2025). Framing alcohol harm in the UN context–the importance of language. Globalization and Health, 21(1), 23.

Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis

Cook, M., Nicholls, J., Mitchell, G., O’Donnell, R., & Fitzgerald, N. (2025). Identifying innovative approaches to the temporal availability of alcohol in Great Britain—a policy analysis. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2490580

Exploring public support for novel tobacco and alcohol control policies in Great Britain 2021–2023: A population-based cross-sectional survey

Buss, V. H., Shahab, L., Cox, S., Kock, L., Oldham, M., Bauld, L., … & Brown, J. (2025). Exploring public support for novel tobacco and alcohol control policies in Great Britain 2021–2023: A population-based cross-sectional survey. Heliyon, 11(1).

UK needs national strategy to tackle alcohol related harms

Sinclair J M A, King M, Masson S, Gilmore I. UK needs national strategy to tackle alcohol related harms BMJ 2025; 388 :r38 doi:10.1136/bmj.r38

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